arching
Forming a curve
Arching describes something that forms or moves in an arch—a curved shape rising from two points.
An arching bridge spans a river.
An arching eyebrow rises in surprise or skepticism.
The cat's arching back signals alarm.
The word captures both the shape and the motion of creating it: arching her back in a stretch.
Secure storage chamber
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- naveChurch's main interior
- aqueductChannel conveying water distances
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
viaduct · buttress · colonnade · portico · arcade · dome · ceiling · gothic
Curved line segment
- bowRespectful forward inclination
- bendCurve or flex
- sweepBrush clean with broom
- crescentCurved sickle-like arc
curvature · semicircle · camber · parabola · trajectory · rainbow · eyebrow · doorway
vault
Secure storage chamber
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- naveChurch's main interior
- aqueductChannel conveying water distances
bridge · viaduct · buttress · colonnade · portico · arcade · dome · ceiling · gothic · keystone
arc
Curved line segment
crescent · curvature · semicircle · camber · parabola · trajectory · rainbow · eyebrow · doorway · curved
back
Reverse side; support
yoga · extension · posture · torso · feline · recoil · tension · limbering · contortion · bridging
elegant
Gracefully refined, tasteful
lithe · willowy · soaring · majestic · flowing · poised · sinuous · svelte · airy · ethereal
- palmlikefronds, fan-shaped, feathery, palmate, spreading
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- body movementsflexion, bend, twist, standing, extension
- deformingbending, twisting, warping, curving, folding
- pet behaviortail wagging, purring, kneading, growling, hissing
- stretchingreaching, extending, unfurling, lengthening, spreading
archingsagging
Bending downward weakly
drooping · flattening · straightening · slumping · collapsing
- Italian architectBuilder from the peninsula
- French architectBuilder from France
- landscape architectDesigner of outdoor environments
- naval architectOne who designs ships
- software architectPlans application structure
- arching backSpinal curve rearward