Definition for Squinch:

• A small arch thrown across the corner of a square room to support a superimposed mass, as where an octagonal spire or drum rests upon a square tower; -- called also sconce, and sconcheon.

Synonyms for Squinch:

• n.

  •artifact (noun)
  • squinch.
  •cringe (noun)
  • cringe.
  •cross one's eyes (noun)
  • cross one's eyes.
  •flinch (noun)
  • flinch.
  •funk (noun)
  • funk.
  •quail (noun)
  • quail.
  •recoil (noun)
  • recoil.
  •shrink (noun)
  • shrink.
  •squinch (noun)
  • wince.
  •wink (noun)
  • flash,
  • glimmer,
  • nictate,
  • twinkle,
  • glitter,
  • gleam,
  • bat,
  • sparkle,
  • blink.

• v.

  •squint (verb)
  • peek,
  • look askance,
  • peep,
  • cock the eye,
  • look cross-eyed,
  • screw up eyes,
  • look.
  •start (verb)
  • bound,
  • leap,
  • startle,
  • jump,
  • twitch,
  • spring,
  • jerk,
  • blanch,
  • buck,
  • shy,
  • dart,
  • bolt,
  • draw back,
  • blench,
  • jump the gun,
  • bounce.

• Other synonyms:

  •flinch
  • start.
  •squint
  • squinches,
  • squinched,
  • squinching.

Antonyms for Squinch:

• n.

  • wink
    dullness.

• v.

  • squint
    open.
  • start
    complete, die, end, finish, face, stop, allow, meet, ignore, permit, conclude.
  • Other antonyms:
    beard, uncurl, straighten, confront, approach, unbend, advance, near, defy, challenge.

Homophones for Squinch:

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Hypernym for Squinch:

• n.

  • artifact
    trumpet arch.

Hyponym for Squinch:

• n.

  • artifact
    arch.

• v.

  • motion
    bow, stoop, bend, crouch.