verb
- closes the eyes partly by contracting the muscles around them
noun
- architectural supports that span the corners of a square room to support a circular or octagonal structure above
Usage: architecture
Examples
- She squinches her eyes when looking into bright sunlight.
- He squinches up his face when concentrating hard on a problem.
- The cathedral’s dome is supported by ornate stone squinches.
- Medieval builders used squinches to transition from square towers to round domes.
- The child squinches her nose when she smells something unpleasant.
- Gothic architecture often features elaborate squinches at corner transitions.