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face

/ face /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of confronting bravely
"he hated facing the facts"
"he excelled in the face of danger"
Type of:
braving confronting coping with
Derived:
confront present face up
verb Sense 2
turn so as to expose the face
"face a playing card"
Type of:
disclose expose
Derived:
side
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction
"Turn and face your partner now"
Type of:
turn
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
"face the lapels of the jacket"
Type of:
line
Kinds of:
revet reface
Derived:
facing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
cover the front or surface of
"The building was faced with beautiful stones"
Type of:
cover
Kinds of:
reface
Derived:
facing veneer cladding lining
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 6
a part of a person that is used to refer to a person
"he looked out at a roomful of faces"
"when he returned to work he met many new faces"
Type of:
person individual someone
Domain:
synecdoche
verb Sense 7
be opposite
"the facing page"
"the two sofas face each other"
Type of:
be
Verb group:
front look
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 8
the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
Type of:
external body part
Kinds of:
muzzle
Has parts:
animal animate being beast
noun Sense 9
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
"he washed his face"
"I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news"
Type of:
external body part
Kinds of:
countenance physiognomy phiz visage kisser
Has parts:
head caput homo
noun Sense 10
status in the eyes of others
"he lost face"
Type of:
status position
noun Sense 11
a vertical surface of a building or cliff
Type of:
vertical surface
Kinds of:
perpendicular coalface
noun Sense 12
the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object)
"he dealt the cards face down"
Type of:
front
Kinds of:
clock face clock dial dial
Has parts:
watch ticker playing card
noun Sense 13
the striking or working surface of an implement
Type of:
surface
Has parts:
head racket racquet
noun Sense 14
the general outward appearance of something
"the face of the city is changing"
Type of:
appearance visual aspect
verb Sense 15
oppose, as in hostility or a competition
"You must confront your opponent"
"Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"
"The two enemies finally confronted each other"
Type of:
meet encounter play
Kinds of:
front breast take the bull by the horns pit oppose
Derived:
boldness nerve brass cheek confrontation
See also:
face off bully off
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 16
present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
"We confronted him with the evidence"
"He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"
"An enormous dilemma faces us"
Derived:
facing confrontation
Verb group:
confront face up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
noun Sense 17
a surface forming part of the outside of an object
"he examined all sides of the crystal"
"dew dripped from the face of the leaf"
Type of:
surface
Kinds of:
beam-ends bottom underside undersurface front
noun Sense 18
a contorted facial expression
"she made a grimace at the prospect"
Type of:
facial expression facial gesture
Kinds of:
pout moue wry face
Derived:
grimace make a face pull a face
verb Sense 19
deal with (something unpleasant) head on
"You must confront your problems"
"He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"
Opposites:
avoid
Type of:
set about go about approach
Kinds of:
undertake tackle take on
Derived:
facing braving confronting coping with grappling
Verb group:
confront present
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 20
be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
"The house looks north"
"My backyard look onto the pond"
"The building faces the park"
Opposites:
back
Type of:
lie
Kinds of:
confront
Derived:
front front end forepart frontage
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 21
impudent aggressiveness
"I couldn''t believe her boldness"
"he had the effrontery to question my honesty"
Type of:
aggressiveness
Kinds of:
audacity audaciousness
Derived:
cheek confront
noun Sense 22
a specific size and style of type within a type family
Type of:
type
Kinds of:
typewriter font constant-width font fixed-width font monospaced font proportional font
Has parts:
type family
noun Sense 23
the expression on a person''s face
"a sad expression"
"a look of triumph"
"an angry face"
Type of:
countenance visage
Kinds of:
leer sparkle spark light
Derived:
look appear seem
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
23
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
133
Times Searched
3
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braving confronting coping with disclose expose turn line revet reface cover person individual