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Meaning of 'squinch' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Squinch [ n.]
- A small arch thrown across the corner of a square room to support a superimposed mass, as where an octagonal spire or drum rests upon a square tower; -- called also sconce, and sconcheon.

Meaning of 'squinch' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . squinch [ v]
Meaning (1):
- draw back, as with fear or pain
Example in sentence:
  • she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
Meaning (2):
- cross one's eyes as if in strabismus
Example in sentence:
  • The children squinted so as to scare each other

Nearby Words:

squab squab-chick squabash squabbish squabble squabbled squabbler squabbling squabby squacco

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