ALL meanings of face to face
face to face
F f - noun face to face the outer or upper side of a fabric; right side. 1
- noun face to face the acting, striking, or working surface of an implement, tool, etc. 1
- noun face to face Geometry. any of the bounding surfaces of a solid figure: a cube has six faces. 1
- noun face to 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 to 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 to face Nautical, Aeronautics. the rear or after side of a propeller blade (opposed to back1 (def 11.)). 1
- noun face to face Fortification. either of the two outer sides that form the salient angle of a bastion or the like. 1
- noun face to face Crystallography. any of the plane surfaces of a crystal. 1
- noun face to face Electronics. faceplate (def 3). 1
- phrase face to face If you come face to face with someone, you meet them and can talk to them or look at them directly. 0
- phrase face to face If you come face to face with a difficulty or reality, you cannot avoid it and have to deal with it. 0
- adverb face to face opposite one another 0
- adverb face to face in confrontation 0
- adjective face to face direct; person-to-person 0
- noun face to face confronting each other 0
- noun face to face very near; in the presence 0
- adverb face to face (Idiomatic) in person; directly; in the physical presence of somebody. 0
- adverb face to face (Idiomatic) (by extension) A close encounter with a thing or situation. 0