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Smile is an expression of happiness made by turning your mouth up at the corners.

(noun)

An example of smile is the expression on your face when you are happy.

To smile is to make an expression of happiness on your face by turning up the corners of your mouth.

(verb)

An example of smile is what you do when someone takes your picture.

See smile in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb smiled, smiling

to have or take on a facial expression showing usually pleasure, amusement, affection, friendliness, etc., or, sometimes, irony, derision, etc. and characterized by an upward curving of the corners of the mouth and a sparkling of the eyes
to look (at, on, or upon someone) with a pleasant expression of this kind
to regard with favor or approval: with on or upon
to have a favorable, pleasing, or agreeable appearance

Origin: ME smilen, akin to Norw smile, Swed smila, prob. via MLowG *smilen < IE base *(s)mei-, to smile, be astonished > L mirus, wonderful, OE smearcian, to smile

transitive verb

to express with a smile
to change or affect by smiling

noun

the act of smiling
the facial expression made in smiling
a favorable, pleasing, or agreeable appearance

Related Forms:

smiler noun
smilingly adverb

See smile in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A facial expression characterized by an upward curving of the corners of the mouth and indicating pleasure, amusement, or derision.
A pleasant or favorable disposition or aspect.

verb smiled smiled, smil·ing, smiles

verb, intransitive

To have or form a smile.
a. To look with favor or approval: Fortune smiled on our efforts.
b. To express cheerful acceptance or equanimity: We smiled at the bad weather and kept going.

verb, transitive