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Grin

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ɡɹɪn

Definitions

  1. A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth.
  2. A snare; a gin.
    obsolete

Equivalents

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Examples

“When the ceremony was finished a wide grin broke across his face⟳, and it was that grin she saw⟳, relieved and happy all at once.”
“When my son appeared at the door the next day with his schoolbag on his back, the Professor broke into a wide grin and opened his arms to embrace him.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

grin and bear it Grinage grinagog Grinăuți Grinăuți-Moldova Grinberg

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