arch
verb
- to form into an arch or vault; to curve
adjective
- amused because you think you understand something better than other people
noun
- structure that spans a space and supports a load
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɑɹt͡ʃ/ / /ɑːt͡ʃ/ / /ɑɹk/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-)der. Latin archi-bor. Old English arċe- Middle English arch- English arch- English arch From the prefix arch-. "Principal" is the original sense; "mischievous" is via onetime frequent collocation with rogue, knave, etc.
- Knowing, clever, mischievous.
“I attempted to hide my emotions, but an arch remark escaped my lips.”
“[He] spoke his request with so arch a leer.”
- Cute, sly, prematurely wise.
- Principal; primary.
“They were arch enemies.”
“the most arch act of piteous massacre”
name
Etymology: Clipping of Archibald or Archie.
- A diminutive of the male given names Archibald or Archie.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-) Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *tétḱō Proto-Hellenic *téktōn Ancient Greek τέκτων (téktōn) Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn)bor. Latin architectus Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin architectūralbor. French architecturebor. English architectureclip. English arch Clipping of architecture.
- An architecture; a computer architecture or instruction set architecture.
“In the Linux kernel, arch-specific code lives in the arch directory of the source tree.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷos Proto-Italic *arkuos Latin arcus Old French arc Old French archebor. Middle English arch English arch From Middle English arch, arche, from Old French arche (“an arch”), a feminine form of arc, from Latin arcus (“a bow, arc, arch”). Doublet of arc and arco. Displaced native Old English bīeġels and Old English hwealf.
- To form into an arch shape.
“The cat arched its back.”
“GBR will either be letting operating contracts or running rail companies directly, depending on which party wins the next General Election. Whichever it is, you can be forgiven for arching an eyebrow at an infrastructure company being placed in overall control.”
- To cover with an arch or arches.