squinch

English

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɪntʃ

Noun

squinch (plural squinches)

  1. (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.

Translations

Verb

squinch (third-person singular simple present squinches, present participle squinching, simple past and past participle squinched)

  1. To scrunch up (one's face, etc.).
    • 2008 March 15, Gail Collins, “George Speaks, Badly”, in New York Times‎:
      The president squinched his face and bit his lip and seemed too antsy to stand still.
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