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show one's face

face
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [feys]
    • /ʃoʊ wʌnz feɪs/
    • /ʃəʊ wʌnz feɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [feys]
    • /ʃoʊ wʌnz feɪs/

Definitions of show one's face words

  • noun show one's face the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin. 1
  • noun show one's face a look or expression on this part: a sad face. 1
  • noun show one's face an expression or look that indicates ridicule, disgust, etc.; grimace: The child put on a face when told to go to bed. 1
  • noun show one's face cosmetics; makeup: Excuse me while I go to the powder room to put on my face. 1
  • noun show one's face impudence; boldness: to have the face to ask such a rude question. 1
  • noun show one's face outward appearance: These are just old problems with new faces. The future presented a fair face to the fortunate youth. 1
See all 57 definitions of show one's face

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Origin of show one's face

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (noun) Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French < Vulgar Latin *facia, for Latin faciēs facies; (v.) late Middle English facen, derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for Show one's face

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Show one's face

show one's face popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for show one's face

verb show one's face

  • blow in — to arrive or enter suddenly
  • make the scene — the place where some action or event occurs: He returned to the scene of the murder.
  • ostend — a seaport in NW Belgium.
All 3 Synonyms of show one's face

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