haunched
Squatting on hindquarters
Haunched describes something having haunches—the hindquarters or upper thighs of an animal or person.
In architecture, haunched refers to an arch or beam that curves or thickens near its supports: a haunched concrete beam.
The word appears most often in technical contexts describing structural elements that flare outward at their base for added strength.
Curved overhead
- vaultedCurved overhead, or leaped
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
- buttressArchitectural wall reinforcement
- abutmentLoad-bearing end structure
beam · pillar · brace · girder · strut · reinforcement · post · stanchion
Bent knees, lowered body
- squattingLow crouch position
- pouncingLeaping to attack
- stalkingStealthy, persistent pursuit
- restingIn a state of stillness
coiled · tensed · springing · ready · predator · feline · canine · lion
Bony basin at waist
- hipboneLarge pelvic bone
- hindquartersAnimal's rear body section
- femurUpper leg bone
- ischiumLower posterior hip bone
sacroiliac · gluteus · hip joint · posterior · quadriceps · hamstrings · adductors · groin
arched
Curved overhead
- vaultedCurved overhead, or leaped
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
- buttressArchitectural wall reinforcement
abutment · beam · pillar · brace · girder · strut · reinforcement · post · stanchion · underpinning
crouched
Bent knees, lowered body
resting · coiled · tensed · springing · ready · predator · feline · canine · lion · tiger
pelvis
Bony basin at waist
- hipboneLarge pelvic bone
- hindquartersAnimal's rear body section
- femurUpper leg bone
ischium · sacroiliac · gluteus · hip joint · posterior · quadriceps · hamstrings · adductors · groin · ligaments
haunchedupright
Vertical or morally sound
erect · standing · standing tall · ramrod straight · bolt upright
haunchedstretched out
Lengthened or spread out
extended · sprawled · elongated · outstretched · spread-eagled