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smile

 (smīl)
n.
A facial expression characterized by an upward curving of the corners of the mouth and indicating pleasure, amusement, or derision.
v. smiled, smil·ing, smiles
v.intr.
1. To have or form a smile.
2.
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.
v.tr.
To express with a smile: Grandmother smiled her consent.
[From Middle English smilen, to smile, probably of Scandinavian origin; see smei- in Indo-European roots.]
smil′er n.
smil′ing·ly adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.smiler - a person who smiles
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
simperer - a smiler whose smile is silly and self-conscious and sometimes coy
smirker - a smiler whose smile is offensively self-satisfied
2.smiler - the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)smiler - the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
physiognomy, visage, kisser, phiz, countenance, mug
human head - the head of a human being
face, human face - the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news"
pudding face, pudding-face - a large fat human face
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
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This mound of meekness, this lump of love, this bottle-green smiler, this is your driver!' said Pancks.
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Then they smiled and glanced at Miss Monflathers, and then, their eyes meeting, they exchanged looks which plainly said that each considered herself smiler in ordinary to Miss Monflathers, and regarded the other as having no right to smile, and that her so doing was an act of presumption and impertinence.
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According to The Sun reports in NDTV, the rollercoaster named The Smiler, located at Alton Towers theme park in Staffordshire in the United Kingdom, came to a sudden halt on Tuesday evening.
Video: People left hanging 100-feet in the air after rollercoaster breaks down
"They passed water bottles out to the queue, kept them up to date and opened Oblivion so people got a last ride as they couldn't get Smiler working again.
Praise for staff in latest drama at Alton Towers
An Alton Towers spokesperson told The Sun: "We apologise to all guests affected by the stoppage on The Smiler late this afternoon.
Smiler ride at Alton Towers leaves people stranded 100ft in the air; Vicky Balch and Leah Washington had to have a leg amputated after a crash on the Smiler ride in 2015
She added that they also opened up the Oblivion rollercoaster when it became apparent that The Smiler could not be easily fixed.
How Alton Towers dealt with Smiler customers after ride trapped people 100ft in air; Staff jumped into action and even opened up the Oblivion rollercoaster at Alton Towers after The Smiler ride broke down in mid-air
An Alton Towers spokesperson said yesterday: "We apologise to all guests affected by the stoppage on The Smiler late this afternoon.
Riders suspended 100ft in air on Smiler rollercoaster at Alton Towers; The ride has become known for suffering numerous break downs
Smiler crash victim Vicky Wicker Man was known during the planning stages as Secret Weapon 8.
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Hurst and Ward started martial arts over 40 years ago, having trained with Dave Allen, Phil Milner, Tony Duke, Walter Seaton, Bob Sykes as well as Grand Master Nisar Smiler.
Successes for Huddersfield karate pioneers at grading event
The company, which also operates Warwick Castle, was fined after the court heard that an engineer "felt pressure" to get Smiler back into service after it developed a fault shortly before the devastating crash.
Alton Towers owners fined PS5m over Smiler crash; rollercoaster accident caused two victims to lose a leg
The company was fined after an HSE investigation found an engineer "felt pressure" to get Smiler back in to service after it developed a fault shortly before the crash.
AltonTowers operator fined PS5m over horror crash
The incident comes 15 months after a major crash on the Smiler on June 2, 2015, in which five people were seriously injured.
'Technical fault' leaves rollercoaster riders in air

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