āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
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āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨, āĻāĻŽā§āĻŦā§āĻ
a curved symmetrical structure that supports the weight above it, used in bridges or buildings
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The architect designed a breathtaking building with soaring arches that created an open and airy interior space.
āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻĒāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨, āĻāĻŽā§āĻŦā§āĻ
anything with a curved top and parallel sides
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She framed her artwork with an ornate wooden arch that added elegance to the painting.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻ˛āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻ ā§āĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻāĻŋ āĻĢā§āĻ°ā§āĻŽ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨, āĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻĒ
the curved part on the bottom of someone's foot
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She bought specialized insoles for her shoes to provide extra support for her flat arches.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇ insoles āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
04
a passageway beneath a curved masonry structure
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The cathedral 's main arch led to the nave.
to arch
01
āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻž
to form or create an arch or curve, often referring to a graceful or curved shape
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He arched his back and stretched to relieve the tension in his muscles.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻļā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
01
displaying a teasing or condescending attitude
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Her tone was arch, as if she knew more than everyone else.
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āĻĻā§āĻˇā§āĻā§, āĻāĻā§āĻāĻ˛
mischievous and playful either on purpose or pretending to be so
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
With an arch tone, she joked about his forgetfulness.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻˇā§āĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§, āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŽāĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ˛āĨ¤
arch-
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āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ-, āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ°-
used to intensify or elevate the meaning of the word, making it more prominent or significant
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The archbishop holds a higher position in the church hierarchy.
āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻĒ āĻāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻ¤āĻ° āĻĒāĻĻ āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
