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squinch
noun
verb
A small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire)
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skwɪntʃ
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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
Draw back, as with fear or pain
“She flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf”
verb
Crouch down
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The children squinted so as to scare each other
She flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
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