ark — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A large box with a flat lid.

   Examples

   Then said he, "Your child is at home in the inner bedroom in a new cradle behind the ark."

2. The ship built by Noah to save his family and a collection of animals from the deluge; Noah's ark.

   Examples

   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.

3. Something affording protection; safety, shelter, refuge.

   Examples

   the Ark of Bukhara

4. The body as a vessel.

   Usage

   • Figurative

   Examples

   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 […]

5. A spacious type of boat with a flat bottom.

   Examples

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

6. The Ark of the Covenant.

   Usage

   • Judaism

7. A decorated cabinet at the front of a synagogue, in which Torah scrolls are kept.

   Usage

   • Judaism

Noun

1. a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the flood

   Broader terms

   boat