ark

noun7

1. •
   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. — 1981
2. •
   (Judaism) A decorated cabinet at the front of a synagogue, in which Torah scrolls are kept.
3. •
   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." — 1850
4. •
   (Judaism) The Ark of the Covenant.
5. •
   Something affording protection; safety, shelter, refuge.
6. •
   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. — 1990
7. •
   (figurative) 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 […] — 1850

noun1

1. •
   Abbreviation of Arkansas: a state of the United States.

   • What was the least expensive of the 153 ZIP codes? 72758 (Benton County, Ark.), with a median price of $408,403. The area includes Rogers, a growing metro and home to the first Walmart store. — 2024