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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4771 COCA: 6326

arch
1 arch /ˈɑɚtʃ/ noun
plural arches
1 arch
/ˈɑɚtʃ/
noun
plural arches
Learner's definition of ARCH
[count]
1 
: a usually curved part of a structure that is over an opening and that supports a wall or other weight above the opening拱；拱门
2 
: the raised area on the bottom of the foot that is formed by a curved section of bones足弓 — see picture at foot
3 
: something that has a curved shape拱形物
2 arch /ˈɑɚtʃ/ verb
arches; arched; arching
2 arch
/ˈɑɚtʃ/
verb
arches; arched; arching
Learner's definition of ARCH
: to bend into the shape of an arch : curve（使）成弓形
[+ object]
[no object]

— arched

adjective
3 arch /ˈɑɚtʃ/ adjective
3 arch
/ˈɑɚtʃ/
adjective
Learner's definition of ARCH
: having or showing an amused feeling of being superior to or knowing more than other people调皮的；说教似的

— archly

adverb

— archness

noun [noncount]
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4771 COCA: 6326

arch

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noun

ˈärch How to pronounce arch (audio)
1
: a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening)
2
a
: something resembling an arch in form or function
especially : either of two vaulted portions of the bony structure of the foot that impart elasticity to it
b
: something that has a curved shape like an arch
There was a slight arch in her eyebrows.
an arch in the cat's back
3
: archway

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arch

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verb

arched; arching; arches

transitive verb

1
: to cover or provide with an arch
A bridge arches the stream.
2
: to form into an arch
She arched her eyebrows.

intransitive verb

1
: to form an arch
Trees arch above the promenade.
2
: to take an arch-shaped course
The ball arched toward the basket.

arch

3 of 9

adjective

1
: principal, chief
your arch opponent/rival
an arch enemy
2
a
: mischievous, saucy
b
: marked by a deliberate and often forced playfulness, irony, or impudence
known for her arch comments
… decided to answer them by being teacherly in a sort of arch, Olympian way. Gerald Early
archness noun

arch

4 of 9

abbreviation (1)

1
archaic
2
archery
3
architect; architectural; architecture

Arch

5 of 9

abbreviation (2)

Archbishop

arch-

6 of 9

prefix (1)

1
: chief : principal
archfiend
2
: extreme : most fully embodying the qualities of the kind
archconservative

arch-

7 of 9

prefix (2)

