Arch - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet)
- a passageway under a curved masonry construction (syn: archway)
verb
adjective
- naughtily or annoyingly playful (syn: impish, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, puckish, wicked)
Extra examples
There was a slight arch to her eyebrows.
The cat arched its back.
She arched her eyebrows in surprise.
A tree arches over the road.
She arched backward to begin the exercise.
The novel is never mocking or arch in its tone.
This is the last keystone that makes the arch.
The passage between the two buildings was arched over to provide shelter from the rain.
Her back arches.
Two rows of trees arched over the driveway.
The dog arched its back.
'I think he's in for a surprise,' Ian said, in a somewhat arch tone.
... was quiet spoken, but he had a cynical arch to his brows, as though he were repressing an urge to sneer.
...the stanchion of an arch...
The four pillars bear the arch.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: arch
he/she/it: arches
present participle: arching
past tense: arched
past participle: arched
singular: arch
plural: arches
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