Phrase Hound found 30 phrases and 44 compound words that contain dart. The most common are listed below. Open dart in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 30
- dart gunA gun, typically an air rifle, that fires a dart, usually tipped with a hypodermic needle.
- tranquilizer dartA projectile used to inject a drug into a target, usually an animal, from a distance in order to immobilize it.
- rope dartA weapon that originated in ancient China, consisting of a long rope with a metal dart at the end, used to attack long-range targets repeatedly.
- Old DartBritain, England, London, or Ireland; the Old Country.
- egg and dartAn ornamental device adorning the fundamental quarter-round, convex ovolo profile of moulding, consisting of alternating details on the face of the ovolo: typically an egg-shaped object alternating with a V-shaped element such as an arrow …
- blue dartSynonym of blue angel (“blue flame produced by lighting one's flatus”).
- dart golfA variant of darts in which the dartboard represents (and may resemble) a golf course, and having rules and scoring derived from golf.
- dart gunsplural of dart gun: A gun, typically an air rifle, that fires a dart, usually tipped with a hypodermic needle.
- dart sacA sac connected with the reproductive organs of certain land snails, containing a love dart.
- dart tagA game/sport similar to paintball using suction darts fired from air pistols to tag out one's opponents; the variant game/sport that uses soft-headed tag darts instead of suction cups.
- lawn dartA large dart used in the playing of certain lawn games.
- love dartA calcareous spicule that a gastropod mollusc drives into the body wall of its partner prior to copulation.
- palm-dartAny of various hesperiid butterflies of the genus Cephrenes.
- sand dartA noctuid moth of species Agrotis ripae.
- poison dart frogAny of the poisonous frogs of the family Dendrobatidae.
- heart and dartAgrotis exclamationis, a species of moth.
- dingy dartA hesperiid butterfly, of species Suniana lascivia, endemic to Australia.
- Cupid's dartA blue daisy (Catananche caerulea).
- fairy dartA prehistoric stone arrowhead; an elf arrow.
- lawn dart effectAn effect observed in fighter aircraft pilots, where horizontal acceleration at more than 1 standard gravity causes extreme stimulation of the vestibular system and leads to the faulty perception that the aircraft is climbing.
- dart aboutTo move around quickly, perhaps frequently changing directions.
- lung dartA cigarette.
- poison dart frogsplural of poison dart frog: Any of the poisonous frogs of the family Dendrobatidae.
- grass-dartAny of various hesperiid butterflies (skippers) inhabiting grassy areas.
- yard dartSynonym of lawn dart: A large dart used in the playing of certain lawn games.
Compound words 44
- DartmouthA town, civil parish, and port in South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX8751).
- DartyA surname.
- dartfishAny fish of the subfamily Ptereleotrinae of the perciform (or gobiiform) family Microdesmidae.
- dartleA brief shining; a flicker of light
- DartianOf or relating to Raymond Dart (1893–1988), Australian anatomist and anthropologist.
- DartspeakD4 English; a dialect associated with wealthy areas of Dublin in the 1990s and 2000s.
- dartwhiteAny butterfly of the genus Catasticta, family Pieridae, of the neotropics.
- updartTo dart upward.
- dartestsecond-person singular simple present indicative of dart
- darteththird-person singular simple present indicative of dart: A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin.