Antonyms for arch
| Grammar : Adj, noun, verb |
| Spell : ahrch |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɑrtʃ |
Definition of arch
Origin :- c.1300, from Old French arche "arch of a bridge" (12c.), from Latin arcus "a bow" (see arc). Replaced native bow (n.1). Originally architectural in English; transferred by early 15c. to anything having this form (eyebrows, etc.).
- adj principal, superior
- adj knowing, coy
- noun curve, curved structure
- verb curve
- When the window was new it must have been surmounted in the middle of the arch by an ornamental design.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- "That could not always have been your ladyship's opinion," said Belinda, with an arch smile.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- Often and often have I been forced to smile at her arch turns upon me, when I could have beat her for them.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- The General turned an arch smile of perplexity upon his chief-of-staff.
- Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
- In the midst of the assemblage one figure towers—the Arch Druid.
- Extract from : « Bride of the Mistletoe » by James Lane Allen
- The arch of the transom must be marked, and the hull cut down to the sheer.
- Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
- In the west side of one of the jambs of the arch is a small niche.
- Extract from : « Byzantine Churches in Constantinople » by Alexander Van Millingen
- It terminates to the north in an arch and a semicircular apse in brick.
- Extract from : « Byzantine Churches in Constantinople » by Alexander Van Millingen
- It might well be built, like a festal bower or arch, to entertain him a single day.
- Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- This theory Sukey encouraged by arch glances and shy denials.
- Extract from : « A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties » by Charles Major
Synonyms for arch
- accomplished
- arc
- archway
- artful
- bend
- bow
- bridge
- camber
- champion
- chief
- consummate
- curvature
- dome
- expert
- extend
- finished
- first
- foremost
- form
- frolicsome
- greatest
- head
- highest
- hook
- hump
- hunch
- leading
- main
- major
- master
- mischievous
- pert
- playful
- preeminent
- premier
- primary
- roguish
- round
- saucy
- semicircle
- shape
- sly
- span
- stretch
- top
- vault
- waggish
- wily
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