arch

  1. Noun.  An inverted U shape.
  2. Noun.  An arch-shaped arrangement of trapezoidal stones, designed to redistribute downward force outward.
  3. Noun.  (architecture) An architectural element having the shape of an arch.
  4. Noun.  (archaic, geometry) An arc; a part of a curve.
  5. Verb.  To form into an arch shape.
  6. Adjective.  Knowing, clever, mischievous.
  7. Adjective.  Principal; primary.

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