smile
5 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
smiles
plural
smiles
Britannica Dictionary definition of SMILE
[count]
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an expression on your face that makes the corners of your mouth turn up and that shows happiness, amusement, pleasure, affection, etc.
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He greeted me with a big smile.
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I like your smile.
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She gave me a smile. [=she smiled at me]
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a polite smile
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a smile of pleasure/satisfaction
all smiles
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happy and smiling
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She was all smiles as she opened her birthday presents.
wipe that/the smile off someone's face
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smile
/ˈsmajəl/
verb
smiles;
smiled;
smiling
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smile
/ˈsmajəl/
verb
smiles;
smiled;
smiling
Britannica Dictionary definition of SMILE
1
[no object]
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to make a smile
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to make the corners of your mouth turn up in an expression that shows happiness, amusement, pleasure, affection, etc.
— often + at
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The photographer asked us to smile for the camera.
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She smiled when she saw him.
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She hasn't had much to smile about lately. [=she hasn't had much reason to feel happy lately]
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He smiled to himself [=he smiled or felt happy] as he looked at the photos.
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She smiled at me.
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I had to smile at his silly comments.
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[+ object]
a
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to show or express (something, such as approval, encouragement, etc.) by a smile
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Both parents smiled their approval.
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I smiled my encouragement.
b
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to say (something) with a smile
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“Nice job,” she smiled.
smile on/upon
[phrasal verb]
smile on/upon (someone or something)
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to make (someone or something) have good luck or success
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Fortune smiled upon us. [=we were lucky]
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Lady Luck smiled on me and I won the jackpot.
