wry+face

  • 91grimace — /ˈgrɪməs / (say grimuhs), /grəˈmeɪs / (say gruh mays) noun 1. a wry face; facial contortion; ugly facial expression. –verb (i) (grimaced, grimacing) 2. to make grimaces. {French, from Spanish grimazo panic, fear, from grima fright, from Gothic}… …

  • 92mope — [c]/moʊp / (say mohp) verb (moped, moping) –verb (i) 1. to be sunk in listless apathy or dull dejection. –verb (t) 2. to make listless and dispirited. –noun 3. a person who mopes or is given to moping. 4. (plural) low spirits. {variant of… …

  • 93moue — [mo͞o] n. [Fr: see MOW3] a pouting grimace; wry face …

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  • 94murgeon — ˈmərjən noun ( s) Etymology: origin unknown 1. Scotland a. : a wry face : grimace b. : a body contortion 2 …

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  • 95wryly — wry ► ADJECTIVE (wryer, wryest or wrier, wriest) 1) using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humour. 2) (of a person s face) twisted into an expression of disgust, disappointment, or annoyance. 3) bending or twisted to one side. DERIVATIVES …

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  • 96wryness — wry ► ADJECTIVE (wryer, wryest or wrier, wriest) 1) using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humour. 2) (of a person s face) twisted into an expression of disgust, disappointment, or annoyance. 3) bending or twisted to one side. DERIVATIVES …

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  • 97performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …

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  • 98Mew discography — This article presents the discography of Mew, a Danish band. Contents 1 Her Voice Is Beyond Her Years 1.1 CD Single [EVL002CDM] 2 She Came Home for Christmas …

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  • 99literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 100smile — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, bright, broad, huge, wide ▪ She had a big smile on her face. ▪ faint, slight …

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