Face — synonyms, definition

1. face (Noun)

appearance aspect assurance boldness brass carriage cheek chop circle compass control countenance covering demeanour dial dignity disc disguise effrontery expression • • •

face (Noun) — The front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear. ex. "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news" ex. "he washed his face"

face (Noun) — The feelings expressed on a person's face. ex. "an angry face"

face (Noun) — The general outward appearance of something. ex. "the face of the city is changing"

face (Noun) — The striking or working surface of an implement.

face (Noun) — A part of a person that is used to refer to a person. ex. "he looked out at a roomful of faces" ex. "when he returned to work he met many new faces"

face (Noun) — A surface forming part of the outside of an object. ex. "dew dripped from the face of the leaf"

face (Noun) — The part of an animal corresponding to the human face.

face (Noun) — The side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object). ex. "he dealt the cards face down"

face (Noun) — A contorted facial expression. ex. "she made a face at the prospect"

face (Noun) — A specific size and style of type within a type family.

face (Noun) — Status in the eyes of others. ex. "he lost face"

face (Noun) — Impudent aggressiveness. ex. "I couldn't believe her face"

face (Noun) — A vertical surface of a building or cliff.

aggressiveness appearance countenance external body part facial expression facial gesture front individual mortal person position somebody someone soul status surface type vertical surface visage visual aspect Arial Helvetica Italic Lee audaciousness audacity back end backside beam-ends bicameral script black letter bold bold face boldface bottom cartridge font clock dial clock face coalface constant-width font • • • beard brow cheek chin eye eyebrow face fungus facial facial muscle facial nerve facial vein feature forehead jaw jowl lineament mentum mouth nervus facialis nose • • • animal animate being beast brute caput club head club-head clubhead creature fauna golf-club head head homo human human being man playing card racket racquet ticker • • •

2. face (Verb)

accost affront bear bind blanket brave cap case cast cement challenge close clothe coat come upon compete confront contend with cope with countenance • • •

face (Verb) — Deal with (something unpleasant) head on. ex. "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"

face (Verb) — Oppose, as in hostility or a competition. ex. "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"

face (Verb) — Be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to. ex. "The building faces the park"

face (Verb) — Be opposite. ex. "the facing page" ex. "the two sofas face each other"

face (Verb) — Turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction. ex. "Turn and face your partner now"

face (Verb) — Show something to somebody, usually to accuse or criticize. ex. "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions" ex. "An enormous dilemma faces us"

face (Verb) — Turn so as to expose the face. ex. "face a playing card"

face (Verb) — Line the edge (of a garment) with a different material. ex. "face the lapels of the jacket"

face (Verb) — Cover the front or surface of. ex. "The building was faced with beautiful stones"

approach be cover disclose encounter expose go about lie line meet play set about take on turn bite the bullet breast confront front grasp the nettle match oppose pit play off reface revet tackle take on take the bull by the horns undertake face off