arch

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/ɑɹt͡ʃ/

noun 8adj 4verb 2name 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

pointed, round, semi-circular | brick, iron, masonry, stone | monumental, triumphal | Gothic, Romanesque, etc.

proscenium, railway

The old stone railway arch had become a popular shelter for homeless people in the city.

VERB + ARCH

build, erect

The city decided to build a beautiful stone arch over the entrance to the new park.

form, make

The dancer made an arch with her back during the performance.

PREP

beneath an/the ~, through an/the ~, under an/the ~

The bride and groom walked through the arch decorated with flowers and ribbons.

Definitions

noun

An inverted U shape.

An arch-shaped arrangement of trapezoidal stones, designed to redistribute downward force outward.

An architectural element having the shape of an arch

Any place covered by an arch; an archway.

to pass into the arch of a bridge

An arc; a part of a curve.

verb

To form into an arch shape.

The cat arched its back.

GBR will either be letting operating contracts or running rail companies directly, depending on which party wins the next General Election. Whichever it is, you can be forgiven for arching an eyebrow at an infrastructure company being placed in overall control.

To cover with an arch or arches.

adj

Knowing, clever, mischievous.

I attempted to hide my emotions, but an arch remark escaped my lips.

[He] spoke his request with so arch a leer.

Cute, sly, prematurely wise.

Principal; primary.

They were arch enemies.

the most arch act of piteous massacre

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a passageway under a curved masonry construction

archway

verb — form an arch or curve

adjective — naughtily or annoyingly playful

impish
implike
mischievous
pixilated
prankish
puckish
wicked

adjective — (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who t

condescending
patronizing
patronising

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

arch doxy

The head of a gang of female canters or gypsies.

Example Bank

to pass into the arch of a bridge

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The cat arched its back.

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GBR will either be letting operating contracts or running rail companies directly, depending on which party wins the next General Election. Whichever it is, you can be forgiven for arching an eyebrow

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I attempted to hide my emotions, but an arch remark escaped my lips.

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[He] spoke his request with so arch a leer.

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I was every day furniſhing the Court with ſome ridiculous Story; and Glumdalclitch, although ſhe loved me to Exceſs, yet was arch enough to inform the Queen, whenever I committed any Folly that ſhe th

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, arch is marked as archaic, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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