arch (verb)
11arch — I UK [ɑː(r)tʃ] / US [ɑrtʃ] noun [countable] Word forms arch : singular arch plural arches ** 1) a curved structure at the top of a door, window, or gate the arch above the front door a) a structure with a curved top and two straight sides that… …
12arch — 1. noun /ɑːtʃ,ɑɹtʃ/ a) An inverted U shape. b) An arch shaped arrangement of trapezoidal stones, designed to redistribute downward force outward. 2. verb /ɑːtʃ,ɑɹtʃ/ To form into an arch shape The cat arched its back 3. adjective …
13arch — arch1 noun 1》 a curved symmetrical structure spanning an opening and supporting the weight of a bridge, roof, or wall. ↘an arch shaped curve. 2》 the inner side of the foot. verb form or cause to form an arch. Derivatives arched adjective… …
14arch — I 1. noun 1) a stone arch Syn: archway, vault, span, dome 2) the arch of his spine Syn: curve, bow, bend, arc, curvature, convexity; hunch, crook …
15arch — [ɑːtʃ] noun [C] I 1) a shape or structure with straight sides and a curved top. The curved top part is also called an arch. 2) the curved bottom part of your foot II verb [T] arch [ɑːtʃ] to make something curve The cat arched its back.[/ex] …
16arch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. curve, arc, vault. See convexity, concavity, curvature. adj. cunning, roguish; preeminent, chief. See superiority. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Main] Syn. chief, main, principal; see principal . 2.… …
17arch — 1 noun (C) 1 a structure with a curved top and straight sides that supports the weight of a bridge or building 2 a curved structure above a door, window, or gate 3 a curved structure of bones in the middle of your foot 4 something with a curved… …
18arch — 1. noun a stone arch Syn: archway, vault, span 2. verb she arched her eyebrows Syn: curve, arc, bend, bow, crook, hunch …
19o|ver|arch — «OH vuhr AHRCH», transitive verb. 1. to arch over; span with or like an arch: »The street was overarched by elm trees. 2. to curve like an arch …
20in|arch — «ihn AHRCH», transitive verb. to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock. ╂[< in 3 + arch1, verb] …
