English to English
arch
(/A/r/tS/
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adjective (a)
- Chief; eminent; greatest; principal.(adjective)source: webster1913
- A suffix meaning a ruler, as in monarch (a sole ruler).(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening(noun.shape)source: wordnet30
- a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet)(noun.body)source: wordnet30
- a passageway under a curved masonry construction(noun.artifact)Example:
They built a triumphal arch to memorialize their victory.
source: wordnet30 - (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- Any part of a curved line.(noun)source: webster1913
- A chief.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension(adj.all)source: wordnet30
- expert in skulduggery(adj.all)Example:
An arch criminal.
source: wordnet30
verb (v)
- To cover with an arch or arches.(verb)source: webster1913
- To form into an arch; to curve.(verb)source: webster1913
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