arrowhead

[ ar-oh-hed ]

/ ˈær oʊˌhɛd /

noun

the head or tip of an arrow, usually separable from the shaft and conventionally wedge-shaped.

anything resembling or having the conventional shape of an arrowhead.

Also called swamp potato . any aquatic or bog plant of the genus Sagittaria, having usually arrowhead-shaped leaves and clusters of white flowers.

any of several other plants having arrowhead-shaped leaves.

the dartlike form in an egg-and-dart ornament.

Origin of arrowhead

1350–1400; Middle English arwe he(ve)d;see arrow, head

Words nearby arrowhead

arrogate, arrondissement, arrow, arrow arum, arrowgrass, arrowhead, arrowroot, arrows, Arrowsmith, arrowwood, arrowworm

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Example sentences from the Web for arrowhead

The skeleton was found with an arrowhead embedded in it, suggesting the King died in battle.
CONFIRMED: Skeleton Found Under City Car Park IS That Of Villainous Richard III|Tom Sykes|February 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
June know, June see; very bad, Arrowhead no feel for any wife; no feel for his own.
The Pathfinder|James Fenimore Cooper
They belong to the arrowhead, Sagittaria, found in shallow ponds or slow streams.
Seed Dispersal|William J. Beal
A well-known writer, who had spent some weeks at Arrowhead Village, was generally suspected of being its author.
A Mortal Antipathy|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

He at once ran in the direction whence the sound came, and arrived on the scene of the struggle just as Arrowhead fell.
Away in the Wilderness|R.M. Ballantyne
So saying, he picked up an arrowhead and throwing it at "Unktomi," hit him on the side.
Myths and Legends of the Sioux|Marie L. McLaughlin

British Dictionary definitions for arrowhead

arrowhead

/ (ˈærəʊˌhɛd) /

noun

the pointed tip of an arrow, often removable from the shaft

something that resembles the head of an arrow in shape, such as a triangular decoration on garments used to reinforce joins

any aquatic herbaceous plant of the genus Sagittaria, esp S. sagittifolia, having arrow-shaped aerial leaves and linear submerged leaves: family Alismataceae

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单词	arrowhead
释义	arrowhead [ ar-oh-hed ] / ˈær oʊˌhɛd / noun the head or tip of an arrow, usually separable from the shaft and conventionally wedge-shaped. anything resembling or having the conventional shape of an arrowhead. Also called swamp potato . any aquatic or bog plant of the genus Sagittaria, having usually arrowhead-shaped leaves and clusters of white flowers. any of several other plants having arrowhead-shaped leaves. the dartlike form in an egg-and-dart ornament. Origin of arrowhead 1350–1400; Middle English arwe he(ve)d;see arrow, head Words nearby arrowhead arrogate, arrondissement, arrow, arrow arum, arrowgrass, arrowhead, arrowroot, arrows, Arrowsmith, arrowwood, arrowworm Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for arrowhead The skeleton was found with an arrowhead embedded in it, suggesting the King died in battle. CONFIRMED: Skeleton Found Under City Car Park IS That Of Villainous Richard III\|Tom Sykes\|February 4, 2013\|DAILY BEAST June know, June see; very bad, Arrowhead no feel for any wife; no feel for his own. The Pathfinder\|James Fenimore Cooper They belong to the arrowhead, Sagittaria, found in shallow ponds or slow streams. Seed Dispersal\|William J. Beal A well-known writer, who had spent some weeks at Arrowhead Village, was generally suspected of being its author. A Mortal Antipathy\|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. He at once ran in the direction whence the sound came, and arrived on the scene of the struggle just as Arrowhead fell. Away in the Wilderness\|R.M. Ballantyne So saying, he picked up an arrowhead and throwing it at "Unktomi," hit him on the side. Myths and Legends of the Sioux\|Marie L. McLaughlin British Dictionary definitions for arrowhead arrowhead / (ˈærəʊˌhɛd) / noun the pointed tip of an arrow, often removable from the shaft something that resembles the head of an arrow in shape, such as a triangular decoration on garments used to reinforce joins any aquatic herbaceous plant of the genus Sagittaria, esp S. sagittifolia, having arrow-shaped aerial leaves and linear submerged leaves: family Alismataceae Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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