arch
UKɑːtʃ
USɑ:tʃ
معنی فارسی
کمان طاق
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Old French arche, from Latin arcus ‘bow’.
مثال
- The bridge was made of a series of stone arches.
- She looked at him with an arch smile.
- She arched her eyebrows in surprise.
ترکیبهای رایج
Stone arch Arch bridge Arch enemy Arch rival Arch bishop
تعریف انگلیسی
adjective
- a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
- a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet)
- a passageway under a curved masonry construction “they built a triumphal arch to memorialize their victory”
- (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it
- form an arch or curve “her back arches” “her hips curve nicely” “Something ----s” “Somebody ----s somethingIII”
- (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
- expert in skulduggery “an arch criminal”
- naughtily or annoyingly playful “teasing and worrying with impish laughter” “a wicked prank”
مترادفها
I. noun
1. Curved structure.
2. Curve, bend, curving, bending.
II. verb active
1. Vault, cover with an arch, arch over.
2. Bend (into the form of an arch), curve.
III. adjective
1. Chief, principal, consummate, first rate, of the first class.
2. Roguish, waggish, mirthful, frolicsome, sportive, merry, playful, sly, shrewd, cunning, knowing.