arch, impish, implike, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, puckish, wicked
(adjective) naughtily or annoyingly playful; “teasing and worrying with impish laughter”; “a wicked prank”
arch, condescending, patronizing, patronising
(adjective) (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
arch
(noun) (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it
arch, archway
(noun) a passageway under a curved masonry construction; “they built a triumphal arch to memorialize their victory”
arch
(noun) a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet)
arch
(noun) a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
arch, curve, arc
(verb) form an arch or curve; “her back arches”; “her hips curve nicely”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
arch (plural arches)
An inverted U shape.
An arch-shaped arrangement of trapezoidal stones, designed to redistribute downward force outward.
(architecture) An architectural element having the shape of an arch
Any place covered by an arch; an archway.
(archaic, geometry) An arc; a part of a curve.
A natural arch-shaped opening in a rock mass.
(anatomy) Curved part of the bottom of a foot.
arch (third-person singular simple present arches, present participle arching, simple past and past participle arched)
To form into an arch shape
To cover with an arch or arches.
arch (comparative archer, superlative archest)
Knowing, clever, mischievous.
Principal; primary.
arch (plural arches)
(obsolete) A chief.
• Char, Rach, char, rach
Clipping of Archibald or Archie.
Arch
A diminutive of the male given names Archibald, Archie.
• Char, Rach, char, rach
ARCH (not comparable)
(statistics) Initialism of autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity
• Char, Rach, char, rach
Source: Wiktionary
Arch, n. Etym: [F. arche, fr. LL. arca, for arcus. See Arc.]
1. (Geom.)
Definition: Any part of a curved line.
2. (Arch.) (a) Usually a curved member made up of separate wedge-shaped solids, with the joints between them disposed in the direction of the radii of the curve; used to support the wall or other weight above an opening. In this sense arches are segmental, round (i. e., semicircular), or pointed. (b) A flat arch is a member constructed of stones cut into wedges or other shapes so as to support each other without rising in a curve.
Note: Scientifically considered, the arch is a means of spanning an opening by resolving vertical pressure into horizontal or diagonal thrust.
3. Any place covered by an arch; an archway; as, to pass into the arch of a bridge.
4. Any curvature in the form of an arch; as, the arch of the aorta. "Colors of the showery arch." Milton. Triumphal arch, a monumental structure resembling an arched gateway, with one or more passages, erected to commemorate a triumph.
Arch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arched; p. pr. & vb. n. Arching.]
1. To cover with an arch or arches.
2. To form or bend into the shape of an arch. The horse arched his neck. Charlesworth.
Arch, v. i.
Definition: To form into an arch; to curve.
Arch- (ärch-, except in archangel and one or two other words). Etym: [L. arch-, Gr. Arch-.]
Definition: A prefix signifying chief, as in archbuilder, archfiend.
Arch, a. Etym: [See Arch-, pref.]
1. Chief; eminent; greatest; principal. The most arch act of piteous massacre. Shak.
2. Cunning or sly; sportively mischievous; roguish; as, an arch look, word, lad. [He] spoke his request with so arch a leer. Tatler.
Arch, n. Etym: [See Arch-, pref.]
Definition: A chief. [Obs.] My worthy arch and patron comes to-night. Shak.
*arch. Etym: [Gr. Arch, a.]
Definition: A suffix meaning a ruler, as in monarch (a sole ruler).
-arch. [Gr. 'archo`s chief, commander, 'a`rchein to rule. See Arch, a.]
Definition: A suffix meaning a ruler, as in monarch (a sole ruler).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
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