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noun
A game or sport in which darts are thrown at a board, and points are scored depending on where the darts land.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
plural of dart
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of dart
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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noun
a game in which small pointed missiles are thrown at a dartboard
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: board game
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dherh3- Proto-Indo-European *dhórh3-eh2 Proto-Germanic *darō Proto-Germanic *-ōþuz Proto-Germanic *darōþuz Frankish *darōþubor. Medieval Latin dardus Old French dartbor. Middle English dart English dart Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English darts From dart + -s (pluralia tantum).
Across languages
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
