squinch in English dictionary

  • squinch

    Meanings and definitions of "squinch"

    • (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.
    • to scrunch up (one's face)
    • 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.
    • verb
      to scrunch up (one's face)
    • structure between walls to transition to circular
    • noun
      a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire)
    • verb
      cross one's eyes as if in strabismus; "The children squinted so as to scare each other"
    • verb
      crouch down
    • verb
      draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

    Synonyms of "squinch" in English dictionary

    crouch, pull a face, arch are the top synonyms of "squinch" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of squinch

    • squinch ( third-person singular simple present squinches, present participle squinching, simple past and past participle squinched)
    • squinch ( plural  squinches)
    • squinch (plural squinches)
    • squinch (third-person singular simple present squinches, present participle squinching, simple past and past participle squinched)

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