smile, smiling, grin, grinning
(noun) a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
smile
(verb) change one’s facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
smile
(verb) express with a smile; “She smiled her thanks”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
smile (plural smiles)
A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement or anxiety.
Synonym: Thesaurus:smile
(figurative) Favour; propitious regard.
(slang, dated) A drink bought by one person for another.
Synonym: treat
smile (third-person singular simple present smiles, present participle smiling, simple past and past participle smiled)
(ambitransitive) To have (a smile) on one's face.
(transitive) To express by smiling.
(intransitive) To express amusement, pleasure, or love and kindness.
(intransitive) To look cheerful and joyous; to have an appearance suited to excite joy.
(intransitive) To be propitious or favourable; to countenance.
• Imels, Liems, Miles, limes, miles, milse, misle, slime
Source: Wiktionary
Smile, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Smiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Smiling.] Etym: [OE. smilen; akin to Dan. smile, Sw. smila, MHG. smielen, smieren, L. mirari to wonder at, Skr. smi to smile; and probably to E. smicker. sq. root173. Cf. Admire, Marvel, Smirk.]
1. To express amusement, pleasure, moderate joy, or love and kindness, by the features of the face; to laugh silently. He doth nothing but frown . . . He hears merry tales and smiles not. Shak. She led to see the doughty hero slain. Pope. When last I saw thy young blue eyes, they smiled. Byron.
2. To express slight contempt by a look implying sarcasm or pity; to sneer. 'T was what I said to Craggs and Child, Who praised my modesty, and smiled. Pope.
3. To look gay and joyous; to have an appearance suited to excite joy; as, smiling spring; smilimg plenty. The desert smiled, And paradise was opened in the wild. Pope.
4. To be propitious or favorable; to favor; to countenance; -- often with on; as, to smile on one's labors.
Smile, v. t.
1. To express by a smile; as, to smile consent; to smile a welcome to visitors.
2. To affect in a certain way with a smile. [R.] And sharply smile prevailing folly dead. Young.
Smile, n. Etym: [CF. Dan. smiil, Sw. smil. See Smile, v. i.]
1. The act of smiling; a peculiar change or brightening of the face, which expresses pleasure, moderate joy, mirth, approbation, or kindness; -- opposed to frown. Sweet intercourse Of looks and smiles: for smiles from reason flow. Milton.
2. A somewhat similar expression of countenance, indicative of satisfaction combined with malevolent feelings, as contempt, scorn, etc; as, a scornful smile.
3. Favor; countenance; propitiousness; as, the smiles of Providence. "The smile of heaven." Shak.
4. Gay or joyous appearance; as, the smiles of spring. The brightness of their [the flowers'] smile was gone. Bryant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 December 2024
(noun) personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
