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arches

UK/ˈɑːt͡ʃɪz/US/ˈɑɹt͡ʃɪz/

arches is the plural of arch.

arches is the third-person singular simple present indicative of arch.

Meaning of arch

Noun

arch (plural arches)

  1. An inverted U shape.
  2. An arch-shaped arrangement of trapezoidal stones, designed to redistribute downward force outward.
  3. An architectural element having the shape of an arch
  4. Any place covered by an arch; an archway.
    • to pass into the arch of a bridge
  5. (archaic) An arc; a part of a curve.
  6. A natural arch-shaped opening in a rock mass.

See all 16 meanings of arch

Proper noun capitalized: Arches

Arches

  1. Arches National Park, a national park in Utah.

Phrases with arches

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Words that rhyme with arches

Questions about arches

What does arches mean?
Arches means arches National Park, a national park in Utah.
What is arches the plural of?
Arches is the plural of arch.
What part of speech is arches?
Arches is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce arches?
Arches is pronounced /ˈɑɹt͡ʃɪz/ (US).

Words near arches in the dictionary

  1. archership
  2. Archerton
  3. archery
  4. archery ground
  5. archery tag
  6. arches
  7. Arches paper
  8. Arches papers
  9. archespore
  10. archespores
  11. archesporia

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Adapted from Wiktionary: arches (page history and authors); Arches (page history and authors); arch (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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