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Straight Face

Definition: Straight Face

Straight Face

Noun

1. A serious facial expression giving no evidence of interest or amusement.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Crosswords: Straight Face

English words defined with "straight face": acrosscrossedGraille. (references)

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Modern Usage: Straight Face

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Lyrics

And keep a straight face (Lullaby; performing artist: Shawn Mullins)

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Expressions: Straight Face

Expressions using "straight face": A straight face keep a straight face keep straight face. Additional references.

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Modern Translation: Straight Face

Language Translations for "straight face"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

kam fytyrë të pashprehur (keep a straight face). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏كبت ضحكته (keep a straight face). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

стоя невъзмутим (keep a straight face), не се засмивам (keep a straight face). (various references)

   

French

  

garder son sérieux (keep straight face), continuer tout droit (keep a straight face). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κρατώ μία σοβαρή έκφραση (keep a straight face), καταφέρνω να μην γελάσω (keep a straight face). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

ל"תאפק מלצחוק (keep a straight face). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

megőrzi komolyságát (to keep a straight face, to keep one's countenance), komoly arcot vág (to keep a straight face), fapofát vág (keep a straight face). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

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Romanian

  

figurã cu expresie serioasã. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

ничего не выражающее лицо (poker face), бесстрастное (dead-pan, poker face). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

ne ispoljavati emocije (keep a straight face). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

no inmutarse (keep a straight face, not to turn a hair), contener la risa (keep a straight face). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

ciddi kalmak (keep a straight face), ciddi durmak (keep a straight face). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

mặt l m ra vẻ ngây, mặt l m ra vẻ đờ đẫn. (various references)

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Anagrams: Straight Face

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-f-g-h-i-r-s-t-t"

-2 letters: stagecraft.

-3 letters: artefacts, artifacts, attachers, castigate, catfights, craftiest, gearshift, hatterias, strategic, theatrics, theriacas, trifectas.

-4 letters: agitates, agrestic, archaise, archaist, ariettas, aristate, artefact, artifact, attacher, attaches, cartages, castrate, castrati, catfight, chariest, chartist, chatters, chattier, chitters, cigarets, citharas, citrates, cristate, ergastic, farthest, fasciate, fighters, fitchets, freights, frigates, hatteria, hetairas, ratchets, reattach, refights, regattas, restitch, rightest.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Expressions
5. Translations: Modern
6. Anagrams
7. Bibliography


  

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