Index of English words, starting with "ar"

(1) - Arrowroot (n.) A nutritive starch obtained from the rootstocks of Maranta arundinacea, and used as food, esp. for children an invalids; also, a similar starch obtained from other plants, as various species of Maranta and Curcuma.
(2) - Arrowroot (n.) A west Indian plant of the genus Maranta, esp. M. arundinacea, now cultivated in many hot countries. It said that the Indians used the roots to neutralize the venom in wounds made by poisoned arrows.

(1) - Arroyo (n.) The dry bed of a small stream.
(2) - Arroyo (n.) A water course; a rivulet.

(1) - Arse (n.) The buttocks, or hind part of an animal; the posteriors; the fundament; the bottom.

(1) - Arsenal (n.) A public establishment for the storage, or for the manufacture and storage, of arms and all military equipments, whether for land or naval service.