arrow

Other forms of arrow

plural

arrows·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about arrow

What does arrow mean?

arrow means "a mark to indicate a direction or relation". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in arrow?

arrow has 2 syllables: ar-row. The stress falls on "ar". In IPA it is /ˈæɹoʊ/.

What is another word for arrow?

Close synonyms include pointer. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is arrow a common word?

arrow is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.