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darta small pointed missile that is thrown or shot

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a small pointed missile that is thrown or shot

Pronunciation (IPA): /dɑːrt/

Korean meaning: 던지거나 쏘는 작은 뾰족한 투사체

Korean pronunciation: 다트 (강세: 다트)

Example Sentences

  • My boss darted into the meeting room like a ninja avoiding coffee duty.
  • She threw the dart so badly it nearly hit the pizza instead of the board.
  • The cat darted under the bed when it heard the vacuum cleaner.

dart

NOUN

//dɑːrt//

a small pointed missile that is thrown or shot

dart concept
💡 Concept

Small pointed missile thrown at target

dart rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

A dart through art touches the heart!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/dɑːrt/
🇬🇧 UK/dɑːt/

🌳Etymology

Rootdart

Origin

From Old French 'dart' or 'darte', which came from Germanic sources, possibly related to Old Norse 'darraðr'. The word entered Middle English and has maintained its meaning of a small pointed projectile.

🎵Rhyme

artheartpartstartcart
art
heart
part
start
cart

🔗Collocations

dart board
dart game
dart across
dart away
dart through
poison dart

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My boss darted into the meeting room like a ninja avoiding coffee duty.

😄 Fun example

She threw the dart so badly it nearly hit the pizza instead of the board.

The cat darted under the bed when it heard the vacuum cleaner.

He darted his eyes around the room looking for the TV remote.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

arrowmissileprojectilerushdash

Antonyms

crawlcreeplumber

Related

targetbullseyethrowshootquick

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