arch


Definition: Meaning of, arch in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɑːtʃ /

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arch arches
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  1. a structure with a curved top and straight sides that supports the weight of a bridge or building
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  2. a curved structure above a door, window etc
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  3. a curved structure of bones in the middle of your foot
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  4. something with a curved top and straight sides
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
arch arched arched
Present Participle Third Person Singular
arching arches
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  1. to form or make something form a curved shape
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  1. amused because you think you understand something better than other people
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arch used in phrases

  • Admiralty Arch
    1. a large ARCH (= a structure with a curved top and straight sides) in central London, between the MALL and TRAFALGAR SQUARE
  • Gateway Arch
    1. the Gateway Arch a very large ARCH in the city of St Louis, Missouri, in the US, that is sometimes used in pictures to represent St Louis
  • Gothic arch (noun)
    1. instead of a keystone a pointed arch; usually has a joint at the apex
  • Marble Arch
    1. a large white stone ARCH in central London, where several big roads meet, including Oxford Street and Park Lane. It was built to celebrate the military victories of NELSON
  • Moorish arch (noun)
    1. a round arch that widens before rounding off
  • Roman arch (noun)
    1. a round arch drawn from a single centre
  • Tudor arch (noun)
    1. a low elliptical or pointed arch; usually drawn from four centres
  • abutment arch (noun)
    1. an arch supported by an abutment
  • alveolar arch (noun)
    1. the part of the upper or lower jawbones in which the teeth are set
  • aortic arch (noun)
    1. the part of the aorta that arches and turns downward
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arch-


Definition: Meaning of, arch- in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɑːtʃ /

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  1. belonging to the highest class or rank
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word of the day

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1820-1893 born in Ireland british physicist remembered for his experiments on the transparency of gases and the absorption of radiant heat by gases and the transmission of sound through the atmosphere; he was the first person to explain why the daylight sky is blue