Main entry: arch
Definition: (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it
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
Definition: form an arch or curve
Usage: her back arches; her hips curve nicely
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