(n) a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

(v) to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl

(n) a quick look

(n) a brief or incomplete view; "from the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake"

(n) a vague indication; "he caught only a glimpse of the professor's meaning"

(v) catch a glimpse of or see briefly; "We glimpsed the Queen as she got into her limousine"

(n) a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique

(n) a kind of literary or artistic work

(n) an expressive style of music

(n) a style of expressing yourself in writing

(n) a long fixed look; "he fixed his paternal gaze on me"

(v) look at with fixed eyes; "The students stared at the teacher with amazement"

(n) the entire amount of income before any deductions are made

(n) twelve dozen

(v) earn before taxes, expenses, etc.

(s) conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery"

(s) conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; "coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited"

(s) repellently fat; "a bald porcine old man"

(s) of general aspects or broad distinctions; "the gross details of the structure appear reasonable"

(s) visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features)

(a) before any deductions; "gross income"

(n) a child of your son or daughter

(n) the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"

(n) a firm controlling influence; "they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"; "he was in the grip of a powerful emotion"; "a terrible power had her in its grasp"

(n) the limit of capability; "within the compass of education"

(n) understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices"

(v) get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"

(v) hold firmly