dart missile

  • 21dart — [[t]dɑrt[/t]] n. 1) a small, slender missile pointed at one end and usu. feathered at the other, propelled by hand, as in the game of darts, or by a blowgun when used as a weapon 2) something similar in function to such a missile, as the stinger… …

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  • 22dart — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German tart dart, Old English daroth Date: 14th century 1. a. archaic a light spear b. (1) a small missile usually with a pointed shaft at one end and… …

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  • 23dart — 1. noun 1) a poisoned dart Syn: small arrow, missile, projectile, flechette 2) she made a dart for the door Syn: dash, rush, run, bolt, break, start, charge, sprint …

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  • 24missile — n 1. projectile, shot, ball, cannonball, bullet, shell, grenade, hand grenade; explosive, bomb, atom or atomic bomb, A bomb, fission bomb, neutron bomb, napalm bomb, fire bomb, hydrogen bomb, rocket bomb, aerial bomb; torpedo, hydrobomb; guided… …

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  • 25missile — Synonyms and related words: AA target rocket, ABM, ASM, ATS, Asp, Asroc, Atlas, Atlas Agena, Atlas Centaur, Bullpup, Cajun, Corporal, Corvus, Crossbow, Dart, Deacon, Delta, Diamant, Dove, Falcon, Firebee, Genie, Hawk, Holy Moses, Hound Dog, ICBM …

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  • 26dart — noun 1》 a small pointed missile thrown or fired as a weapon.     ↘a small pointed missile with a flight, used in the game of darts. 2》 an act of moving suddenly and rapidly. 3》 a tapered tuck in a garment. verb 1》 move suddenly or rapidly. 2》… …

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  • 27dart — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. hurl, cast, throw; spring, rush; dartle. n. spear, javelin, arrow; dash; seam. See arms, velocity, haste, propulsion. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. missile, barb, flechette; see arrow , weapon 1 . v. 1. [To …

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  • 28dart — dɑːt n. springing forward; sudden forward movement; small pointed missile (used in dart games and as a weapon); small tapered fold which is sewn on one end (Sewing); cigarette (Slang) v. bolt, spring forward; run swiftly …

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  • 29dart — dartingly, adv. dartingness, n. /dahrt/, n. 1. 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. 2. something similar… …

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  • 30dart — n. & v. n. 1 a small pointed missile used as a weapon or in a game. 2 (in pl.; usu. treated as sing.) an indoor game in which light feathered darts are thrown at a circular target to score points. 3 a sudden rapid movement. 4 Zool. a dartlike… …

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