Definitions for arch

Definitions for (noun) arch

Main entry: arch

Definition: (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it


Main entry: arch, archway

Definition: a passageway under a curved masonry construction

Usage: they built a triumphal arch to memorialize their victory


Main entry: arch

Definition: a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet)


Main entry: arch

Definition: a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening


Definitions for (verb) arch

Main entry: curve, arc, arch

Definition: form an arch or curve

Usage: her back arches; her hips curve nicely


Definitions for (adj) arch

Main entry: wicked, arch, mischievous, puckish, pixilated, prankish, impish, implike

Definition: naughtily or annoyingly playful

Usage: teasing and worrying with impish laughter; a wicked prank


Main entry: arch

Definition: expert in skulduggery

Usage: an arch criminal


Main entry: arch, condescending, patronising, patronizing

Definition: (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension


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