ARCH
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
Etymology 1
Noun
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.
Verb
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.
Etymology 2
Adjective
arch (comparative archer, superlative archest)
Knowing, clever, mischievous.
Principal; primary.
Noun
arch (plural arches)
(obsolete) A chief.
Anagrams
• Char, Rach, char, rach
Etymology
Clipping of Archibald or Archie.
Proper noun
Arch
A diminutive of the male given names Archibald, Archie.
Anagrams
• Char, Rach, char, rach
Adjective
ARCH (not comparable)
(statistics) Initialism of autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity
Anagrams
• 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