Definition of arks Arks

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What does arks mean?

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  • arks (Noun)
    Plural of ark.

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  • arks, noun, plural of ark.

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: arks

ark - (Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments
  Ark of the Covenant
ark - a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the flood
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  • ark (Noun)
    A large box with a flat lid.
  • ark (Noun)
    The ship built by Noah to save his family and a collection of animals from the deluge.
  • ark (Noun)
    Something affording protection; safety, shelter, refuge.
  • ark (Noun)
    A spacious type of boat with a flat bottom.
  • ark (Noun)
    A consecrated container.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • ark (n.)
    A chest, or coffer.
  • ark (n.)
    The oblong chest of acacia wood, overlaid with gold, which supported the mercy seat with its golden cherubs, and occupied the most sacred place in the sanctuary. In it Moses placed the two tables of stone containing the ten commandments. Called also the Ark of the Covenant.
  • ark (n.)
    The large, chestlike vessel in which Noah and his family were preserved during the Deluge. Gen. vi. Hence: Any place of refuge.
  • ark (n.)
    A large flatboat used on Western American rivers to transport produce to market.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • ark
    ärk, n. a chest or coffer: in Jewish history, the wooden coffer in which the Tables of the Law were kept—hence To touch or Lay hands on the ark, to touch irreverently what is sacred (2 Sam. vi. 6): a large floating vessel, like that in which Noah escaped the Deluge (Gen. vi.-viii.).—adj. and n. Ark′ite. [A.S. arc—L. arca, a chest—arcēre, to guard.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • ark
    The sacred and capacious vessel built by Noah for preservation against the flood. It was 300 cubits in length, 50 in breadth, and 30 in height; and of whatever materials it was constructed, it was pitched over or pay'd with bitumen. Ark is also the name of a mare's-tail cloud, or cirrhus, when it forms a streak across the sky.

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • ark
    A boat or wherry. Let us take an ark and winns, let us take a sculler. CANT.

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  • ark, noun, singular of arks.

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