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    FACIAL EXPRESSION

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The feelings expressed on a person's faceplay

    Example:

    an angry face

    Synonyms:

    aspect; expression; face; facial expression; look

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

    Hypernyms ("facial expression" is a kind of...):

    countenance; visage (the appearance conveyed by a person's face)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "facial expression"):

    leer (a suggestive or sneering look or grin)

    light; spark; sparkle; twinkle (merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A gesture executed with the facial musclesplay

    Synonyms:

    facial expression; facial gesture

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("facial expression" is a kind of...):

    gesture; motion (the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "facial expression"):

    emoticon (a representation of a facial expression (as a smile or frown) created by typing a sequence of characters in sending email)

    gape (an expression of openmouthed astonishment)

    face; grimace (a contorted facial expression)

    frown; scowl (a facial expression of dislike or displeasure)

    grin; grinning; smile; smiling (a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement)

    laugh (a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing)

    snarl (an angry vicious expression)

    straight face (a serious facial expression giving no evidence of interest or amusement)

    wink (closing one eye quickly as a signal)

    wince (the facial expression of sudden pain)

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