Face and Rictus

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Face noun - A twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval.

Usage example: it's rude to make a face when your dinner hostess offers you broccoli

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Rictus and face are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rictus" instead a noun "Face".

Nearby Words: faced, facing, facer, faceless

Rictus noun - A gaping grimace.

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Face and rictus are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Face" instead a noun "Rictus".

And don't forget Smilin' Bob of the Enzyte commercials...apparently Enzyte also freezes your face into a permanent rictus of glee.

Source: Feel Good
More obviously than that, his nose and lips were cut away from his face, leaving him with a permenant rictus grin.

Source: Malevolent Mutilation
Particularly frightening is when his skull begins expanding and the skin of his face tightens into a grinning rictus that will remain with him for the rest of his life.

Source: Nightmare Fuel / Comic Books

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