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grin

/ɡɹɪn/ noun B2
  1. A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth.

Plural grins

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“How cheerfully he seems to grin,
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 11 · B2
“Please would you tell me,” said Alice, a little timidly, for she was not quite sure whether it was good manners for her to speak first, “why your cat grins like that?”
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 41 · B2
“I didn’t know that Cheshire cats always grinned; in fact, I didn’t know that cats _could_ grin.”
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 42 · B2
“All right,” said the Cat; and this time it vanished quite slowly, beginning with the end of the tail, and ending with the grin, which remained some time after the rest of it had gone.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 48 · B2

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