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dart
[ dahrt ]
noun
- a small, slender missile that is pointed at one end and usually feathered at the other and is propelled by hand, as in the game of darts, or by a blowgun when used as a weapon.
- something similar in function to such a missile, as the stinging member of an insect.
- darts, (used with a singular verb) a game in which darts are thrown at a target usually marked with concentric circles divided into segments and with a bull's-eye in the center.
- an act of darting; a sudden swift movement.
- a tapered seam of fabric for adjusting the fit of a garment.
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
- to thrust or move suddenly or rapidly:
He darted his eyes around the room.
dart
1/ dɑːt /
noun
- a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot, as in the game of darts
- a sudden quick movement
- zoology a slender pointed structure, as in snails for aiding copulation or in nematodes for penetrating the host's tissues
- a tapered tuck made in dressmaking
verb
- to move or throw swiftly and suddenly; shoot
she darted across the room
dart
2/ dɑːt /
noun
- any of various tropical and semitropical marine fish
Derived Forms
- ˈdarting, adjective
- ˈdartingly, adverb
Other Words From
- darting·ly adverb
- darting·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of dart1
Word History and Origins
Origin of dart1
Origin of dart2
Example Sentences
It contains, as you see, very good photogravures and chromographs of our old objets d'art.'
Art dealers all over the country offered him liberal commissions if he would dispose of expensive objets d'art to his friends.
All around him was a litter of objets d'art, such as would have filled the heart of any connoisseur with joy.
There are two consoles in the room, with small cabinets above which hold certain objets d'art in keeping with the room.
The interior woodwork is cream, pointed with blue, and there are blues innumerable in the rugs and curtains and objets d'art.
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