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Word entry · 3 letters

arc

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"Bow shape"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /ɑːk/Part of speech verb, nounSorted acrStarts with AEnds with C16 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. form an arch or curve

Word origin

Inherited from Middle English ark, from Old French arc, from Latin arcus (“a bow, arc, arch”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷos (“bow, arrow”). Doublet of arch, arco, and arrow.

Used in a sentence

  • The arc of a circle may be very little, but, given that, it is possible to construct the entire figure.
  • Swing it from side to side in a high arc overhead.
  • an arc of pupils around their teacher.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer16 curated clues

01Bow shape3 letters
02Bow-shaped curve3 letters
03Bridge shape, sometimes3 letters
04Curve in a graph3 letters
05Curve in a rainbow3 letters
06Curved path3 letters
07Curved segment3 letters
08Curving line3 letters
09Curving segment3 letters
10Rainbow curve3 letters
11Rainbow shape3 letters
12Segment of a curve3 letters
13Shape of a rainbow3 letters
14Story curve3 letters
15Part of a circle3 letters
16Curved line3 letters

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