Definition of grin

"grin" in the noun sense

1. smile, smiling, grin, grinning

a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth usually shows pleasure or amusement

"grin" in the verb sense

1. grin

to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl

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Quotations for grin

Take it with a grin of salt. [ Yogi Berra ]

Care to our coffin adds a nail, no doubt,
And every grin, so merry, draws one out. [ Dr. John Wolcott ]

We cannot be kind to each other here for an hour;
We whisper, and hint, and chuckle, and grin at a brother's shame;
However we brave it out, we men are a little breed. [ Alfred Tennyson ]

We bachelors grin, but you marred men laugh till your hearts ache. [ Proverb ]

Optimism begins in a broad grin, and Pessimism ends with blue spectacles. Both are merely poses. [ Oscar Wilde, An Ideal Husband ]

Something of a person's character may be discovered by observing when and how he smiles. Some people never smile; they merely grin. [ Bovee ]

grin in Scrabble®

The word grin is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 5

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters grin:

RING
(21)
GIRN
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GRIN
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The 106 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In grin

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grin in Words With Friends™

The word grin is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 7

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters grin:

RING
(39)
GIRN
(39)
GRIN
(39)
 

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Word Growth involving grin

Shorter words in grin

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Longer words containing grin

agrin chagrin chagrined

agrin chagrin chagrins

angriness

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