Arch

  • 71arch- — 1. arch(i) ♦ Élément, du gr. arkhi , qui exprime la prééminence, le premier rang (surtout dans les titres). ⇒ARCH(É) , ARCHI , (ARCH , ARCHÉ ), élément préf. Premier élément de compos. signifiant « premier, primitif ». A. Qui est premier, qui est …

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  • 72arch — Synonyms and related words: Machiavellian, Machiavellic, acute, apse, arc, arcade, arcature, arch over, arched roof, archway, artful, astute, banner, bantam, barrow, basket handle arch, bend, bend back, bestraddle, bestride, bold, boundary stone …

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  • 73arch- — [[t]ɑ͟ː(r)tʃ [/t]] COMB in N COUNT Arch combines with nouns referring to people to form new nouns that refer to people who are extreme examples of something. For example, your arch rival is the rival you most want to beat. Neither he nor his arch …

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  • 74arch — arch1 noun 1》 a curved symmetrical structure spanning an opening and supporting the weight of a bridge, roof, or wall.     ↘an arch shaped curve. 2》 the inner side of the foot. verb form or cause to form an arch. Derivatives arched adjective… …

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  • 75arch — I. n. 1. Curved structure. 2. Curve, bend, curving, bending. II. v. a. 1. Vault, cover with an arch, arch over. 2. Bend (into the form of an arch), curve. III. a. 1 …

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  • 76arch — I 1. noun 1) a stone arch Syn: archway, vault, span, dome 2) the arch of his spine Syn: curve, bow, bend, arc, curvature, convexity; hunch, crook …

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  • 77arch- — a prefix meaning first , chief , as in archbishop, arch priest. {Middle English arch , Old English arce , erce , from Latin arch , arche , archi , from Greek, combining forms of archos chief} …

  • 78arch —   Pi o, pāpi o, hoaka; pao, lapu una.    ♦ Arch of a foot, poho wāwae.    ♦ Arch over a door, hoaka, hoakake a.    ♦ Arch of rainbow, pi o ke ānuenue …

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  • 79arch — See fender arch flared wheel arch wheel arch …

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  • 80Arch — This unusual name derives from a short form of a Norman personal name recorded in the form Archambault , which is composed of the originally Germanic elements ercan , meaning, precious , plus bald , meaning bold or daring . The most commonly… …

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