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  1. squinch:


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Detailed Synonyms for squinch in English

squinch:

squinch [the ~] noun

  1. the squinch
    – a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire) 1
    the squinch
    – a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire) 1

squinch verb

  1. squinch
    – cross one's eyes as if in strabismus 1
    to squint; squinch
    – cross one's eyes as if in strabismus 1
    • squint verb (squints, squinted, squinting)
      • The children squinted so as to scare each other1
    • squinch verb
  2. squinch
    – draw back, as with fear or pain 1
    to shrink; to recoil; to flinch; funk; quail; wince; cringe; squinch
    – draw back, as with fear or pain 1
    • shrink verb (shrinks, shrank, shrinking)
    • recoil verb (recoils, recoiled, recoiling)
    • flinch verb (flinches, flinched, flinching)
      • she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf1
    • funk verb
    • quail verb
    • wince verb
    • cringe verb
    • squinch verb
  3. squinch
    – crouch down 1
    squinch
    – crouch down 1

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Related Definitions for "squinch":

  1. a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire)1
  2. cross one's eyes as if in strabismus1
  3. draw back, as with fear or pain1
  4. crouch down1