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   Arch

   /ärCH/

   

   noun

   • 1. a curved symmetrical structure spanning an opening and typically supporting the weight of a bridge, roof, or wall above it. Similar archwayvaultspandomebridge
   • ▪ an arched structure forming a passageway or a ceremonial monument: "a triumphal arch"
   • ▪ a shape resembling an arch or a thing with such a shape: "the delicate arch of his eyebrows" Similar curvebowbendarcsemicirclesweepcurvatureconvexitycurvingcurlingbendingflexhunchcrook
   • ▪ the inner side of the foot: "the muscles in the arch of my right foot suddenly seized up"

   verb

   • 1. have the curved shape of an arch: "a beautiful bridge that arched over a canal"
   • ▪ form or cause to form the curved shape of an arch: "her eyebrows arched in surprise"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French arche, based on Latin arcus ‘bow’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • A

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   • R

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   • C

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   • H

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