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 Definitions of ARCH  [ɑrtʃ]  

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Definition of 'ARCH' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) arch
a curved construction spanning an opening and usu. supporting weight from above or the sides.

2.  arch
a doorway or gateway having a curved head; archway.

3.  arch
any overhead curvature resembling an arch.

4.  arch
something bowed or curved:
the arch of the foot.

5. (v.t.) arch
to cover or span with an arch.

6.  arch
to form into an arch:
a cat arching its back.

7. (v.i.) arch
to form an arch:
elms arching over the road.

8. (adj.) arch
coyly roguish or ironic.

9.  arch
crafty; sly.

Etymology:  (1545–55; independent use of arch -1)

Definition of 'ARCH' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) arch
a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening

2. (noun) arch
a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet)

3. (noun) arch, archway
a passageway under a curved masonry construction
"they built a triumphal arch to memorialize their victory"

4. (adj) arch
(architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it

5. (adj) arch, condescending, patronizing, patronising
(used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension

6. (adj) arch(a)
expert in skulduggery
"an arch criminal"

7. (verb) arch, impish, implike, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, puckish, wicked
naughtily or annoyingly playful
"teasing and worrying with impish laughter"; "a wicked prank"

8. (verb) arch, curve, arc
form an arch or curve
"her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"


Definition of 'ARCH' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) arch
a structure with straight sides and a curved top
He stood under the arch of the doorway.

2.  arch
the curved bottom part of the foot
a cut on the arch of his foot

3. (verb) arch
to make a curve
The cat arched its back.


Definition of 'ARCH' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) ARCH
chief; eminent; greatest; principal

2. (adj) ARCH
cunning or sly; sportively mischievous; roguish; as, an arch look, word, lad

3. (noun) ARCH
any part of a curved line

4. (noun) 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

5. (noun) ARCH
a flat arch is a member constructed of stones cut into wedges or other shapes so as to support each other without rising in a curve

6. (noun) ARCH
any place covered by an arch; an archway; as, to pass into the arch of a bridge

7. (noun) ARCH
any curvature in the form of an arch; as, the arch of the aorta

8. (noun) ARCH
a chief

9. (verb) ARCH
to cover with an arch or arches

10. (verb) ARCH
to form or bend into the shape of an arch

11. (verb) ARCH
to form into an arch; to curve


Translation of 'ARCH' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: the top part of a door etc or a support for a roof etc which is built in the shape of a curve.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: boog Arabic flag Arabic: قَنْطَرَة، حَنْيَه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: свод
Brazilian flag Brazilian: arco Czech flag Czech: klenba German flag German: der Bogen; das Gewölbe
Danish flag Danish: bue Greek flag Greek: καμάρα Spanish flag Spanish: bóveda
Estonian flag Estonian: võlvkaar Farsi flag Farsi: تاق سردر Finnish flag Finnish: holvikaari
French flag French: voûte Hebrew flag Hebrew: קֶשֶת Hindi flag Hindi: मेहराब
Croatian flag Croatian: luk Hungarian flag Hungarian: boltív Indonesian flag Indonesian: gerbang lengkung
Icelandic flag Icelandic: bogi Italian flag Italian: arco, arcata Japanese flag Japanese: せり持ち
Korean flag Korean: 아치 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: arka, skliautas Latvian flag Latvian: arka; velve
Malay flag Malay: pintu lengkung Dutch flag Dutch: boog Norwegian flag Norwegian: bue
Polish flag Polish: łuk Persian flag Persian: تاق سردر Pashto flag Pashto: طاق لرونکی ماڼی، طاق جوړو
Portuguese flag Portuguese: arco Romanian flag Romanian: boltă Russian flag Russian: свод
Slovak flag Slovak: klenba Slovenian flag Slovenian: obok Serbian flag Serbian: luk
Swedish flag Swedish: valvbåge Thai flag Thai: ซุ้มประตู Turkish flag Turkish: kemer
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 拱頂,拱門 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: арка Urdu flag Urdu: محراب
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: mái vòm Chinese flag Chinese: 拱,拱门

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