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(Noun) A fixed, frozen, exaggerated lip movement.

Usage: When he fell into the icy lake, Bill's mouth froze (pun intentional) into a rictus of pain.

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(Noun) A big, generally-longer-than-usual grimace. A rictus may be of fear, horror, pain ... . A grimace may be feigned or momentary - even just a wince on steroids - but a rictus tends to be a much more serious reaction.

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(Noun) muscle contractions in death

Usage: He had a rictus type of grin.

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