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Smiler

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smile  (sml)
n.
1. A facial expression characterized by an upward curving of the corners of the mouth and indicating pleasure, amusement, or derision.
2. A pleasant or favorable disposition or aspect.
v. smiled, smil·ing, smiles
v.intr.
1. To have or form a smile.
2.
a. To look with favor or approval: Fortune smiled on our efforts.
b. To express cheerful acceptance or equanimity: We smiled at the bad weather and kept going.
v.tr.
1. To express with a smile: Grandmother smiled her consent.
2. To effect or accomplish with or as if with a smile.

[From Middle English smilen, to smile, probably of Scandinavian origin; see smei- in Indo-European roots.]

smiler n.
smiling·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.smiler - a person who smiles
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
simperer - a smiler whose smile is silly and self-conscious and sometimes coy
smirker - a smiler whose smile is offensively self-satisfied
2.Smilersmiler - the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
human head - the head of a human being
face, human face - the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news"
pudding face, pudding-face - a large fat human face
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom


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This mound of meekness, this lump of love, this bottle-green smiler, this is your driver
Then they smiled and glanced at Miss Monflathers, and then, their eyes meeting, they exchanged looks which plainly said that each considered herself smiler in ordinary to Miss Monflathers, and regarded the other as having no right to smile, and that her so doing was an act of presumption and impertinence.
 
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