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squinch
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
squinch1
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n.
a straight or arched structure across an interior angle of a square tower to carry a superstructure such as a dome.
squinch2
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v. [tr.]
tense up the muscles of (one's eyes or face):
Gina squinched her face up.
∎ [intr.]
(of a person's eyes) narrow so as to be almost closed, typically in reaction to strong light:
he flicked on the light, which made my eyes squinch up.
∎ [intr.]
crouch down in order to make oneself seem smaller or to occupy less space:
I squinched down under the sheet.
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