What is the meaning of the word "arch"?
Definitions:
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a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it
noun
- Arches were used to hold up ancient aqueducts.
- Arches were used to hold up ancient aqueducts.
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a passageway under a curved masonry construction noun
- they built a triumphal arch to memorialize their victory
- they built a triumphal arch to memorialize their victory
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behavior or attitude characteristic of those who treat others with condescension adjective
- They spoke in an arch tone to anyone they thought was inferior to them.
- They spoke in an arch tone to anyone they thought was inferior to them.
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to form an arch or curve verb
- The dancer's back arches.
- The dancer's back arches.
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