Crack
Crack verb - To break suddenly with an explosive sound.
Smile
Smile verb - To express an emotion (as amusement) by curving the lips upward.
How words are described
| best | best crack | best smile |
| similar | similar crack | similar smile |
| single | single crack | single smile |
| small | small crack | small smile |
| Other adjectives: large, big, great, little, tiny, black, sincere, glowing, final, gigantic, last, scary, wide, giant, red. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Some get dark and broody, some drink, some cease to care how they look, some play the idiot, and some force a smile and crack bad jokes, because if the whole world thinks you're happy, that many people can't be wrong.
Source: Hurting Hero -
In his last moments, Ulquiorra, who didn't as much crack an expression during the whole arc he appeared in, gives a tiny smile to Orihime when she tries to reach his hand as he disintegrates.
Source: Go Out with a Smile - Roger Ebert makes a crack at this trope's expense, wonder how a girl whose smile "shines brighter than all the stars in the sky" could be unpopular.
Source: Cool Loser
Cite this Source
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