darts

Tavern throwing game

Darts is a throwing game in which players toss small pointed missiles at a circular board divided into numbered sections.

The goal is typically to reduce a starting score to exactly zero.

A dart is one of these missiles—a slender shaft with a weighted point and stabilizing fins.

As a verb, to dart is to move suddenly and swiftly: The cat darted across the room.

A darting glance is quick and furtive.

game

bullseye

Exact center target

dartboard · leg · set · 180 · ton · outshot · finish · singles · doubles · scorer

equipment

flights

Scheduled air travel segments

  • barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
  • shaftNarrow vertical passage
  • pointExact location or meaning

tip · tungsten · brass · nickel · grip · weight · stem · protector · case · wallet

target

archery

Shooting with bows

rings · segments · numbers · wedges · bed · sector · wire · spider

precision

accuracy

Degree of correctness

  • aimPurpose or direction
  • steadyFixed, not fluctuating
  • focusConcentrated attention point

concentration · grouping · consistency · control · stance · grip · release · follow-through · practice · muscle memory

missile

blowgun

Breath-propelled dart tube

projectile · needle · tip · feathered · shaft · hunting · tribal · curare · ammunition

competition

tournament

Multi-round competitive event

ranking · players · matches · finals · semifinals · qualifiers · elimination · bracket · seed · prize

Categories
Opposites
movement speed/manner

dartsdawdles

Moves unnecessarily slowly

ambles · saunters · plods · trudges · crawls

projectile action

dartscatches

Seizes in motion

receives · retrieves · stops · blocks · gathers

pub games

dartsbilliards

Cue-and-ball table game

pool · snooker · bar trivia · pub quiz · shuffleboard

Phrases
Family

dart, darting, darted, darter, darters

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G