smile
n. countablen. a happy expression on your face where the corners of your mouth turn up. You use this to show you are friendly or pleased.
n. a facial expression formed by flexing the muscles near both ends of the mouth, typically indicating pleasure, amusement, or sociability.
She has a beautiful smile.
The receptionist greeted every visitor with a warm smile and a helpful attitude.
A faint, enigmatic smile played across her lips as she watched the children playing in the garden, suggesting she knew a secret they did not.
From Middle English smilen (“to smile”), from Middle Low German smîlen (“to smile”), from Middle High German smielen, from Old High German smielēn, from Proto-West Germanic smīlēn, from Proto-Germanic smīlāną (“to smile”), from Proto-Indo-European smey- (“to laugh, be glad, wonder”). Cognate with Danish smile, Swedish smila, Faroese smíla (“to smile”); also Saterland Frisian smielje (“to smile”), Low German smielen (“to smile”), Dutch smuilen (“to smile”), Middle High German smielen (“to smile”). Related also to Old High German smierōn (“to smile”), Old English smerian (“to laugh at”), Old English smercian, smearcian ("to smile"; > English smirk), Latin mīror (“to wonder at”).
Often paired with the verbs 'give', 'have', or 'wear'.
She made a smile to meShe gave me a smileIn English, you 'give' or 'flash' a smile rather than 'making' one.