dart C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /dɑrt/ UK /dɑːt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a small pointed missile; to move suddenly and swiftly A swallow darted across the pond after an insect. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a small pointed missile; to... dashboltrushflyshootscurry ↔ Opposites dawdlesauntercrawl Word family Derived forms darterdarting Etymology AI details From Old French dart ('a missile, arrow, spear'), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *daroth ('javelin'), related to Old English daroth ('spear, dart'). dart Old French *daroth Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # dart **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /dɑrt/ **IPA (UK):** /dɑːt/ ## Meanings 1. a small pointed missile; to move suddenly and swiftly ## Examples - A swallow darted across the pond after an insect. ## Synonyms - dash - bolt - rush - fly - shoot - scurry ## Antonyms - dawdle - saunter - crawl ## Derived Forms - darter - darting ## Roots and Affixes - Root: dart - Root: *daroth ## Etymology From Old French dart ('a missile, arrow, spear'), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *daroth ('javelin'), related to Old English daroth ('spear, dart'). ## AI Etymology Dart is from Old French dart ('a missile, arrow, spear'), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *daroth ('javelin'), related to Old English daroth ('spear, dart'). Important recorded forms include dart (Old French) and *daroth (Proto-Germanic). The current sense covers a small pointed missile; to move suddenly and swiftly. The wider family includes derived forms such as darter and darting. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown