1 a curved structure that supports the weight of sth above it, such as a bridge or the upper part of a building:
a bridge with three arches
2 a structure with a curved top that is supported by straight sides, sometimes forming an entrance or built as a MONUMENT:
Go through the arch and follow the path. * Marble Arch is a famous London landmark.
3 the raised part of the foot formed by a curved section of bones
4 anything that forms a curved shape at the top:
the delicate arch of her eyebrows
Part of speech: verb
1 if you arch part of your body, or if it arches, it moves and forms a curved shape:
[VN] The cat arched its back and hissed. [also V]
2 [V] to be in a curved line or shape across or over sth:
Tall trees arched over the path.
adjective [usuallybeforenoun] (often disapproving) an arch look, tone of voice, etc. deliberately shows amusement because the person knows more than other people or more than they pretend about a situation:
He tapped the side of his nose in an uncharacteristically arch gesture.
archly adverb:
'Guess what?' she said archly.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is arch a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, arch is tagged as noun.
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