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| Achilles |
the hero of The Iliad, who is killed by an arrow in his heel, his only vulnerable spot. |
| archer |
one who uses a bow and arrow. [1/2 definitions] |
| arrow |
something that looks or functions like an arrow. [2/3 definitions] |
| arrowhead |
the wedge-shaped barb on the striking end of an arrow. [1/3 definitions] |
| arum |
any of a family of plants, such as jack-in-the-pulpit, with arrow-shaped leaves and bearing a flower, at the tip of a long spike, that is enclosed by a hoodlike leaf. [1/2 definitions] |
| barb |
a small, sharp point projecting in the opposite direction of the main point or hook, as on an arrow, fishhook, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| bowshot |
the distance an arrow travels or can travel when shot from a bow. |
| Cupid |
(l.c.) a representation of Cupid as a naked, winged boy with a bow and arrow. [1/2 definitions] |
| curare |
a resinous extract of certain South American plants, used as an arrow poison or as a drug for relaxing muscles. [1/2 definitions] |
| feather |
something resembling a bird's plumage, such as the silky hair on the rear side of some dogs' legs or the vane of an arrow, or something shaped like a feather. [1/12 definitions] |
| fledge |
to attach feathers to (an arrow). [1/4 definitions] |
| fluke1 |
a triangular tip, as on an anchor or the head of a spear or arrow. [1/2 definitions] |
| line1 |
a mathematical figure that is represented by a long, straight, unbroken mark with an arrow at each end. The arrows symbolize that the line continues endlessly in both directions. A line, as a mathematical concept, has infinite length but no width. [1/21 definitions] |
| loose |
to shoot or let loose a missile, arrow, rock, or the like. [1/15 definitions] |
| nock |
the notch at the rear end of an arrow that fits onto the bowstring. [3/4 definitions] |
| pickerelweed |
a North American aquatic plant bearing arrow-shaped leaves and spikes of blue-violet flowers that grows in shallow fresh waters. |
| pike4 |
any sharp point, as on an arrow. |
| Sagitta |
a summer constellation in the northern sky, located between Aquila and Cygnus; Arrow. |
| sagittal |
of, relating to, or resembling an arrow or arrowhead. [1/3 definitions] |
| shaft |
an arrow or spear, or the straight, slender part of one. [1/11 definitions] |
| shoot |
to hit, wound, destroy, or kill with a gun, arrow, or other missile. [1/19 definitions] |
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