Dictionary Check: squinch
"squinch" is a valid word!
Scrabble
21
points
Words with Friends
23
points
Definition
noun
a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire)
verb
crouch down
verb
draw back, as with fear or pain
Example:
"she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
verb
cross one's eyes as if in strabismus
Example:
"The children squinted so as to scare each other"
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