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ALL meanings of face

face
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  • noun face front of head 1
  • transitive verb face look towards 1
  • transitive verb face accept reality 1
  • noun face expression 1
  • noun face grimace 1
  • noun face surface 1
  • noun face façade 1
  • noun face impudence 1
  • noun face reputation 1
  • noun face visible side 1
  • noun face geometry: side 1
  • noun face typography: design 1
  • noun face mining: wall 1
  • noun face public representation 1
  • intransitive verb face turn 1
  • intransitive verb face be orientated 1
  • transitive verb face turn toward 1
  • noun face the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin. 1
  • transitive verb face confront 1
  • noun face a look or expression on this part: a sad face. 1
  • transitive verb face cover 1
  • noun face an expression or look that indicates ridicule, disgust, etc.; grimace: The child put on a face when told to go to bed. 1
  • transitive verb face card: turn upward 1
  • noun face cosmetics; makeup: Excuse me while I go to the powder room to put on my face. 1
  • transitive verb face soldiers: turn towards 1
  • noun face impudence; boldness: to have the face to ask such a rude question. 1
  • transitive verb face ice hockey: drop a puck 1
  • noun face outward appearance: These are just old problems with new faces. The future presented a fair face to the fortunate youth. 1
  • noun face outward show or pretense, especially as a means of preserving one's dignity or of concealing a detrimental fact, condition, etc.: Though shamed beyond words, he managed to show a bold face. 1
  • noun face good reputation; dignity; prestige: They hushed up the family scandal to preserve face. 1
  • noun face the amount specified in a bill or note, exclusive of interest. 1
  • noun face the manifest sense or express terms, as of a document. 1
  • noun face the geographic characteristics or general appearance of a land surface. 1
  • noun face the surface: the face of the earth. 1
  • noun face the side, or part of a side, upon which the use of a thing depends: the clock's face; the face of a playing card. 1
  • noun face the most important or most frequently seen side; front: the face of a building. 1
  • noun face the outer or upper side of a fabric; right side. 1
  • noun face the acting, striking, or working surface of an implement, tool, etc. 1
  • noun face Geometry. any of the bounding surfaces of a solid figure: a cube has six faces. 1
  • noun face Also called working face. Mining. the front or end of a drift or excavation, where the material is being or was last mined. 1
  • noun face Printing. the working surface of a type, of a plate, etc. Also called typeface, typestyle. any design of type, including a full range of characters, as letters, numbers, and marks of punctuation, in all sizes: Caslon is one of the most popular faces. Also called typeface, typestyle. the general style or appearance of type: broad or narrow face. 1
  • noun face Nautical, Aeronautics. the rear or after side of a propeller blade (opposed to back1 (def 11.)). 1
  • noun face Fortification. either of the two outer sides that form the salient angle of a bastion or the like. 1
  • noun face Crystallography. any of the plane surfaces of a crystal. 1
  • noun face Electronics. faceplate (def 3). 1
  • noun face Archaic. sight; presence: to flee from the face of the enemy. 1
  • verb with object face to look toward or in the direction of: to face the light. 1
  • verb with object face to have the front toward or permit a view of: The building faces Fifth Avenue. The bedroom faces the park. 1
  • verb with object face to confront directly: to be faced with a problem; to face the future confidently. 1
  • verb with object face to confront courageously, boldly, or impudently (usually followed by down or out): He could always face down his detractors. 1
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