arch
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- 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.
- An arc; a part of a curve.
- A natural arch-shaped opening in a rock mass.
- The curved part of the bottom of a foot.
- A chief.
- Synonym of god (“person who owns and runs a multi-user dungeon”).
Verb
- To form into an arch shape.
- To cover with an arch or arches.
Adjective
- Knowing, clever, mischievous.
- Cute, sly, prematurely wise.
- Principal; primary.
- Initialism of autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity
Proper noun
- A diminutive of the male given names Archibald or Archie.
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