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arch
adjective
noun
verb
naughtily or annoyingly playful
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adjective
naughtily or annoyingly playful
“teasing and worrying with impish laughter”
adjective
(used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
noun
(architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it
noun
a passageway under a curved masonry construction
“they built a triumphal arch to memorialize their victory”
noun
a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet)
noun
a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
verb
form an arch or curve
“her back arches”
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teasing and worrying with impish laughter
a wicked prank
they built a triumphal arch to memorialize their victory
her back arches
her hips curve nicely
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