Arch (n.) Any part of a curved line. |
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 |
Arch (n.) A flat arch is a member constructed of stones cut into wedges or other shapes so as to support each other without rising in a curve. |
Arch (n.) Any place covered by an arch |
Arch (n.) Any curvature in the form of an arch |
Arch (v. t.) To cover with an arch or arches. |
Arch (v. t.) To form or bend into the shape of an arch. |
Arch (v. i.) To form into an arch |
Arch- () A prefix signifying chief, as in archbuilder, archfiend. |
Arch (a.) Chief |
Arch (a.) Cunning or sly |
Arch (n.) A chief. |
-arch (a.) A suffix meaning a ruler, as in monarch (a sole ruler). |
Arch brick () A wedge-shaped brick used in the building of an arch. |
Arches () pl. of Arch, n. |
Arch stone () A wedge-shaped stone used in an arch |
Face (n.) The exterior form or appearance of anything |
Face (n.) That part of a body, having several sides, which may be seen from one point, or which is presented toward a certain direction |
Face (n.) The principal dressed surface of a plate, disk, or pulley |
Face (n.) That part of the acting surface of a cog in a cog wheel, which projects beyond the pitch line. |
Face (n.) The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end |
Face (n.) The upper surface, or the character upon the surface, of a type, plate, etc. |
Face (n.) The style or cut of a type or font of type. |
Face (n.) Outside appearance |
Face (n.) That part of the head, esp. of man, in which the eyes, cheeks, nose, and mouth are situated |
Face (n.) Cast of features |
Face (n.) Ten degrees in extent of a sign of the zodiac. |
Face (n.) Maintenance of the countenance free from abashment or confusion |
Face (n.) Presence |
Face (n.) Mode of regard, whether favorable or unfavorable |
Face (n.) The end or wall of the tunnel, drift, or excavation, at which work is progressing or was last done. |
Face (n.) The exact amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, or other mercantile paper, without any addition for interest or reduction for discount. |
Face (v. t.) To meet in front |
Face (v. t.) To Confront impudently |
Face (v. t.) To stand opposite to |
Face (v. t.) To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc. |
Face (v. t.) To line near the edge, esp. with a different material |
Face (v. t.) To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc. |
Face (v. t.) To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth |
Face (v. t.) To cause to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction. |
Face (v. i.) To carry a false appearance |
Face (v. i.) To turn the face |
Face (v. i.) To present a face or front. |
Tallow-face (n.) One who has a sickly, pale complexion. |
White-face (n.) A white mark in the forehead of a horse, descending almost to the nose |
about-face volte-face reversal policy change | a major change in attitude or principle or point of view, an about-face on foreign policy |
face-off | (ice hockey) the method of starting play, a referee drops the puck between two opposing players |
face lift facelift face lifting | a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes, give your home a facelift, more than a facelift, the new model marks a fundamental change of direction |
about-face about turn | act of pivotingdegrees, especially in a military formation |
face lift facelift lift face lifting cosmetic surgery rhytidectomy rhytidoplasty nip and tuck | plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face, an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised, some actresses have more than one face lift |
face saver face saving | an act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige) |
gill arch branchial arch gill bar | one of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians |
abutment arch | an arch supported by an abutment |
arch | (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it |
arch archway | a passageway under a curved masonry construction, they built a triumphal arch to memorialize their victory |
arch support | a support for the arch of the foot |
bell arch | a round arch resting on corbels |
broken arch | an arch with a gap at the apex, the gap is usually filled with some decoration |
camber arch | an arch with a straight horizontal extrados and a slightly arched intrados |
clock face clock dial | the face of a clock showing hours and minutes of the day |
cold cream coldcream face cream vanishing cream | a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin |
corbel arch | (architecture) an arch constructed of masonry courses that are corbelled until they meet |
drop arch | a blunt pointed arch drawn from two centers within the span |
face | a vertical surface of a building or cliff |
face | the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object), he dealt the cards face down |
face | the striking or working surface of an implement |
face card picture card court card | one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face |
face guard | face mask consisting of a strong wire mesh on the front of football helmets |
face mask | mask that provides a protective covering for the face in such sports as baseball or football or hockey |
face powder | cosmetic powder for the face |
face veil | a piece of more-or-less transparent material that covers the face |
false face | a mask worn as part of a masquerade costume |
flat arch straight arch | an arch with mutually supporting voussoirs that has a straight horizontal extrados and intrados |
Gothic arch | a pointed arch, usually has a joint (instead of a keystone) at the apex |
hand towel face towel | a small towel used to dry the hands or face |
lancet arch lancet | an acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance |
Moorish arch horseshoe arch | a round arch that widens before rounding off |
ogee arch keel arch | a pointed arch having an S-shape on both sides |
pack face pack | a cream that cleanses and tones the skin |
pier arch | an arch supported on piers |
pointed arch | an arch with a pointed apex, characteristic of Gothic architecture |
proscenium arch | the arch over the opening in the proscenium wall |
rampant arch | an arch whose support is higher on one side than on the other |
Roman arch semicircular arch | a round arch drawn from a single center |
round arch | an arch formed in a continuous curve, characteristic of Roman architecture |
rowlock arch | an arch that is formed with more than one concentric row of voussoirs |
safety arch | an undecorated arch that is included in order to strengthen or support a construction |
scoinson arch sconcheon arch | an arch that supports part of the wall |
segmental arch | a shallow arch, an arch that is less than a semicircle |
shouldered arch | an arch consisting of a horizontal lintel supported at each end by corbels that project into the aperture |
skeen arch skene arch scheme arch diminished arch | an arch whose height is less than half its width |
skew arch | an arch whose jambs are not at right angles with the face |
steel arch bridge | a steel bridge constructed in the form of an arch |
threeentered arch basket-handle arch | a round arch whose inner curve is drawn with circles having three centers |
toilet soap face soap bath soap | soap used as a toiletry |