ark

Meaning

  1. A large box with a flat lid.
  2. (Judaism) Noah's ark: the ship built by Noah to save his family and a collection of animals from the deluge.
  3. Something affording protection; safety, shelter, refuge.
  4. (figuratively) The body as a vessel.
  5. A spacious type of boat with a flat bottom.
  6. (Judaism) The Ark of the Covenant.
  7. (Judaism) A decorated cabinet at the front of a synagogue, in which Torah scrolls are kept.

Synonyms

chest
B1

Noah’s ark

box
A2
📦
coffer
destroy
B1
duct
C2
flute
C1
🪈
groove
C2
gutter
C1
launder
25k
sheet
B2
signature
B2
slot
C1
socket
C2
sulcus
tank
B2
vessel
B2
wreck
B2
Ark
C1

driving slot

arch
C1
ark clam
boat
A2
⛵
canal
C1
case
A1
Translations

arche
arca
Arche
arca
arca
ark

κιβωτός

cofre
Lade
rifugio
coffre
caisse
📦
Arche Noah

kistenförmiges Schiff

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɑːk/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
arke
Inherited from Old English
earc
In summary

From Middle English arke, from Old English earc, ærc, from Latin arca (“chest, box, coffer”), from arceō (“I enclose”).

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