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grin

/ɡɹɪn/

Meanings
noun
A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth.

Examples :

"A wide grin spread across her face as she saw her child's artwork. "
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Related Words

Illustration artwork

artwork noun

/ˈɑːtˌwɜːk/ /ˈɑɹtˌwɝk/

A painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art

"The student's artwork was displayed in the school's art gallery. "

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Illustration grinning

grinning verb

/ˈɡɹɪnɪŋ/

To smile, parting the lips so as to show the teeth.

"Why do you grin?  Did I say something funny?"

Illustration embarrassment

embarrassment noun

/ɪmˈbæɹəsmənt/

A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.

"She felt a wave of embarrassment when she realized she had called her teacher "Mom" in front of the whole class. "

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particular noun

/pəˈtɪkjələ/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚ/

A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point.

"The teacher pointed out a particular detail in the math problem that several students missed. "

Illustration snarling

snarling verb

/ˈsnɑːrlɪŋ/ /ˈsnɑːlɪŋ/

To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots.

"to snarl a skein of thread"

Illustration parting

parting verb

/ˈpɑːtɪŋ/ /ˈpɑɹtɪŋ/

To leave the company of.

"Simple & Clear: * After a lovely evening, we were parting ways and saying goodnight. "

Illustration expression

expression noun

/ɪkˈspɹɛʃ.ən/

The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.

"My sister's joyful expression showed how happy she was about the good news. "

Illustration destroying

destroying verb

/dɪˈstɹɔɪ(j)ɪŋ/

To damage beyond use or repair.

"Hooligans destroy unprovoked."

Illustration pleasure

pleasure noun

/ˈplɛʒə/ /ˈplɛʒɚ/

A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.

"He remembered with pleasure his home and family."

Illustration producing

producing verb

/pɹəˈdjuːsɪŋ/ /pɹəˈdusɪŋ/

To yield, make or manufacture; to generate.

"The factory is producing thousands of cars every month. "

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menacingly adverb

/ˈmenəsɪŋli/ /ˈmenɪsɪŋli/

In a menacing manner.

"The large dog growled menacingly at the mail carrier as he approached the house. "