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Definition: Arch Over |
Arch OverVerb1. Form an arch over: "Big rocks overarch the stream". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: Arch OverSynonym: overarch (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Curvature | Render curved; Adjective: flex, bend, curve, incurvate; inflect; deflect, scatter; refract (light); crook; turn, round, arch, arcuate, arch over, concamerate; bow, curl, recurve, frizzle. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Arch Over |
| English words defined with "arch over": Camerate, Concamerate ♦ Discharging arch ♦ proscenium arch ♦ To spring an arch. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | If sex were fast food, there'd be an arch over your bed! (Filthy Rich; writing credit: Barry E. Blitzer; Linda Bloodworth-Thomason) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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![]() | Arch over Bushwick Ave., Brooklyn, celebrating Dr. Frederick Cook's return from the North Pole] / p. Credit: Library of Congress; photo by Chris J. Probst.. | ![]() | School buildings, National Training School for Women and Girls, with arch over steps leading to the buildings in background, Lincoln Heights, Washington, D.C. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | The arch over his eyes became higher. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Translations for "arch over"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Thai | ทำให้ (บางสิ่ง) เป็นรูปโค้งคลุม. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 8, Verse 27 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Hnika htoimazen ton ouranon sumparhmhn autw kai ote afwrizen ton eautou qronon ep' anemwn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Quando praeparabat caelos aderam quando certa lege et gyro vallabat abyssos |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Whan he greithede heuenes, I was thereat; whan in certein lawe and cumpas he closide the depnesse of watris. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth: |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth: |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | When he made ready the heavens I was there: when he put an arch over the face of the deep: |
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| Language | Proverbs Chapter 8, Verse 27 |
| Cebuano | Sa diha nga gitukod niya ang kalangitan didto na ako: Sa gipahamutang niya ang usa ka lingin ibabaw sa nawong sa kahilad-man, |
| Chinese | 他 立 高 天 、 我 在 那 裡 . 他 在 淵 面 的 周 圍 、 劃 出 " 圈 、 |
| Croatian | kad je stvarao nebesa, bila sam nazoèna, kad je povlaèio krug na licu bezdana. |
| Danish | Da han grundfæsted Himlen, var jeg hos ham, da han satte Hvælv over Verdensdybet. |
| Dutch | Toen Hij de hemelen bereidde, was Ik daar; toen Hij een cirkel over het vlakke des afgronds beschreef; |
| Finnish | Kun hän taivaat valmisti, olin minä siinä, kun hän veti piirin syvyyden pinnalle, |
| French | Lorsqu`il disposa les cieux, j`étais l ; Lorsqu`il traça un cercle la surface de l`abîme, |
| German | Da er die Himmel bereitete, war ich daselbst, da er die Tiefe mit seinem Ziel faßte. |
| Haitian Creole | Mwen te la lè li t'ap mete syèl la nan plas li, lè li t'ap trase liy kote syèl la kontre ak latè a. |
| Hungarian | Mikor készíté az eget, ott valék; mikor felveté a mélységek színén a kerekséget; |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Aku menyaksikan ketika langit dihamparkan, dan cakrawala direntangkan di atas lautan, |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Tatkala dilengkapkan-Nya segala langit aku telah ada, tatkala disipatkan-Nya bulatan di atas muka tubir. |
| Italian | quando egli fissava i cieli, io ero l ; quando tracciava un cerchio sull'abisso; |
| Korean | 하 나 님 이 아 직 땅 도 " 도 세 상 진 의 근 원 도 " 지 아 니 하 셨 을 때 에 라 |
| Maori | I tana whakaturanga i nga rangi, i reira ano ahau: i tana whakaritenga i te awhi mo te mata o te rire; |
| Norwegian | Da han bygget himmelen, var jeg der, da han slo hvelving over avgrunnen. |
| Portuguese | Quando ele preparava os céus, aí estava eu; quando traçava um círculo sobre a face do abismo, |
| Rumanian | Cknd a kntocmit Domnul cerurile, eu eram de fayq; cknd a tras o zare pe faya adkncului, |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: overarch. | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-h-o-r-r-v" | |
-2 letters: archer, carver, charro, chorea, craver, ochrea, orache. | |
-3 letters: carer, carve, caver, chare, charr, chore, corer, cover, crave, crore, haver, havoc, hover, ocher, ochre, ocrea, orach, racer, raver, reach, roach, rover. | |
-4 letters: ache, acre, aero, arch, arco, arvo, aver, care, carr, cave, cero, chao, char, core, cove, each, echo, hare, have, hear, hero, hoar. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-h-o-r-r-v" | |
+1 letter: hardcover, overreach. | |
+2 letters: hardcovers, hovercraft, overarched, overarches, overcharge. | |
+3 letters: hovercrafts, overarching, overcharged, overcharges, overreached, overreacher, overreaches. | |
+4 letters: overachiever, overcharging, overreachers, overreaching. | |
+5 letters: overachievers. | |
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