Word of the Day:
Grimace
PRONUNCIATION:
[gri-meys]
MEANING:
noun: a facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc.
verb: (used without object): to make grimaces.
ETYMOLOGY: 1650s, from Fr. grimace, from M.Fr. grimache, from O.Fr. grimuce "grotesque face, ugly mug," possibly from Frankish (cf. O.S. grima "face mask," O.E. grima "mask, helmet"), from same Germanic root as grim (adj.). With pejorative suffix -azo (from L. -aceus).
USAGE: She grimaced at the sight of the open wound.
SYNONYMS: face, frown, moue, mouth, mouthing, mug, scowl, smile, smirk, sneer, wry face
ANTONYMS: grin, smile
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Grimace
PRONUNCIATION:
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MEANING:
noun: a facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc.
verb: (used without object): to make grimaces.
ETYMOLOGY: 1650s, from Fr. grimace, from M.Fr. grimache, from O.Fr. grimuce "grotesque face, ugly mug," possibly from Frankish (cf. O.S. grima "face mask," O.E. grima "mask, helmet"), from same Germanic root as grim (adj.). With pejorative suffix -azo (from L. -aceus).
USAGE: She grimaced at the sight of the open wound.
SYNONYMS: face, frown, moue, mouth, mouthing, mug, scowl, smile, smirk, sneer, wry face
ANTONYMS: grin, smile
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