smile (verb)
71play — verb 1》 engage in games or other activities for enjoyment rather than for a serious or practical purpose. ↘amuse oneself by engaging in imaginative pretence. ↘(play with) treat inconsiderately for one s own amusement: she likes to play… …
72summon — verb 1》 authoritatively call on (someone) to be present, especially to appear in a law court. 2》 call people to attend (a meeting). 3》 (usu. summon something up) cause (a quality or reaction) to emerge from within oneself: she managed to summon… …
73amuse — verb (T) 1 to make someone laugh or smile: What amused me most was the thought of Martin in a dress. 2 to make someone spend time in an enjoyable way without getting bored: Doing jigsaws would amuse Amy for hours on end. | amuse yourself: The… …
74bewitch — verb (T) 1 to make someone feel so interested or attracted by something that they cannot think clearly: Tim s utterly bewitched by that woman. | a bewitching smile 2 to get control over someone by putting a magic spell 2 (1) on them …
75cloy — verb (I) if something sweet or pleasant cloys, it begins to annoy you because there is too much of it: Her sweet submissive smile began to cloy after a while …
76embolden — verb (T) formal to give someone more courage: Emboldened by her smile, he asked her to dance …
77greet — verb (T) 1 to say hello to someone or welcome them: Mr Grimshaw got up from behind his desk to greet me. | greet sb with a smile/kiss etc: Billie greeted us with a cheerful grin. 2 (always + adv/prep) to react to something in a particular way: be …
78illuminate — verb (T) 1 to make a light shine on something, or fill a place with light: The room was illuminated by the glow of the fire. 2 formal to make something much clearer and easier to understand: His lecture illuminated and explained many scientific… …
79simper — verb (I) to smile in a silly, annoying way: Betsy simpered coyly at him as she spoke. simper noun (C) simperingly adverb …
80smirk — verb (intransitive + at) to smile in an unpleasant way that shows that you are pleased by someone else s bad luck: They smirked knowingly at each other across the table. smirk noun (C): Wipe that smirk off your face there s nothing funny about… …
