squinch
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(verb) crouch down |
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Synonyms: draw together |
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Related Words: bend, bow, crouch, stoop |
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(noun) a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire) |
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Related Words: arch, trumpet arch |
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(verb) partly close one's eyes; "The children squinted to frighten each other" |
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Synonyms: cross one's eyes, squint |
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Related Words: grimace |
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(verb) draw back, as with fear |
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Synonyms: cringe, flinch, funk, quail, recoil, shrink, wince |
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Related Words: move, retract, shrink back |
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