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smirks

smirks is the plural of smirk.

smirks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of smirk.

Meaning of smirk

Noun

smirk (plural smirks)

  1. An uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, self-satisfied, conceited or scornful.
  2. A forced or affected smile.
    • The bride, all smirk and blush, had just entered.1814 July 7, [Walter Scott], Waverley; or, ’Tis Sixty Years Since. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co.; London...

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Phrases with smirks

Questions about smirks

What is smirks the plural of?
Smirks is the plural of smirk.

Words near smirks in the dictionary

  1. smirkily
  2. smirkiness
  3. smirking
  4. smirkingly
  5. smirkings
  6. smirks
  7. smirky
  8. smirnite
  9. Smirnoff
  10. Smirnoffs
  11. Smirnov

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