Definitions For Arch

noun

  • (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it
  • A passageway under a curved masonry construction
  • A curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet)
  • A curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
  • A usually curved part of a structure that is over an opening and that supports a wall or other weight above the opening
  • The raised area on the bottom of the foot that is formed by a curved section of bones
  • Something that has a curved shape

verb

  • Form an arch or curve
  • To bend into the shape of an arch

adjective

  • Naughtily or annoyingly playful
  • (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension

Is Arches a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
11
Words with Friends
11

The word Arch is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Arch in a Sentence

  • There was a slight arch to her eyebrows.
  • An arch in the cat's back
  • The cat arched its back.
  • She arched her eyebrows in surprise.
  • A tree arches over the road.
  • A politician known for his arch humor
  • The novel is never mocking or arch in its tone.

Synonyms for Arch

Antonyms for Arches

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