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squinch: a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire); crouch down

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cross eye collapse

squint collapse: the act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed; cross one's eyes as if in strabismus; "The children squinted so as to scare each other"; partly close one's eyes, as when hit by direct blinding light; "The driver squinted as the sun hit his windshield"; be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus

squinting collapse

walleye collapse: pike-like freshwater perches; strabismus in which one or both eyes are directed outward

longsighted collapse

goggle collapse: look with amazement; look stupidly

farsighted collapse: able to see distant objects clearly

nearsighted collapse: unable to see distant objects clearly

blench collapse

flinch collapse: draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

deform collapse: alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"; become misshapen; "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake"; make formless; "the heat deformed the plastic sculpture"

wince collapse: a reflex response to sudden pain; the facial expression of sudden pain; make a face indicating disgust or dislike; "She winced when she heard his pompous speech"

blinking collapse: closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly; "he stood blinking in the bright sunlight"

quail collapse: small gallinaceous game birds; flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised

shortsighted collapse

blanch collapse: cook (vegetables) briefly; "Parboil the beans before freezing them"

skew collapse: having an oblique or slanting direction or position; "the picture was skew"; turn or place at an angle; "the lines on the sheet of paper are skewed"

recoil collapse: a movement back from an impact; the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

shrink collapse: decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"; become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"; reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"

wink collapse: closing one eye quickly as a signal; signal by winking; "She winked at him"; force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears"

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