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Meanings of arch in English

Portuguese
arquear
Catalan
arquejar

Form an arch or curve.

        arquear
        Portuguese
        arco
        Catalan
        arc
        Spanish
        arco

        A passageway under a curved masonry construction.

              arco

              (Used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension.

                    Related terms

                    Naughtily or annoyingly playful.

                        Usage of arch in English
                        1
                        A step in the distance; some one coming up towards the arch.
                        The Saint
                        2
                        Continue until you pass under the rock arch, where you turn right.
                        The Guardian
                        3
                        The high arch of the gateway of the chateau was in sight.
                        Ruth Fielding at the War Front; or, The Hunt for the Lost Soldie...
                        4
                        I found the following inscription upon an arch in the upper story:
                        Travels in Syria and the Holy Land
                        5
                        At the top of the arch was a flattering inscription in verse.
                        The Court of the Empress Josephine
                        6
                        On the round of the middle of the arch the gig stopped.
                        The Mayor of Casterbridge
                        7
                        In the point of the arch beneath, are the three Evangelical Virtues.
                        Mornings in Florence
                        8
                        He was the arch-priest of all sensationalism in the guise of logic.
                        Beacon Lights of History, Volume 13: Great Writers / Dr Lord's U...
                        9
                        Two sullen crimson discs glowed in the black arch of the tunnel.
                        A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus
                        10
                        The semicircular arch of the thirteenth century still holds sway in Provence.
                        Bouvard and Pécuchet: A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life, par...
                        11
                        And for the abutments of the arch of proof the money-spending sufficed.
                        The Grafters
                        12
                        The principal features of its architecture were the dome and round arch.
                        Scientific American Supplement, No. 598, June 18, 1887
                        13
                        Off in the distance a rainbow formed an arch across the sky.
                        A Grandpa's Notebook / Ideas, Models, Stories and Memoirs to Enc...
                        14
                        The arch-tempter tries in vain to seduce him from the right path.
                        The Parish Clerk
                        15
                        The most simple bridge or trussed form is the well-known A-shaped arch.
                        Carpentry for Boys / In a Simple Language, Including Chapters on...
                        16
                        Socialized medicine is the keystone to the arch of the socialist state.
                        The post-american presidency: the obama administration's war on ...
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                        Translations for arch
                        Portuguese
                        arqueararco
                        Spanish
                        arco
                        Arch through the time
                        Arch across language varieties
                        United Kingdom
                        Common
                        United States of America
                        Common
                        Ireland
                        Common
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