arch, curve, arc
(verb) form an arch or curve; “her back arches”; “her hips curve nicely”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
arcked
simple past tense and past participle of arc
• carked, craked, racked
Source: Wiktionary
Arc, n. Etym: [F. arc, L. arcus bow, arc. See Arch, n.]
1. (Geom.)
Definition: A portion of a curved line; as, the arc of a circle or of an ellipse.
2. A curvature in the shape of a circular arc or an arch; as, the colored arc (the rainbow); the arc of Hadley's quadrant.
3. An arch. [Obs.] Statues and trophies, and triumphal arcs. Milton.
4. The apparent arc described, above or below the horizon, by the sun or other celestial body. The diurnal arc is described during the daytime, the nocturnal arc during the night. Electric arc, Voltaic arc. See under Voltaic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
