Cast and Smile

Cast

Cast noun - Facial appearance regarded as an indication of mood or feeling.

Usage example: his face took on a somewhat sad cast when we asked how his ill wife was faring

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Smile and cast are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Smile" instead a noun "Cast".

Nearby Words: casting, castled, caster

Smile noun - A facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement.

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Cast and smile are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cast" instead a noun "Smile".

Nearby Words: smiling, smilingly, smiled, smiley

human	human cast	human smile
long	long cast	long smile
similar	similar cast	similar smile
usual	usual cast	usual smile
Other adjectives: single, small, real, large, big, great, enormous, huge, black, final, last, wide.

Generally done to imitate a smile (usually to the Comically Serious member of the cast for maximum humiliation) done out of frustration by one character towards another, or as a form of restraint.

Source: Rubber Face
He was emotionally stoic virtually 100 percent of the time, and several episodes made light of this as host Geoff Edwards and the cast did everything — unsuccessfully — to make him smile.

Source: Grumpy Bear / Live-Action TV
In Today's Special, the cast devotes an entire episode to making Sam's friend Sourpuss Sal smile, since she hasn't smiled in 20 years.

Source: Must Make Her Laugh

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