face

Plural: faces

Noun

• 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"
• the feelings expressed on a person's face
  • "an angry face"
• the general outward appearance of something
  • "the face of the city is changing"
• the striking or working surface of an implement
• 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"
• a surface forming part of the outside of an object
  • "dew dripped from the face of the leaf"
• the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
• the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object)
  • "he dealt the cards face down"
• a contorted facial expression
• a specific size and style of type within a type family
• status in the eyes of others
  • "he lost face"
• impudent aggressiveness
• a vertical surface of a building or cliff
• The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
• One's facial expression.
• A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.
• The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.
• A headlining wrestler with a persona embodying heroic or virtuous traits and who is regarded as a "good guy", especially one who is handsome and well-conditioned; a baby face.
• The mouth.
• Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.
• Public image; outward appearance.
• Good reputation; standing, in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige.
• Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.
• An aspect of the character or nature of someone or something.
• Presence; sight; front.
• A person; the self; (reflexively, objectifying) oneself.
• A familiar or well-known person; a member of a particular scene, such as the music or fashion scene.
• The frontal aspect of something.
• The frontal aspect of something.
• The numbered dial of a clock or watch; the clock face.
• The directed force of something.
• Any surface, especially a front or outer one.
• Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron; more generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.
• The front surface of a bat.
• The part of a golf club that hits the ball.
• The head of a lion, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
• The side of the card that shows its value (as opposed to the back side, which looks the same on all cards of the deck).
• The player character, especially as opposed to minions or other entities which might absorb damage instead of the player character.
• The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.
• The exposed surface of the mineral deposit where it is being mined. Also the exposed end surface of a tunnel where digging may still be in progress.
• A typeface.
• A mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.

Verb

Verb Forms: faced, facing, faces

• To confront or meet directly; to turn towards.
• deal with (something unpleasant) head on
  • "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"
• oppose, as in hostility or a competition
  • "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"
• be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
  • "The building faces the park"
• be opposite
  • "the two sofas face each other"
• turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction
  • "Turn and face your partner now"
• present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
  • "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"
  • "An enormous dilemma faces us"
• turn so as to expose the face
  • "face a playing card"
• line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
  • "face the lapels of the jacket"
• cover the front or surface of
  • "The building was faced with beautiful stones"
• To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
• To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
• To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
• To improve the display of stock by ensuring items aren't upside down or back to front and are pulled forwards.
• To be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect.
• To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.
• To have the front in a certain direction.
• To have as an opponent.
• To be the batsman on strike.
• To confront impudently; to bully.
• To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.
• To line near the edge, especially with a different material.
• To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.
• To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); especially, in turning, to shape or smooth the flat (transverse) surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical (axial) surface.

Examples

• a building faced with marble
• A cube has six faces, each of which is a square.
• a pulley or cog wheel of ten inches face
• Children! Stop making faces at each other!
• Face the sun.
• He better not show his face around here no more.
• He had to face the reality that his opponent was simply outplaying him.
• He managed to show a bold face despite his embarrassment.
• He owned several local businesses and was a face around town.
• He's always stuffing his face with chips.
• I'll be out in a sec. Just let me put on my face.
• I'm going to have to face this sooner or later.
• I've put out the stock and broken down the boxes, it's just facing left to do.
• In my first job, I learned how to operate a till and to face the store to high standards.
• It was just the usual faces at the pub tonight.
• lose face
• Our chairman is the face of this company.
• Poverty is the ugly face of capitalism.
• Put a big sign on each face of the building that can be seen from the road.
• Real Madrid face Juventus in the quarter-finals.
• save face
• She wanted to wipe him off the face of the earth.
• Shut your face!
• That girl has a pretty face.
• The face of the cliff loomed above them.
• The fans cheered on the face as he made his comeback.
• The monkey pressed its face against the railings.
• The seats in the carriage faced backwards.
• They climbed the north face of the mountain.
• They turned the boat into the face of the storm.
• This is a face of her that we have not seen before.
• to face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress
• to fly in the face of danger
• to speak before the face of God
• Turn the chair so it faces the table.
• We are facing an uncertain future.
• When playing aggro decks, hit face whenever you can; it's not worth spending your resources to try to control the board.
• Why the sad face?
• Willoughby comes in to bowl, and it's Hobson facing.
• You've got some face coming round here after what you've done.

Synonyms

aspect, boldness, brass, case, cheek, confront, expression, face up, facial expression, font, fount, front, grimace, human face, look, nerve, present, side, typeface, George Best, bazoo, boat, cakehole, chevy chase, chops, clam, clamshell, complexion, countenance, deal with, dial, ecaf, eek, face, facet, favor, foreside, gob, good guy, hash-trap, hero, image, kisser, laughing gear, map, maw, mien, mouth, mug, mush, neb, ned, north and south, oral cavity, os, pan, phiz, phizog, physiognomy, piehole, potato trap, public image, punim, puss, reputation, sucker, surface, trap, visage, yap

Antonyms

avoid, back, heel

Related Words

facade, face down, face facts, face the music, face to face, face up to, façade, in your face, surface, FACEABLE