Blush vs. Smile

Blushnoun

An act of blushing; a red glow on the face caused by shame, modesty, etc.

Blushnoun

A glow; a flush of colour, especially pink or red.

Blushnoun

(figuratively) Feeling or appearance of optimism.

Blushnoun

A sort of makeup, frequently a powder, used to redden the cheeks.

Blushnoun

A color between pink and cream.

Blushnoun

A pale pink wine made by removing the dark grape skins at the required point during fermentation.

Blushverb

(intransitive) To become red in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, shame, excitement, or embarrassment.

Blushverb

To be ashamed or embarrassed (to do something).

Blushverb

(intransitive) To become red.

Blushverb

(transitive) To suffuse with a blush; to redden; to make rosy.

Blushverb

(transitive) To change skin color in the face (to a particular shade).

Blushverb

(transitive) To express or make known by blushing.

Blushverb

(intransitive) To have a warm and delicate colour, like some roses and other flowers.

Blushverb

To glance with the eye, cast a glance.

Blushverb

To become suffused with red in the cheeks, as from a sense of shame, modesty, or confusion; to become red from such cause, as the cheeks or face.

Blushverb

To grow red; to have a red or rosy color.

Blushverb

To have a warm and delicate color, as some roses and other flowers.

Blushverb

To suffuse with a blush; to redden; to make roseate.

Blushverb

To express or make known by blushing.

Blushnoun

A suffusion of the cheeks or face with red, as from a sense of shame, confusion, or modesty.

Blushnoun

A red or reddish color; a rosy tint.

Blushnoun

a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health

Blushnoun

sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)

Blushverb

turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame;

Blushverb

become rosy or reddish;

Blushverb

show shyness, embarrassment, or shame by becoming red in the face

Blushverb

feel embarrassed or ashamed

Blushverb

be or become pink or pale red

Blushnoun

a reddening of the face as a sign of shyness, embarrassment, or shame

Blushnoun

a pink or pale red tinge

Blushnoun

a wine with a slight pink tint made in the manner of white wine but from red grape varieties

Blushnoun

another term for blusher (sense 1)

Smilenoun

A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement or anxiety.

Smileverb

(ambitransitive) To have (a smile) on one's face.

Smileverb

(transitive) To express by smiling.

Smileverb

(intransitive) To express amusement, pleasure, or love and kindness.

Smileverb

(intransitive) To look cheerful and joyous; to have an appearance suited to excite joy.

Smileverb

(intransitive) To be propitious or favourable; to countenance.

Smileverb

To express amusement, pleasure, moderate joy, or love and kindness, by the features of the face; to laugh silently.

Smileverb

To express slight contempt by a look implying sarcasm or pity; to sneer.

Smileverb

To look gay and joyous; to have an appearance suited to excite joy; as, smiling spring; smiling plenty.

Smileverb

To be propitious or favorable; to favor; to countenance; - often with on; as, to smile on one's labors.

Smileverb

To express by a smile; as, to smile consent; to smile a welcome to visitors.

Smileverb

To affect in a certain way with a smile.

Smilenoun

The act of smiling; a peculiar change or brightening of the face, which expresses pleasure, moderate joy, mirth, approbation, or kindness; - opposed to frown.

Smilenoun

A somewhat similar expression of countenance, indicative of satisfaction combined with malevolent feelings, as contempt, scorn, etc; as, a scornful smile.

Smilenoun

Favor; countenance; propitiousness; as, the smiles of Providence.

Smilenoun

Gay or joyous appearance; as, the smiles of spring.

Smilenoun

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

Smileverb

change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

Smileverb

express with a smile;

Smile

A smile is formed primarily by flexing the muscles at the sides of the mouth. Some smiles include a contraction of the muscles at the corner of the eyes, an action known as a Duchenne smile.