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Definition arch

Etymology 1

From Middle English arch, arche, from Old French arche (“an arch”) (French arche), a feminine form of arc, from Latin arcus (“a bow, arc, arch”).

Noun

arch (plural arches)

  1. An inverted U shape.
  2. An arch-shaped arrangement of trapezoidal stones, designed to redistribute downward force outward.
  3. (architecture) An architectural element having the shape of an arch
  4. Any place covered by an arch; an archway.
  5. (archaic, geometry) An arc; a part of a curve.
  6. A natural arch-shaped opening in a rock mass.
  7. (anatomy) Curved part of the bottom of a foot.
Verb

arch (third-person singular simple present arches, present participle arching, simple past and past participle arched)

  1. To form into an arch shape
  2. To cover with an arch or arches.

Etymology 2

From the prefix arch-. "Principal" is the original sense; "mischievous" is via onetime frequent collocation with rogue, knave, etc.

Adjective

arch (comparative archer, superlative archest)

  1. Knowing, clever, mischievous.
  2. Principal; primary.
Noun

arch (plural arches)

  1. (obsolete) A chief.

Results 294 Words with the letters ARCH

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7 letter words with the letters ARCH 
6 letter words with the letters ARCH 
ACHIER 11
ANARCH 12
ANCHOR 12
ARCHED 12
ARCHER 11
ARCHES 11
ARCHIL 12
ARCHLY 14
ARCHON 12
BRACHS 14
BRANCH 15
BREACH 14
BROACH 14
CAHIER 11
CARHOP 14
CAROCH 14
CHADAR 12
CHADOR 12
CHADRI 12
CHAFER 14
CHAIRS 11
CHAKRA 15
CHARAS 11
CHARDS 12
CHARED 12
CHARES 11
CHARGE 13
CHARKA 15
CHARKS 15
CHARMS 14
CHARRO 11
CHARRS 11
CHARRY 13
CHARTS 11
CHASER 11
CHAWER 14
CHIMAR 14
CHIRAL 12
CHORAL 12
CHOREA 11
CHROMA 14
CHUKAR 16
COPRAH 14
CRANCH 15
CRATCH 14
CURAGH 14
DRACHM 15
ECHARD 12
EPARCH 14
ESCHAR 11
EXARCH 18
HACKER 15
INARCH 12
OCHREA 11
ORACHE 11
PREACH 14
RACHET 11
RACHIS 11
RANCHO 12
RAUNCH 13
SCARPH 14
SEARCH 11
STARCH 11
5 letter words with the letters ARCH 
BRACH 13
CHAIR 10
CHARD 11
CHARE 10
CHARK 14
CHARM 13
CHARR 10
CHARS 10
CHART 10
CHARY 12
CRASH 10
LARCH 11
MARCH 13
ORACH 10
PARCH 13
RANCH 11
RATCH 10
REACH 10
ROACH 10
4 letter words with the letters ARCH 
ARCH 9
CHAR 9
3 letter words with the letters ARCH 
ARC 6
CAR 6
RAH 5
2 letter words with the letters ARCH 
AH 4
AR 2
HA 4

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