Grin : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Grin	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for Grin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grin n a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement Synonym(s): smile, smiling, grin, grinning v to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Grin \Grin\ (gr[icr]n), n. [AS. grin.] A snare; a gin. [Obs.] Like a bird that hasteth to his grin. --Remedy of Love.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Grin \Grin\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Grinned} (gr[icr]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Grinning}.] [OE. grinnen, grennen, AS. grennian, Sw. grina; akin to D. grijnen, G. greinen, OHG. grinan, Dan. grine. [root]35. Cf. {Groan}.] 1. To show the teeth, as a dog; to snarl. 2. 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. The pangs of death do make him grin. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Grin \Grin\, v. t. To express by grinning. Grinned horrible a ghastly smile. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Grin \Grin\, n. The act of closing the teeth and showing them, or of withdrawing the lips and showing the teeth; a hard, forced, or sneering smile. --I. Watts. He showed twenty teeth at a grin. --Addison.