arcade
Plural: arcades
Noun
- a covered passageway with shops and stalls on either side
- a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns
- A row of arches.
- A covered passage, usually with shops on both sides.
- An establishment that runs coin-operated games.
Verb
Verb Forms: arcaded, arcades, arcading
- To furnish with a series of arches.
- To cover (something) as with a series of arches.
Examples
- His words would arcade across the Scrabble board, connecting disparate plays.
Origin / Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French arcade, from Italian arcata (“arch of a bridge”), from Latin arcus (“arc”).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 9
arcade: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordarcade: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
arcade: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
arcade: valid Words With Friends Word