Squinch

What do we mean by squinch?

A structure, such as a section of vaulting or corbeling, set diagonally across the interior angle between two walls to provide a transition from a square to a polygonal or more nearly circular base on which to construct a dome. noun

To squeeze, twist, or draw together. transitive verb

In architecture, a small arch, or a series of arches, corbeled out, thrown across an angle, as in a square tower to support the side of a superimposed octagon. noun

A dialectal variant of quince. noun

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. noun

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. noun

To scrunch up (one's face) verb

Crouch down verb

Cross one's eyes as if in strabismus verb

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

Draw back, as with fear or pain verb

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.

Words that are spelled similarly to squinch:
squinch, quinch, squitch, squench.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word squinch:
arches, dome, transition, corner, architecture, room, square, built.

Words that rhyme with squinch:
punch, crunch, bunch, hunch, lunch, munch, gunch, brunch, scrunch, clunch, glunch, skinch, trunch, runch, bunche, counterpunch, quinch, fruit punch, credit crunch, rabbit punch, sunday punch, knockout punch, center punch, ko punch, milk punch, fish house punch.

Adjectives that are often used to describe squinch:
arched, old.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective squinch:
arches, arch, owl, owls, system, zone, dome, group, construction, eye, vaulting.

Words that sound like squinch:
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