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1 Grin -- rank: 1000

Grin definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary GRIN, v.i. 1. To set the teeth together and open ... as to show them, as in laughter or scorn. Fools grin on fools. 2. To fix the teeth, as in anguish. GRIN, n. The act of closing the teeth and showing them, or of withdrawing the lips and showing the teeth. GRIN, n. A snare or trap. [Not in use.] GRIN, v.t. To express by grinning. He grinned horribly ...

2 Sardonic grin -- rank: 773

Sardonic grin definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Sardonic Sar*don"ic, a. [F. sardonique, L. sardonius, Gr. ?, ?, perhaps fr. ? to grin like a dog, or from a certain plant of Sardinia ... against her will. --Sir H. Wotton. The scornful, ferocious, sardonic grin of a bloody ruffian. --Burke. Sardonic grin or laugh, an old medical term for a spasmodic affection ...

3 grin and bear it -- rank: 760

grin and bear it definitions Collin's Cobuild Dictionary see grin Moby Thesaurus accede, accept, acquiesce, assent, be agreeable, bear up ... comply, condone, consent, countenance, face the music, go along with, grin and abide, knock under, knuckle down, knuckle under, let go ...

4 grin at -- rank: 735

grin at definitions Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms Ridicule, deride ...

5 Grinning -- rank: 651

Grinning definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary GRIN'NING, ppr. Closing the teeth and showing them, as in ... the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement [syn: smile, smiling, grin, grinning] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Grin Grin, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Grinned (gr[i^]nd); p ... scorn, or pain. The pangs of death do make him grin. --Shak. Moby Thesaurus banter, bantering, beam, booing, bright smile, broad grin, catcalling, chaffing, derision, derisive, derisory, ear-to-ear grin, ...

6 Smile -- rank: 557

... the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement [syn: smile, smiling, grin, grinning] v 1: change one's facial expression by spreading ... in heaven, be pleased, beam, bob, bow, bright smile, broad grin, caper, caracole, chirp, chirrup, crack a smile, curtsy, dance, delight, die with delight, ear-to-ear grin, embrace, feel happy, frolic, gambol, gleaming smile, glow, glowing smile, go into raptures, greeting, grin, grinning, hail, hand-clasp, handshake, hello, how-do-you-do, hug, idiotic grin, joy, kiss, laugh, lilt, nod, purr, radiate cheer, romp, salutation, salute, sardonic grin, simper, sing, skip, smile brightly, smile of recognition, smiling, ...

7 Smiling -- rank: 557

... the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement [syn: smile, smiling, grin, grinning] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Smile Smile (sm[imac]l ... blissful, blithe, blithesome, bright, bright and sunny, bright smile, broad grin, capering, cheerful, cheery, chirping, dancing, ear-to-ear grin, elated, eupeptic, euphoric, exalted, exhilarated, flushed, flushed with joy, gay, genial, glad, gladsome, gleaming smile, glowing, glowing smile, grin, grinning, happy, high, hopeful, idiotic grin, in good spirits, in high spirits, irrepressible, joyful, joyous, laughing ... cheer, optimistic, pleasant, purring, radiant, riant, rosy, sanguine, sanguineous, sardonic grin, simper, singing, smile, smirk, smirking, sparkling, starry-eyed, stupid ...

8 Fleer -- rank: 557

... gibe; to make a wry face in contempt, or to grin in scorn; as, to fleer and flout. Covered with an ... fleer and scorn at our soleminity. 2. To leer; to grin with an air of civility. A teacherous fleer on the ... mark the fleers, the gibes, and notable scorns. 2. A grin of civility. A treacherous fleer on the face of deceivers ... ME, prob. f. Scand.: cf. Norw. & Sw. dial. flira to grin Webster's 1913 Dictionary Fleer Fle"er, n. One who ... 1. To make a wry face in contempt, or to grin in scorn; to deride; to sneer; to mock; to gibe ... To fleer and scorn at our solemnity. --Shak. 2. To grin with an air of civility; to leer. [Obs.] Grinning ...

