Definition of Grimace

1. Noun. A contorted facial expression. "She made a grimace at the prospect"

Exact synonyms: Face
Generic synonyms: Facial Expression, Facial Gesture
Specialized synonyms: Moue, Pout, Wry Face

2. Verb. Contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state. "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do"
Exact synonyms: Make A Face, Pull A Face
Specialized synonyms: Squinch, Squint, Wince, Smile, Frown, Glower, Lour, Lower, Screw Up, Mop, Mow, Pout
Generic synonyms: Communicate, Intercommunicate

Definition of Grimace

1. n. A distortion of the countenance, whether habitual, from affectation, or momentary and occasional, to express some feeling, as contempt, disapprobation, complacency, etc.; a smirk; a made-up face.

2. v. i. To make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces.

Definition of Grimace

1. to contort the facial features [v -MACED, -MACING, -MACES]

Medical Definition of Grimace

1. A distortion of the countenance, whether habitual, from affectation, or momentary aad occasional, to express some feeling, as contempt, disapprobation, complacency, etc.; a smirk; a made-up face. "Moving his face into such a hideons grimace, that every feature of it appeared under a different distortion." (Addison) "Half the French words used affectedly by Melantha in Dryden's "Marriage a-la-Mode," as innovations in our language, are now in common usa: chagrin, doubleentendre, eclaircissement, embarras, equivoque, foible, grimace, naivete, ridicule. All these words, which she learns by heart to use occasionally, are now in common use." Origin: F, prob. Of Teutonic origin; cf. AS. Grma mask, specter, Ical. Grma mask, hood, perh. Akin to E. Grin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Grimace

grillery
grilles
grilling
grillings
grillroom
grillrooms
grills
grillwork
grillworks
grilse
grilse
grilses
grim
grim
grimace (current term)
grimace (current term)
grimaced
grimacer
grimacers
grimaces
grimacing
grimalkin
grimalkins
grime
grimed
grimes
Grimes' golden
grimier
grimiest
grimily

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