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smile

 
 
pronunciation:
smaIl
parts of speech:
verb, noun
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part of speech: verb
inflections: smiles, smiling, smiled
definition: When you smile, the corners of your mouth turn up. People often smile when they are happy or when something seems funny.
In the photograph, everyone is smiling except Michael.Noah's grandma looked sad sitting alone, but when Noah came up to her, she smiled very happily.
 
similar words:
beam, grin
 
part of speech: noun
definition: When you have a smile on your face, the corners of your mouth turn up.
Jasmine's smile showed a big space where she had lost her two front teeth.The smile painted on the clown's face made it look like he was always laughing.
 
derivations: smiling (adj.), smilingly (adv.)
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