arch vs last

arch

adj
  • principal; primary 

  • knowing, clever, mischievous 

noun
  • An architectural element having the shape of an arch 

  • An inverted U shape. 

  • Any place covered by an arch; an archway. 

  • Curved part of the bottom of a foot. 

  • A natural arch-shaped opening in a rock mass. 

  • An arch-shaped arrangement of trapezoidal stones, designed to redistribute downward force outward. 

verb
  • To form into an arch shape. 

  • To cover with an arch or arches. 

last

adj
  • Supreme; highest in degree; utmost. 

  • Being the only one remaining of its class. 

  • Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely, or least preferable. 

  • Lowest in rank or degree. 

  • Most recent, latest, last so far. 

  • Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind. 

adv
  • Most recently. 

  • after everything else; finally 

noun
  • A tool for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes. 

  • A load of some commodity with reference to its weight and commercial value. 

verb
  • To hold out, continue undefeated or entire. 

  • To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last. 

  • To endure, continue over time. 

det
  • The (one) immediately before the present. 

  • Closest in the past, or closest but one if the closest was very recent; of days, sometimes thought to specifically refer to the instance closest to seven days (one week) ago, or the most recent instance before seven days (one week) ago. 

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