SQUINCH
Scrabble letter values: S1Q10U1I1N1C3H4 = 21
Definition
- noun a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire).
- verb crouch down.
- verb draw back, as with fear or pain. — synonyms: flinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
- verb cross one's eyes as if in strabismus. — synonyms: squint
Examples
- “she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf”
- “The children squinted so as to scare each other”