arch
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(satellite adjective) (of persons) highest in rank or authority or office; "his arch rival"; "the boss man"; "the chief executive"; "head librarian"; "top administrators" |
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Synonyms: boss, chief, head, top |
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(verb) form an arch |
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Synonyms: arc, curve |
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Related Words: bend, camber, flex |
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(satellite adjective) expert in skulduggery; "an arch criminal" |
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(noun) (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it |
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Related Words: Tudor arch, abutment arch, broken arch, camber arch, construction, corbel arch, diminished arch, flat arch, four-centered arch, pier arch, pointed arch, proscenium arch, rampant arch, round arch, rowlock arch, safety arch, scheme arch, scoinson arch, sconcheon arch, shouldered arch, skeen arch, skene arch, skew arch, squinch, straight arch, structure, trimmer arch, triumphal arch |
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(noun) a passageway under an arch |
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Synonyms: archway |
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Related Words: entrance, entranceway, entree, entry, entryway |
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(satellite adjective) (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension |
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Synonyms: condescending, patronising, patronizing |
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(noun) a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially arches of the feet) |
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Related Words: haemal arch, hemal arch, instep, metatarsal arch, neural arch, pectoral arch, shoulder girdle, skeletal structure |
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(noun) a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening |
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Related Words: curve, curved shape |
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