n. | 1. | (Geom.) Any part of a curved line. | |||
2. | (Arch.) Usually a curved member made up of separate wedge-shaped solids, with the joints between them disposed in the direction of the radii of the curve; used to support the wall or other weight above an opening. In this sense arches are segmental, round (i. e., semicircular), or pointed. | ||||
3. | Any place covered by an arch; an archway; | ||||
4. | Any curvature in the form of an arch;
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v. t. | 1. | To cover with an arch or arches. | |||
2. | To form or bend into the shape of an arch. | ||||
v. i. | 1. | To form into an arch; to curve. | |||
a. | 1. | Chief; eminent; greatest; principal. | |||
2. | Cunning or sly; sportively mischievous; roguish; | ||||
n. | 1. | A chief. |
Noun | 1. | ![]() |
2. | arch - a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially arches of the feet) | |
3. | ![]() Synonyms: archway | |
4. | arch - (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it | |
Verb | 1. | arch - form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely" |
Adj. | 1. | arch - (of persons) highest in rank or authority or office; "his arch rival" |
2. | arch - (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension | |
3. | arch - expert in skulduggery; "an arch criminal" |