arch, curve, arc
(verb) form an arch or curve; “her back arches”; “her hips curve nicely”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
arcking
present participle of arc
• carking, craking, racking
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
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
