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darts.

A game or sport in which darts are thrown at a board, and points are scored depending on where the darts land.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdɑːts/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A game or sport in which darts are thrown at a board, and points are scored depending on where the darts land.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

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).

noun/ˈdɑːts/Received-Pronunciation
  1. plural of dart

    form-of · plural
Where this word comes from

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).

verb/ˈdɑːts/Received-Pronunciation
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dart

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
Where this word comes from

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).

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