grin

Universal Words verb, noun verb (-nn-) ~ (at sb) to smile widely: [V] She grinned amiably at us. * They grinned with delight when they heard our news. * Stop grinning and tell me what happened! * He was grinning from ear to ear. * [VN] He grinned a welcome. IDIOMS grin and bear it (only used as an infinitive and in orders) to accept pain, disappointment or a difficult situation without complaining: There's nothing we can do about it. We'll just have to grin and bear it. noun a wide smile: She gave a broad grin. * a wry / sheepish grin * 'No,' he said with a grin. * Take that grin off your face!