see archi-

-arch

8 of 9

noun combining form

: ruler : leader
matriarch

-arch

9 of 9

adjective combining form

: having (such) a point or (so many) points of origin
endarch

Synonyms

Noun

Verb

Adjective

Example Sentences

Noun There was a slight arch to her eyebrows. an arch in the cat's back Verb The cat arched its back. She arched her eyebrows in surprise. A tree arches over the road. She arched backward to begin the exercise. Adjective a politician known for his arch humor The novel is never mocking or arch in its tone. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The cave under the 25-foot-high sandstone arch at Natural Bridge State Park in North Freedom is known as a rock shelter, and evidence of it being used by humans dates back 11,000 years. Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2022 Its rainbow-arch profile and short-nosed proportions don't lend themselves to the usual wide-haunched and snarling shape of an AMG machine. Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 14 July 2022 The airplane hangar-style arched roof remains intact with double-arch steel beams creating an architectural ceiling. Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 15 Mar. 2022 Riders will pass 19th-century bridges and stone-arch culverts, as well as the Delaware River and Carnegie Lake, and have the option of trail-town pit stops throughout. Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 11 Mar. 2022 The 2022 redesign of the WRX sport-compact sedan can be distinguished from the previous generation by its bulging fenders and hexagonally shaped wheel-arch cladding. Dan Neil, WSJ, 13 Jan. 2022 The shorts continue the pinstripe theme from those uniforms blended in with the double-arch design and Rockets logo which the team wore during its 22-game win streak in the 2007-08 season. Matt Young, Chron, 1 Nov. 2021 Bruceville lost its commercial importance once the stone-arch bridge was replaced in 1939 and a new road, now the Francis Scott Key Highway, bypassed the village. Mary Ann Ashcraft, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 8 Aug. 2021 Built in 2010 to celebrate some of Iowa’s most significant historical figures, this single-arch overpass offers a gorgeous view of the Des Moines skyline to passing pedestrians. Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 24 June 2021
Verb
How well does the shoe shape (including the toe box and arch support) map onto your foot? Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 18 Aug. 2022 Its high price and arch-conservative styling pit it against big, old people's sedans, like the Buick Roadmaster, but inside there's less hip and shoulder room than in a Chevy Lumina. Phil Berg, Car and Driver, 15 July 2022 The original hut has an unusual design feature that enables the ceiling to arch from a height of 8 feet at the outer walls to 14 feet at the apex. Sophy Chaffee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2022 This perennial, also called heuchera, has frothy little flowers that arch over mounded foliage in early summer. Terri Robertson, Country Living, 1 Aug. 2022 The Second Wife is allowed to be selfish, to go shopping, to paint her lips red and arch her brows and want things that don’t necessarily benefit anybody but her, and to be honest, that’s sounding more appealing by the minute. Emma Specter, Vogue, 21 July 2022 Dragons arch over the entryway to the grounds where Danny Kim grapples with an oversize banner for Fresno Cambodian Nights. Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2022 Behind me the swells arch their backs and hiss, whitecaps forming on the crests. Outside Online, 18 June 2021 If your back begins to arch at any point, decrease the range of motion or do the exercise with your knees bent to 90 degrees. Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 20 May 2021
Adjective
The foot has length, width, instep girth, arch height, and metatarsal toe bar measurements, to cite just a few. Greg Tunney, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2022 Paint an arch accent wall to create a sense of depth and architectural character. Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2022 For Deux Chats, a new restaurant opening this week in Williamsburg, that form was a white exalted arch ceiling—a New York City rarity, especially in a neighborhood known for its abundance of factory and loft-style buildings. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 28 July 2022 And the turbulence of the Reformation gets a lot of arch nods, which are all the funnier in the slangy phrasing of queens who are essentially preening Billboard goddesses. Celia Wren, Washington Post, 15 July 2022 In this case, that means multi-hundred-foot, multi-hundred-million-dollar superyachts, the world of which Evan Osnos excavates over (exactly) 10,000 deliciously arch words. Longreads, 14 July 2022 Each shoe is designed with an advanced footbed and arch support, like these flip-flops, which are on sale for just $30 right now. Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com, 13 July 2022 In modern vertebrates, the cartilage doesn't form from cells that start in the arch structure. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 7 July 2022 Bailey and followers of his brand of arch-conservatism have long chafed under the more moderate Republicans who controlled the party organization for decades. Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

Middle English arche, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *arca, from Latin arcus — more at arrow

Adjective

arch- entry 1

Prefix (1)

Middle English arche-, arch-, from Old English & Anglo-French; Old English arce-, from Late Latin arch- & Latin archi-; Anglo-French arch-, from Late Latin arch- & Latin archi-, from Greek arch-, archi-, from archein to begin, rule; akin to Greek archē beginning, rule, archos ruler

Noun combining form

Middle English -arche, from Anglo-French & Late Latin & Latin; Anglo-French -arche, from Late Latin -archa, from Latin -arches, -archus, from Greek -archēs, -archos, from archein

Adjective combining form

probably from German, from Greek archē beginning

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Adjective

1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of arch was in the 13th century

Phrases Containing arch

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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4771 COCA: 6326
arch

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + ARCH | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤pointed, round, rounded尖拱；圓拱▸➤brick, steel, stone, etc.磚砌、鋼製、石製等拱門▸➤monumental, triumphal拱形紀念碑；凱旋門▸➤Gothic, Romanesque, etc.哥特式、羅馬式等拱門▸➤proscenium（舞）台口◇a performance space with a traditional proscenium arch有一個傳統台口的表演場地➤railway (BrE) 鐵路拱橋◇Homeless people slept under the railway arches.無家可歸的人睡在鐵路拱橋下面。➤graceful優雅的拱◇the graceful arches of the bridge大橋的美麗拱洞VERB + ARCH➤build, erect建造／修建拱門◇This huge triumphal arch was erected at the beginning of this century.這座巨型凱旋門是本世紀初建造的。➤form, make形成拱形◇The branches of the trees formed an arch over the bench.樹枝交錯，在長椅上方形成一個拱形。PREPOSITION➤beneath an/the arch, through an/the arch, under an/the arch在拱門下面；穿過拱門◇He rode under the arch.他在拱門下騎自行車。

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