wince
21wince — verb ADVERB ▪ a little, slightly, etc. ▪ inwardly ▪ He winced inwardly at her harsh tone. ▪ visibly VERB + WINCE …
22wince — 1. n. & v. n. a start or involuntary shrinking movement showing pain or distress. v.intr. give a wince. Derivatives: wincer n. wincingly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF guenchir turn aside: cf. WINCH, WINK 2. n. a roller for moving textile fabric… …
23Wince pit — Wince Wince, n. [See {Winch}.] (Dyeing & Calico Printing) A reel used in dyeing, steeping, or washing cloth; a winch. It is placed over the division wall between two wince pits so as to allow the cloth to descend into either compartment. at will …
24Wince pot — Wince Wince, n. [See {Winch}.] (Dyeing & Calico Printing) A reel used in dyeing, steeping, or washing cloth; a winch. It is placed over the division wall between two wince pits so as to allow the cloth to descend into either compartment. at will …
25wince pits — wince pits, the vats over which a wince is placed …
26wince — 1. noun /wɪns/ A sudden movement or gesture of shrinking away. 2. verb /wɪns/ To flinch as if in pain or distress …
27wince — Synonyms and related words: ache, agonize, ail, anguish, avoid, avoidance, blanch, blench, blink, boggle, cower, cringe, demur, dodge, draw back, draw in, duck, evade, evasion, fade, fall back, fallback, falter, feel pain, feel the pangs, fight… …
28WinCE — ● ►en np. m. ►TM►MS Windows CE. Le prononcer à l anglaise est amusant …
29wince — f ( an/ an) winch, pulley …
30wince — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. flinch, recoil; shy, quail, shrink. See fear, pain. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. draw back, cower, cringe, flinch, quail, shrink back, make a wry face, grimace, blench, shy, start, back off*, chicken… …
