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 Arch 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
9
Words with Friends
9

The word Arch is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 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 Arch

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