SQUINCH as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire)
   Hypernyms(s) squinch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • arch (what does arch mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • trumpet arch (what does trumpet arch mean?)

SQUINCH as VERB

1. Meaning
   • partly close one’’s eyes
   Synonym(s)
   • cross one’s eyes (what does cross one’s eyes mean?)
   • squint (what does squint mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The children squinted to frighten each other
   Hypernyms(s) squinch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • grimace (what does grimace mean?)
   • make a face (what does make a face mean?)
   • pull a face (what does pull a face mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • squinter (what does squinter mean?)
   • squint-eye (what does squint-eye mean?)
2. Meaning
   • draw back, as with fear or pain
   Synonym(s)
   • cringe (what does cringe mean?)
   • flinch (what does flinch mean?)
   • funk (what does funk mean?)
   • quail (what does quail mean?)
   • recoil (what does recoil mean?)
   • shrink (what does shrink mean?)
   • wince (what does wince mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
   Hypernyms(s) squinch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • move (what does move mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • shrink back (what does shrink back mean?)
   • retract (what does retract mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • wince (what does wince mean?)
   • wince (what does wince mean?)
   • flinch (what does flinch mean?)
   • wince (what does wince mean?)
   • flinch (what does flinch mean?)
3. Meaning
   • crouch down
   Hypernyms(s) squinch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • crouch (what does crouch mean?)
   • stoop (what does stoop mean?)
   • bend (what does bend mean?)
   • bow (what does bow mean?)