Associations to the word «Squinch»
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Wiktionary
SQUINCH, noun. (architecture) A structure constructed between two adjacent walls to aid in the transition from a polygonal to a circular structure; as when a dome is constructed on top of a square room.
SQUINCH, verb. To scrunch up (one's face)
Dictionary definition
SQUINCH, noun. A small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire).
SQUINCH, verb. Crouch down.
SQUINCH, verb. Draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf".
SQUINCH, verb. Cross one's eyes as if in strabismus; "The children squinted so as to scare each other".
Wise words
The chief difference between words and deeds is that words
are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds
can be done only for God.