Definition of archest Archest
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What does archest mean?
Part of speech
🔤- archest, adjective, superlative of arch.
WordNet
NounPlural: arches |
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| arch - (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it | ||
| structure, construction a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" | ||
| span, bridge the distance or interval between two points | ||
| aqueduct a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley | ||
| arcade, colonnade a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns | ||
| architecture the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect | ||
| abutment arch an arch supported by an abutment | ||
| broken arch an arch with a gap at the apex; the gap is usually filled with some decoration | ||
| camber arch an arch with a straight horizontal extrados and a slightly arched intrados | ||
| corbel arch (architecture) an arch constructed of masonry courses that are corbelled until they meet | ||
| flat arch, straight arch an arch with mutually supporting voussoirs that has a straight horizontal extrados and intrados | ||
| headstone, keystone, key the central building block at the top of an arch or vault | ||
| pier arch an arch supported on piers | ||
| pointed arch an arch with a pointed apex; characteristic of Gothic architecture | ||
| proscenium arch the arch over the opening in the proscenium wall | ||
| rampant arch an arch whose support is higher on one side than on the other | ||
| round arch an arch formed in a continuous curve; characteristic of Roman architecture | ||
| rowlock arch an arch that is formed with more than one concentric row of voussoirs | ||
| safety arch an undecorated arch that is included in order to strengthen or support a construction | ||
| scoinson arch, sconcheon arch an arch that supports part of the wall | ||
| segmental arch a shallow arch; an arch that is less than a semicircle | ||
| shouldered arch an arch consisting of a horizontal lintel supported at each end by corbels that project into the aperture | ||
| diminished arch, scheme arch, skeen arch, skene arch an arch whose height is less than half its width | ||
| skew arch an arch whose jambs are not at right angles with the face | ||
| impost, springer a cow about to give birth | ||
| squinch a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire) | ||
| trimmer arch an arch built between trimmers in a floor (to support the weight of a hearth) | ||
| triumphal arch a monumental archway; usually they are built to commemorate some notable victory | ||
| four-centered arch, tudor arch a low elliptical or pointed arch; usually drawn from four centers | ||
| arch - a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet) | ||
| skeletal structure any structure created by the skeleton of an organism | ||
| metatarsal arch the short lateral arch formed by the heads of the metatarsals | ||
| instep the part of a shoe or stocking that covers the arch of the foot | ||
| pectoral arch, shoulder girdle the bony arch formed by the collarbones and shoulder blades in humans | ||
| haemal arch, hemal arch a structure arising ventrally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing the caudal blood vessels | ||
| arch - a passageway under a curved masonry construction; "they built a triumphal arch to memorialize their victory" | ||
| archway | ||
| entranceway, entryway, entrance, entree, entry the act of entering; "she made a grand entrance" | ||
| wall an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures" | ||
| arch - a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening | ||
| curved shape, curve a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter | ||
Verb |
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| arch - form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely" | ||
| curve, arc | ||
| flex, bend cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar" | ||
| camber curve upward in the middle | ||
Adjectivearch, archer, archest |
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| arch - naughtily or annoyingly playful; "teasing and worrying with impish laughter"; "a wicked prank" | ||
| impish, implike, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, puckish, wicked | ||
| playful full of fun and high spirits; "playful children just let loose from school" | ||
| arch - (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension | ||
| condescending, patronizing, patronising | ||
| superior (often followed by `to') above being affected or influenced by; "he is superior to fear"; "an ignited firework proceeds superior to circumstances until its blazing vitality fades" | ||
| arch - expert in skulduggery; "an arch criminal" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- arch (Noun)
An inverted U shape. - arch (Noun)
An arch-shaped arrangement of trapezoidal stones, designed to redistribute downward force outward. - arch (Noun)
An architectural element having the shape of an arch. - arch (Noun)
An arc; a part of a curve. - arch (Noun)
A chief. - arch (Verb)
To form into an arch shape. - arch (Verb)
To cover with an arch or arches. - arch (Adjective)
Knowing, clever, mischievous. - arch (Adjective)
Principal; primary.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- arch (n.)
Any part of a curved line. - arch (n.)
Usually a curved member made up of separate wedge-shaped solids, with the joints between them disposed in the direction of the radii of the curve; used to support the wall or other weight above an opening. In this sense arches are segmental, round (i. e., semicircular), or pointed. - arch (n.)
A flat arch is a member constructed of stones cut into wedges or other shapes so as to support each other without rising in a curve. - arch (n.)
Any place covered by an arch; an archway; as, to pass into the arch of a bridge. - arch (n.)
Any curvature in the form of an arch; as, the arch of the aorta. - arch (v. t.)
To cover with an arch or arches. - arch (v. t.)
To form or bend into the shape of an arch. - arch (v. i.)
To form into an arch; to curve. - arch (a.)
Chief; eminent; greatest; principal. - arch (a.)
Cunning or sly; sportively mischievous; roguish; as, an arch look, word, lad. - arch (n.)
A chief.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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arch
An inverted U shape. -
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An arch-shaped arrangement of trapezoidal stones, designed to redistribute downward force outward. -
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An architectural element having the shape of an arch.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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arch
ärch, n. a concave construction of stones or other materials, built or turned on a centering over an open space, so as by mutual pressure to support each other and sustain a superincumbent weight.—v.t. to cover with an arch: to bend into the form of an arch.—p.adj. Arched, made with an arch, or like an arch.—ns. Arch′let, a little arch; Arch′way, an arched or vaulted passage, esp. that leading into a castle.—Arches, or Court of Arches, the ecclesiastical court of appeal for the province of Canterbury, formerly held at the church of St-Mary-le-Bow (or 'of the Arches'), from the arches that support its steeple. [O. Fr.,—L. arca, chest.] -
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ärch, adj. cunning: waggish: roguish: shrewd, now mostly of women and children.—adv. Arch′ly.—n. Arch′ness. [Derived from the prefix arch-, in its use in words like arch-rogue, &c.] -
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ärch (ärk in archangel), adj. used as a prefix, now chiefly as an intensive in an odious sense: the first or chief.—ns. Arch′-en′emy, a chief enemy: Satan—also Arch′-foe; Arch′-fiend, the supreme fiend: Satan; Arch′-flā′men, a chief flamen or priest; Arch-he′resy; Arch′-he′retic, a leader of heresy; Arch′-mock′ (Shak.), the height of mockery; Arch′-pī′rate, a chief pirate; Arch′-pō′et, a chief poet: (obs.) a poet-laureate; Arch′-prel′ate, a chief prelate; Arch′-priest′, a chief priest: in early times, a kind of vicar to the bishop—later, a rural dean: the title given to the superiors appointed by the Pope to govern the secular priests sent into England from the foreign seminaries during the period 1598-1621; Arch′-trait′or, a chief traitor, sometimes applied esp. to the devil, or to Judas. [A.S. arce, ærce, through L. from Gr. archi, cog. with arch-ein, to begin.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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arch
The segment of a circle or any curved line, by which all angles are measured.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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arch
In military architecture, is a vault or concave building, in form of a curve, erected to support some heavy structure, or passage.
Wikipedia 
- An arch is an opening in a building that is curved on top. The curved part can be round, like part of a circle, or pointed, like two parts of circles next to each other. Arches are often used where buildings are made of lots of small stones or bricks. The stone at the very top of the arch, called the keystone, keeps the rest of the arch stones from falling down. Arches can go over doorways and windows.
