arch

Meaning

Noun

1. An inverted U shape.
2. An arch-shaped arrangement of trapezoidal stones, designed to redistribute downward force outward.
3. An architectural element having the shape of an arch
4. Any place covered by an arch; an archway.
5. (archaic) An arc; a part of a curve.
6. A natural arch-shaped opening in a rock mass.
7. The curved part of the bottom of a foot.

Verb

1. (transitive) To form into an arch shape.
2. (transitive) To cover with an arch or arches.

Adj

1. Knowing, clever, mischievous.
2. (Ireland) Cute, sly, prematurely wise.
3. Principal; primary.

Synonyms

arc

curve

bend

vault

bow

🙇

archway

condescending

dome

camber

mischievous

sly

implike

hunch

coquettish

impish

crafty

patronising

patronizing

warp

wicked

pixilated

caving in

draw

prankish

puckish

flirtatious

fornix

gate

hemicycle

hook

🪝

hump

main

parlous

playful

pommel

rainbow

🌈

scoundrelly

semicircle

sharp

shrewd

skittish

span

subtile

subtle

semi-circle

turn

vaulting

vulpine

waggish

wily

Translations

Bogen

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arco

🙇

arc

🙇

arco

arco

🙇

arc

🙇

boog

🙇

arche

αψίδα

arcus

arcade

arcata

volta

⌚

Gewölbe

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɑɹt͡ʃ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: arch

In summary

From Middle English arch, arche, from Old French arche (“an arch”), a feminine form of arc, from Latin arcus (“a bow, arc, arch”). Doublet of arc and arco. Displaced native Old English bīeġels.