Defenition of the word squinch
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Defenition of the word squinch
- draw back, as with fear
- a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire)
- crouch down
- partly close one's eyes; "The children squinted to frighten each other"
- partly close one''s eyes; "The children squinted to frighten each other"
- draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
- cross one's eyes as if in strabismus
- draw back, as with fear or pain
Synonyms for the word squinch
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- cringe
- cross one's eyes
- draw together
- flinch
- funk
- quail
- recoil
- shrink
- squint
- wince
Hyponyms for the word squinch
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- retract
- shrink back
- trumpet arch
Hypernyms for the word squinch
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- arch
- bend
- bow
- crouch
- grimace
- make a face
- move
- pull a face
- stoop
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