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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