arch
An inverted U shape.
Noun 4 meanings
An inverted U shape.
An arch-shaped arrangement of trapezoidal stones, designed to redistribute downward force outward.
An architectural element having the shape of an arch
Any place covered by an arch; an archway.
“to pass into the arch of a bridge”
Verb 2 meanings
To form into an arch shape.
“The cat arched its back.”
To cover with an arch or arches.
Adjective 3 meanings
Knowing, clever, mischievous.
“I attempted to hide my emotions, but an arch remark escaped my lips.”
Cute, sly, prematurely wise.
Principal; primary.
“They were arch enemies.”
Etymology
From Middle English arch, arche, from Old French arche (“an arch”), a feminine form of arc, from Latin arcus (“a bow, arc, arch”). Doublet of arc and arco. Displaced native Old English bīeġels and Old English hwealf.
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ARCH at a glance
ARCH has 4 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (A 1 + R 1 + C 3 + H 4) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,757 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with arch
All rhymes- RESEARCH13
- MARCH12
- CHURCH16
- SEARCH11
- PORCH12
- TORCH10
- MONARCH14
- BIRCH12
- PATRIARCH16
- STARCH11
- PERCH12
- MERCH12
One letter away
- ARCS6
- ARGH8
- ARCO6
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