Definition of arch

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Arch (n.) Usually a curved member made up of separate wedge-shaped solids, with the joints between them disposed in the direction of the radii of the curve; used to support the wall or other weight above an opening. In this sense arches are segmental, round (i. e., semicircular), or pointed..

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Stiffen :: Stiffen (v. t.) To make stiff; to make less pliant or flexible; as, to stiffen cloth with starch..
Nestorian :: Nestorian (n.) An adherent of Nestorius, patriarch of Constantinople to the fifth century, who has condemned as a heretic for maintaining that the divine and the human natures were not merged into one nature in Christ (who was God in man), and, hence, that it was improper to call Mary the mother of Christ; also, one of the sect established by the followers of Nestorius in Persia, india, and other Oriental countries, and still in existence. opposed to Eutychian..
Saddlebow :: Saddlebow (n.) The bow or arch in the front part of a saddle, or the pieces which form the front..
State :: State (n.) A form of government which is not monarchial, as a republic..
Search :: Search (v. t.) To look over or through, for the purpose of finding something; to examine; to explore; as, to search the city..
Research :: Research (v. t.) To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.
-arch :: -arch (a.) A suffix meaning a ruler, as in monarch (a sole ruler)..
Archaeologian :: Archaeologian (n.) An archaeologist.
Elude :: Elude (v. t.) To avoid slyly, by artifice, stratagem, or dexterity; to escape from in a covert manner; to mock by an unexpected escape; to baffle; as, to elude an officer; to elude detection, inquiry, search, comprehension; to elude the force of an argument or a blow..
Eureka :: Eureka () The exclamation attributed to Archimedes, who is said to have cried out Eureka! eureka! (I have found it! I have found it!), upon suddenly discovering a method of finding out how much the gold of King Hiero's crown had been alloyed. Hence, an expression of triumph concerning a discovery..
Heptarchic :: Heptarchic (a.) Of or pertaining to a heptarchy; constituting or consisting of a heptarchy.
Battledoor :: Battledoor (n.) An instrument, with a handle and a flat part covered with parchment or crossed with catgut, used to strike a shuttlecock in play; also, the play of battledoor and shuttlecock..
Durio :: Durio (n.) A fruit tree (D. zibethinus, the only species known) of the Indian Archipelago. It bears the durian..
Scorch :: Scorch (v. i.) To be burnt on the surface; to be parched; to be dried up.
Vanguard :: Vanguard (n.) The troops who march in front of an army; the advance guard; the van.
Squirarchy :: Squirarch (n.) One who belongs to the squirarchy.
Monarchized :: Monarchized (imp. & p. p.) of Monarchiz.
Architectonics :: Architectonics (n.) The science of architecture.
Protonotary :: Protonotary (n.) The chief secretary of the patriarch of Constantinople.
Impanel :: Impanel (v. t.) To enter in a list, or on a piece of parchment, called a panel; to form or enroll, as a list of jurors in a court of justice..
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