squinch
(noun) a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire)
squint, squinch
(verb) cross one’s eyes as if in strabismus; “The children squinted so as to scare each other”
flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
(verb) draw back, as with fear or pain; “she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf”
squinch
(verb) crouch down
Source: WordNet® 3.1
squinch (plural squinches)
(architecture) 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.
squinch (third-person singular simple present squinches, present participle squinching, simple past and past participle squinched)
(transitive) To scrunch up (one's face, etc.).
Source: Wiktionary
Squinch, n. Etym: [Corrupted fr. sconce.] (Arch.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 September 2024
(noun) a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; “he uses other people’s ideas as a springboard for his own”; “reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions”; “the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
