NOUN | communication | grimace, face | a contorted facial expression |
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VERB | body | grimace, make a face, pull a face | contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state |
Sounds | grih'mahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | A contorted facial expression. | |
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Example | "she made a grimace at the prospect" | |
Synonym | face | |
Narrower | pout, moue, wry face | A disdainful grimace |
Broader | facial expression, facial gesture | A gesture executed with the facial muscles |
Spanish | cara, mueca, rictus, visaje | |
Catalan | carassa, carota, ganyota, rictus | |
Verbs | grimace | contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state |
Meaning | contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Example | "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do" | |
Synonyms | make a face, pull a face | |
Narrower | frown, glower, lour, lower | look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval |
pout, mop, mow | make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip | |
screw up | Twist into a strained configuration | |
smile | change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure | |
squint, squinch | cross one's eyes as if in strabismus | |
wince | make a face indicating disgust or dislike | |
Broader | communicate, intercommunicate | transmit thoughts or feelings |
Nouns | grimace | a contorted facial expression |
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