arch

Definitions

1. A chief.
   obsolete
2. A diminutive of the male given names Archibald or Archie.
3. An architecture; a computer architecture or instruction set architecture.
4. An inverted U shape
5. An inverted U shape.
6. Synonym of god (“person who owns and runs a multi-user dungeon”).
7. An arch-shaped arrangement of trapezoidal stones, designed to redistribute downward force outward
8. An arch-shaped arrangement of trapezoidal stones, designed to redistribute downward force outward.
9. An architectural element having the shape of an arch
10. Any place covered by an arch; an archway
11. Any place covered by an arch; an archway.
12. An arc; a part of a curve
13. An arc; a part of a curve.
    archaic
14. A natural arch-shaped opening in a rock mass.
15. The curved part of the bottom of a foot.

Equivalents

Examples

“to pass⟳ into the arch of a bridge”

“My worthy arch and patron comes to-night.”

“In the Linux kernel, arch-specific code lives in the arch directory of the source tree.”

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