| smile | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. grin, grinning, smile, smiling | a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement. |
| ~ facial expression, facial gesture | a gesture executed with the facial muscles. |
| ~ simper | a silly self-conscious smile. |
| ~ smirk | a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure. |
| v. (body) | 2. smile | change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure. |
| ~ dimple | produce dimples while smiling.; "The child dimpled up to the adults" |
| ~ grin | to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl. |
| ~ beam | smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression. |
| ~ simper, smirk | smile affectedly or derisively. |
| ~ sneer | smile contemptuously.; "she sneered at her little sister's efforts to play the song on the piano" |
| ~ grimace, make a face, pull a face | contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state.; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do" |
| v. (communication) | 3. smile | express with a smile.; "She smiled her thanks" |
| ~ evince, express, show | give expression to.; "She showed her disappointment" |
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