Found 3 items, similar to Arch.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: arch belengkong, busur, jenaka, lucu
English → English (WordNet) Definition: arch arch adj 1: (of persons) highest in rank or authority or office; “his arch rival” [syn: arch(a)] 2: (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension [syn: condescending, patronizing, patronising] 3: expert in skulduggery; “an arch criminal” [syn: arch(a)] arch n 1: a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening 2: a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially arches of the feet) 3: a passageway under an arch [syn: archway] 4: (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it arch v : form an arch or curve; “her back arches”; “her hips curve nicely” [syn: curve, arc]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Arch Arch \Arch\ ([aum]rch), n. [F. arche, fr. LL. arca, for arcus. See Arc.] 1. (Geom.) Any part of a curved line. [1913 Webster] 2. (Arch.) (a) Usually a curved member made up of separate wedge-shaped solids, with the joints between them disposed in the direction of the radii of the curve; used to support the wall or other weight above an opening. In this sense arches are segmental, round (i. e., semicircular), or pointed. (b) A flat arch is a member constructed of stones cut into wedges or other shapes so as to support each other without rising in a curve. [1913 Webster] Note: Scientifically considered, the arch is a means of spanning an opening by resolving vertical pressure into horizontal or diagonal thrust. [1913 Webster] 3. Any place covered by an arch; an archway; as, to pass into the arch of a bridge. [1913 Webster] 4. Any curvature in the form of an arch; as, the arch of the aorta. “Colors of the showery arch.” --Milton. [1913 Webster] Triumphal arch, a monumental structure resembling an arched gateway, with one or more passages, erected to commemorate a triumph. [1913 Webster] Arch \Arch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arched ([aum]rcht); p. pr. & vb. n. Arching.] 1. To cover with an arch or arches. [1913 Webster] 2. To form or bend into the shape of an arch. [1913 Webster] The horse arched his neck. --Charlesworth. [1913 Webster] Arch \Arch\, v. i. To form into an arch; to curve. [1913 Webster] Arch \Arch\ (["a]rch), a. [See Arch-, pref.] 1. Chief; eminent; greatest; principal. [1913 Webster] The most arch act of piteous massacre. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Cunning or sly; sportively mischievous; roguish; as, an arch look, word, lad. [1913 Webster] [He] spoke his request with so arch a leer. --Tatler. [1913 Webster] Arch \Arch\, n. [See Arch-, pref.] A chief. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] My worthy arch and patron comes to-night. --Shak. [1913 Webster]