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ark¹
- /ɑːk/ UK
- /ɑɹk/ Canada, US
Sounds like arc · Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)k
Where it comes from
From Middle English arke, from Old English earc, ærc, from Latin arca (“chest, box, coffer”), from arceō (“to enclose”).
noun arks
- A large box with a flat lid. Then said he, "Your child is at home in the inner bedroom in a new cradle behind the ark."
- The ship built by Noah to save his family and a collection of animals from the deluge; Noah's ark. 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.
- Something affording protection; safety, shelter, refuge. the Ark of Bukhara
- The body as a vessel. 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 […]
- A spacious type of boat with a flat bottom. Some seventy or seventy-five arks were permanently located on McLeod's Lake and between 110 and 125 people lived in them.
- The Ark of the Covenant.
- A decorated cabinet at the front of a synagogue, in which Torah scrolls are kept.
Similar: barge, basket, chest, coffer, hutch, refuge, retreat, shelter, ship, vessel
Ark²
proper noun the Ark
- The boat built by the Biblical Noah to carry himself and the animals of the planet during the Flood.
- The chest carried by the Hebrews containing the stone tablets carved with the Ten Commandments.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: park, arcade, arch, refuge, houseboat, ship, boat, arca, astronomy, arc, trunk, vegetable, cra, testimony, rac, face
Translations
Talk about this word "ark." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ark. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ark. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ark "ark." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ark.Cite this
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