Ark

Quick meaning: Ark is a noun meaning A large box with a flat lid.

Meaning

A large box with a flat lid.

More Meanings

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

Example Sentences

the Ark of Bukhara

Some seventy or seventy-five arks were permanently located on McLeod's Lake and between 110 and 125 people lived in them.

Like her I go; I cannot stay; ⁠I leave this mortal ark behind, A weight of nerves without a mind, And leave the cliffs, and haste away […]

In the midrash about Noah it says that Noah had a stone which, when held up in the darkness of the ark, would change color when the sun was shining outside.

Word Forms

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Synonyms for ark

Depending on context, synonyms include barge, basket, chest, coffer, hutch, refuge.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include park, arcade, arch, refuge, houseboat, ship.

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