OVERARCH

overarch, arch over

(verb) form an arch over; “Big rocks overarch the stream”

overarch

(verb) be central or dominant; “This scene overarches the entire first act”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

overarch (third-person singular simple present overarches, present participle overarching, simple past and past participle overarched)

To form an arch over something.

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*arch", v. t. & i.

Definition: To make or place an arch over; to hang over like an arch. "Brown with o'erarching shades." Pope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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