Arch — synonyms, definition

1. arch (a)

artful astute audacious bold brazen champion chief clever crafty cunning deceitful designing first foremost greatest head impudent insidious intriguing leading • • •

2. arch (Noun)

angle arched gateway arching archway bend bridge camber cove crook curvature curve dome hook span twist vault wing

arch (Noun) — A curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening.

arch (Noun) — A curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet).

arch (Noun) — A passageway under a curved masonry construction. ex. "they built a triumphal arch to memorialize their victory"

arch (Noun) — (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it.

construction curve curved shape entrance entranceway entree entry entryway skeletal structure structure Tudor arch abutment arch broken arch camber arch corbel arch diminished arch flat arch four-centered arch haemal arch hemal arch instep metatarsal arch neural arch pectoral arch pier arch pointed arch proscenium arch rampant arch round arch rowlock arch • • • headstone impost key keystone springer voussoir aqueduct arcade bridge colonnade span wall

3. arch (Verb)

angle arc bend bend over bunch camber crook curve draw together encircle encompass extend gird hook huddle hunch loop ring round strain • • •

arch (Verb) — Form an arch or curve. ex. "her back arches"

bend flex camber

4. arch (Adjective)

condescending impish implike mischievous patronising patronizing pixilated pixillated prankish puckish wicked

arch (Adjective) — (used of behaviour or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension.

arch (Adjective) — Expert in skulduggery. ex. "an arch criminal"

arch (Adjective) — Naughtily or annoyingly playful. ex. "teasing and worrying with arch laughter"

5. arch (Prefix)

arch (Prefix) — Chief, highest, most important.