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Strew vs Arrow - What's the difference?

strew | arrow |

As verbs the difference between strew and arrow

is that strew is to distribute objects or pieces of something over an area, especially in a random manner while arrow is to move swiftly and directly (like an arrow).

As a noun arrow is

a projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.

As a contraction arrow is

(obsolete).

strew

English

Alternative forms

* (l) * (l) (dialectal)

Verb

  • To distribute objects or pieces of something over an area, especially in a random manner.
    • to strew sand over a floor
  • * , Romeo and Juliet , act 5, sc. 3:
    • Sweet flower, with flowers thy bridal bed I strew .
  • * Dryden
    • And strewed his mangled limbs about the field.
  • * Beaconsfield
    • On a principal table a desk was open and many papers strewn about.
  • To cover, or lie upon, by having been scattered.
    • Leaves strewed the ground.
  • * Spenser
    • The snow which does the top of Pindus strew .
  • * Alexander Pope
    • Is thine alone the seed that strews the plain?
  • To spread abroad; to disseminate.
  • * Shakespeare
    • She may strew dangerous conjectures.

    Synonyms

    * scatter, sprinkle

    Derived terms

    * strewments * strewnfield

    Related terms

    * strain

    Anagrams

    * English irregular verbs

    arrow

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) earh, (m), (m), from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.
  • *
    • Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.
  • A sign or symbol used to indicate a direction (e.g. \to).
  • (lb) A directed edge.
  • A dart.
    • Synonyms
    * (projectile) streal * (in graph theory) arc, directed edge
    Derived terms
    * arrowsmith * arrow-finger * arrowhead * arrow of time / time's arrow * arrowroot * arrowy * straight as an arrow
    See also

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To move swiftly and directly (like an arrow)
  • To let fly swiftly and directly
  • * {{quote-news, year=2012
    • , date=April 9 , author=Mandeep Sanghera , title=Tottenham 1 - 2 Norwich , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Jermain Defoe dinked in an equaliser and Gareth Bale hit the crossbar for the hosts before Elliott Bennett arrowed in Norwich's winner. }}

    Etymology 2

    Representing pronunciation.

    Contraction

    (en-cont)
  • (obsolete)
  • * 1749 , Henry Fielding, Tom Jones , Folio Society 1973, page 153:
    • though he hath lived here this many years, I don't believe there is arrow a servant in the house ever saw the colour of his money.