Look
Look noun - Facial appearance regarded as an indication of mood or feeling.
Usage example: you should have seen the look on your face when we yelled “Surprise!”
Smile
Smile noun - A facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| knowing | knowing look | knowing smile |
| human | human look | human smile |
| nice | nice look | nice smile |
| long | long look | long smile |
| Other adjectives: similar, normal, usual, single, sinister, real, big, great, evil, sad, little, default, innocent, beautiful, cute, white, smug, last, creepy. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- These "evokers" are shaped and look just like handguns, imagery only made even more clear with the activation of such devices being done so by shooting oneself in the head, often wearing a big smile or look of confidence on their face.
- Mrs Patmore even gave them a knowing look and smile when the two heads of the staff were paddling into the sea in Season 4 finale.
Source: Shipper On Deck / Live-Action TV -
In episode 20 there's a lot of girls in class that are shown to smile and look really excited when Satoshi and Daisuke perform a love scene for the play.
Source: Yaoi Fangirl
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