Associations to the word «Squinch»

Wiktionary

SQUINCH, noun. (architecture) A structure constructed between two adjacent walls to aid in the transition from a polygonal to a circular structure; as when a dome is constructed on top of a square room.
SQUINCH, verb. To scrunch up (one's face)

Dictionary definition

SQUINCH, noun. A small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire).
SQUINCH, verb. Crouch down.
SQUINCH, verb. Draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf".
SQUINCH, verb. Cross one's eyes as if in strabismus; "The children squinted so as to scare each other".

Wise words

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