"arch" meaning in All languages combined

See arch on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ɑrt͡ʃ/ [US], /ɑːt͡ʃ/ [UK] Audio: en-us-arch.ogg [US] Forms: arch [singular], arches [plural]
enPR: ärch [US] Head templates: {{noun|arch|arches}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A semi-circle shape, like an inverted "U".
    Sense id: simple-arch-en-noun-z1Yyg23D
  2. Any object having the shape of an arch, from stone bridges and doorways to bows.
    Sense id: simple-arch-en-noun-4yswIMxr
  3. A part of the foot, on the bottom, which is shaped like an arch.
    Sense id: simple-arch-en-noun-2iSUnclM

Prefix [English]

IPA: /ɑrt͡ʃ/ [US], /ɑːt͡ʃ/ [UK] Audio: en-us-arch.ogg [US] Forms: arch-
enPR: ärch [US] Head templates: {{prefix|arch-}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Arch added to the start of a word signifies it is important or the most important
    Sense id: simple-arch-en-prefix-IgtnmKNd

Verb [English]

IPA: /ɑrt͡ʃ/ [US], /ɑːt͡ʃ/ [UK] Audio: en-us-arch.ogg [US] Forms: arch [canonical], arches [third-person, singular], arched [past], arched [past, participle], arching [present, participle]
enPR: ärch [US] Head templates: {{verb|arch|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To make into the shape of an arch.
    Sense id: simple-arch-en-verb-JnSzgabB
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    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Robert drew an arch on the paper."
        }
      ],
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        "A semi-circle shape, like an inverted \"U\"."
      ],
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    },
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        {
          "text": "They went through the arch into the church."
        }
      ],
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She stepped on a nail and hurt the arch of her foot."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A part of the foot, on the bottom, which is shaped like an arch."
      ],
      "id": "simple-arch-en-noun-2iSUnclM"
    }
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        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ɑrt͡ʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑːt͡ʃ/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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    }
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}

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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "arched",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "tags": [
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        {
          "text": "The cat arched its back."
        }
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      "tags": [
        "US"
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        {
          "text": "An archbishop is a senior bishop."
        },
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          "text": "comic-book villains may be an arch-enemy."
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      "tags": [
        "US"
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      "tags": [
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        {
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      ]
    },
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        {
          "text": "They went through the arch into the church."
        }
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        }
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    }
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "US"
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        {
          "text": "An archbishop is a senior bishop."
        },
        {
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