9 Simper -- rank: 526

... firmity kettle. Moby Thesaurus affected, beam, bridle, bright smile, broad grin, crack a smile, ear-to-ear grin, gleaming smile, glowing smile, grin, grinning, idiotic grin, mince, mince it, prink, sardonic grin, self-conscious, smile, smile brightly, smiling, smirk, stupid grin, toothful grin, vapid

10 Beam -- rank: 526

... bounces, box girder, brace, breadth, breakwater, breastsummer, bright smile, broad grin, broadcast, broadness, broadside, bulwark, burn, buttress, buttress pier, buttressing, can ... display, distance across, double-dot display, driftwood, ear-to-ear grin, echo, echo signal, embankment, equalizing pulse, expanse, extent, fan marker ... gleam, gleaming smile, glint, glow, glowing smile, go into raptures, grin, grinning, groin, hammer beam, hand, handedness, handspike, hanging buttress, hardwood, haunch, hip, hip rafter, idiotic grin, incandesce, infrared ray, invisible radiation, iron crow, jam, jetty, jimmy ... ribbon of light, ridge strut, ridgepole, ripping bar, romp, sardonic grin, scanning beam, seat, seawall, send, send out rays, shaft, shake ... stream, stream of light, streamer, stringpiece, strut, stud, studding, stupid grin, summer, summertree, synchronizing signal, take great satisfaction, target image, ...

11 Smirk -- rank: 526

... or look pleasantly. Moby Thesaurus beam, bridle, bright smile, broad grin, crack a smile, ear-to-ear grin, fleer, gleaming smile, glowing smile, grimace, grin, grinning, idiotic grin, leer, mince, mince it, prink, sardonic grin, scornful laugh, simper, smile, smile brightly, smiling, sneer, snicker, snigger, snort, stupid grin, toothful grin

12 Groan -- rank: 493

... n. groaningly adv. Etymology: OE granian f. Gmc, rel. to GRIN Webster's 1913 Dictionary Groan Groan, v. t. To affect ... granien, AS. gr?nian, fr. the root of grennian to grin. [root]35. See 2d Grin, and cf. Grunt.] 1. To give forth a low, moaning ... is cognate with the Scottish dialect word girn, and with grin in its original obsolete sense, as used in the Anglican Prayer-book version of Ps 59:6,14, "grin like a dog and go about the city"; here "grin" is a translation of hamah, and means the sound ...

13 Sneer -- rank: 455

... Sneer, n. 1. The act of sneering. 2. A smile, grin, or contortion of the face, indicative of contempt; an indirect ... n. Sneering.] [OE. sneren, Dan. sn?rre to snarl or grin (like a dog); cf. Prov. E. sneer to grin, sner to snort, snert to sneer at. See Snore, v ... feel contempt for, feel superior to, fleer, flout, gibe, gird, grin, hold beneath one, hold cheap, hold in contempt, humiliation, insult ... rally, rank low, rank out, rebuff, repulse, revile, ridicule, sardonic grin, scoff, scorn, scornful laugh, scout, set at naught, slam, slap ...

14 Chagrin -- rank: 407

... er), of uncert. orig. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Chagrin Cha*grin", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chagrined; p. pr. & vb. n ... not a little chagrined. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Chagrin Cha*grin", n. [F., fr. chagrin shagreen, a particular kind of rough ... of the two.'' --Crabb. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Chagrin Cha*grin", v. i. To be vexed or annoyed. --Fielding. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Chagrin Cha*grin", a. Chagrined. --Dryden. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary Chagrin is a ...

15 Grinner -- rank: 407

Grinner definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary GRIN'NER, n. [See Grin.] One that grins. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a person who grins Merriam Webster's noun see grin Webster's 1913 Dictionary Grinner Grin"ner, n. One who grins. --Addison.