grin

Definition

Examples

He walked out of the interview with a big grin on his face.

Word Family

Synonyms

• smilea facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
• beama signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather

Collocations

• Easy big grin
  describing big grin (above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent)
• Medium grin from ear to ear
  to grin from ear to ear, meaning to to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
• Hard sheepish grin
  describing sheepish grin (like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity)
• Very Hard grin and bear it
  to grin and bear it, meaning to to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl