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Lough vs Smirk - What's the difference?

lough | smirk |

As nouns the difference between lough and smirk

is that lough is a lake or long, narrow inlet, especially in ireland while smirk is an uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, self-satisfied or scornful.

As a verb smirk is

to smile in a way that is affected, smug, insolent or contemptuous.

As an adjective smirk is

(obsolete) smart; spruce; affected; simpering.

lough

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A lake or long, narrow inlet, especially in Ireland.
  • * {{quote-news, 2009, January 26, Henry McDonald, It's got fancy flats, a hotel. Even a bank. But can the Titanic Quarter stay afloat?, The Guardian citation
    • , passage=Outside, a freezing wind whips across Belfast lough

    Synonyms

    * loch (in Scotland)

    Anagrams

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    smirk

    English

    (wikipedia smirk)

    Alternative forms

    *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, self-satisfied or scornful.
  • A forced or affected smile; a simper.
  • * Sir Walter Scott
    • The bride, all smirk and blush, had just entered.

    Derived terms

    * smirker * smirkily * smirkingly * smirky

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To smile in a way that is affected, smug, insolent or contemptuous.

    • Synonyms

    * simper * shit-eating grin (vulgar)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) smart; spruce; affected; simpering
  • * Spenser
    • So smirk , so smooth.