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ARROWHEAD

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The pointed head or striking tip of an arrow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("arrowhead" is a kind of...):

point (sharp end)

Meronyms (parts of "arrowhead"):

barb (a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove)

peak; point; tip (a V shape)

Holonyms ("arrowhead" is a part of...):

arrow (a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow)

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