Synonyms for squinch

Noun

1. squinch, arch

usage: a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire)

Verb

1. squinch, crouch, stoop, bend, bow

usage: crouch down

2. flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail, move

usage: draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

3. squint, squinch, cross one's eyes, grimace, make a face, pull a face

usage: partly close one's eyes; "The children squinted to frighten each other"