Dictionary Entry
grin
grin is a 4-letter English word with 7 senses as noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A snare; a gin. Face value is 5 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
4 letters · Scrabble 5 · Words With Friends 7 · 7 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
A snare; a gin.
- 2intransitive verb
To show the teeth, as a dog; to snarl.
- 3intransitive verb
To set the teeth together and open the lips, or to open the mouth and withdraw the lips from the teeth, so as to show them, as in laughter, scorn, or pain.
- 4transitive verb
To express by grinning.
- 5noun
The act of closing the teeth and showing them, or of withdrawing the lips and showing the teeth; a hard, forced, or sneering smile.
- 6noun
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
- 7verb
to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
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