dart
dart Lexical Profile
dart Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A small, slender, pointed missile with feathered or plastic flights on its tail, designed to be thrown by hand at a target in the game of darts or propelled from a blowgun.
"She threw the final dart with precision, hitting the bullseye to win the match."
A sudden, rapid movement or quick dash in a particular direction.
"The startled rabbit made a sudden dart into the thick underbrush."
A tapered fold stitched into a garment to shape the fabric so that it fits the curves of the body more closely.
"The tailor sewed two neat darts into the waist of the dress to improve its silhouette."
Australian Any of several marine fishes of the genus Trachinotus (family Carangidae) native to coastal tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific and Australia, having a compressed silvery body and deeply forked tail.
"Anglers along the Queensland surf beach frequently catch silvery darts in the shallow waves."
Any of numerous stout-bodied nocturnal moths of the family Noctuidae, whose larvae are commonly known as cutworms.
• verb
To move or run somewhere suddenly and rapidly.
"A small lizard darted across the sun-warmed stone wall and disappeared into a crevice."
To direct or cast a quick, sudden look or glance at someone or something.
"He darted an anxious glance at the clock on the wall before resuming his presentation."
To shoot an animal with a tranquilizer dart in order to immobilize it for scientific study, medical treatment, or relocation.
"Wildlife veterinarians darted the injured elephant from a helicopter so they could safely treat its wound."
• Rhymes for dart
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in Middle English from Old French 'dart', which is of Frankish or West Germanic origin and related to Old English 'daroth', meaning a light spear or javelin.
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