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Noun (13 meanings)

1. the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear.

face, human face

Examples:

“he washed his face”,
“I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news”

face is a type of:

external body part (noun) - any body part visible externally

types of face:

countenance, physiognomy, phiz, visage, kisser, smiler, mug (noun) - the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)

face is a part of:

head, caput (noun) - the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals
homo, man, human being, human (noun) - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage

parts of face:

beard, face fungus, whiskers (noun) - the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
brow, forehead (noun) - the part of the face above the eyes
cheek (noun) - either side of the face below the eyes
chin, mentum (noun) - the protruding part of the lower jaw
eye, oculus, optic (noun) - the organ of sight

eyebrow, brow, supercilium (noun) - the arch of hair above each eye
facial, facial nerve, nervus facialis, seventh cranial nerve (noun) - cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles
facial muscle (noun) - any of the skeletal muscles of the face
facial vein, vena facialis (noun) - any of several veins draining the face
feature, lineament (noun) - the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin
jaw (noun) - the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it
jowl (noun) - a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging)
mouth (noun) - the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening
nose, olfactory organ (noun) - the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract

face is derivationally related to:

facial (adjective) - of or concerning the face

2. the feelings expressed on a person's face.

expression, look, aspect, facial expression, face

Examples:

“a sad expression”,
“a look of triumph”,
“an angry face”

face is a type of:

countenance, visage (noun) - the appearance conveyed by a person's face

types of face:

leer (noun) - a suggestive or sneering look or grin
sparkle, twinkle, spark, light (noun) - merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance

face is derivationally related to:

to look (verb) - have a certain outward or facial expression
to look (verb) - convey by one's expression
to look, appear, seem (verb) - give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

3. the general outward appearance of something.

Example:

“the face of the city is changing”

face is a type of:

appearance, visual aspect (noun) - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

4. the striking or working surface of an implement.

face is a type of:

surface (noun) - the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary

face is a part of:

golf-club head, club head, club-head, clubhead (noun) - (golf) the head of the club which strikes the ball
head (noun) - the striking part of a tool
racket, racquet (noun) - a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games

5. a part of a person that is used to refer to a person.

Examples:

“he looked out at a roomful of faces”,
“when he returned to work he met many new faces”

face is a type of:

person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul (noun) - a human being

Domain of synset - USAGE:

synecdoche (noun) - substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa

6. a surface forming part of the outside of an object.

Examples:

“he examined all sides of the crystal”,
“dew dripped from the face of the leaf”

face is a type of:

surface (noun) - the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object

types of face:

beam-ends (noun) -
bottom, underside, undersurface (noun) - the lower side of anything
front, front end, forepart (noun) - the side that is forward or prominent
lee, lee side, leeward (noun) - the side of something that is sheltered from the wind
rear, backside, back end (noun) - the side of an object that is opposite its front

top, top side, upper side, upside (noun) - the highest or uppermost side of anything
windward (noun) - the side of something that is toward the wind

face is derivationally related to:

to face (verb) - turn so as to expose the face
facial (adjective) - of or pertaining to the outside surface of an object

7. the part of an animal corresponding to the human face.

face is a type of:

external body part (noun) - any body part visible externally

types of face:

muzzle (noun) - forward projecting part of the head of certain animals

face is a part of:

animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna (noun) - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

face is derivationally related to:

facial (adjective) - of or concerning the face

8. the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object).

Example:

“he dealt the cards face down”

face is a type of:

front (noun) - the side that is seen or that goes first

types of face:

clock face, clock dial (noun) - the face of a clock showing hours and minutes of the day
dial (noun) - the face of a timepiece

face is a part of:

playing card (noun) - one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games
watch, ticker (noun) - a small portable timepiece

face is derivationally related to:

to face (verb) - turn so as to expose the face

9. a contorted facial expression.

Example:

“she made a grimace at the prospect”

face is a type of:

facial expression, facial gesture (noun) - a gesture executed with the facial muscles

types of face:

pout, moue, wry face (noun) - a disdainful grimace

face is derivationally related to:

to grimace, make a face, pull a face (verb) - contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state

10. a specific size and style of type within a type family.

font, fount, typeface, face, case

face is a type of:

type (noun) - printed characters

types of face:

Gothic, black letter (noun) - a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries
bicameral script (noun) - a script having two distinct cases
boldface, bold face, bold (noun) - a typeface with thick heavy lines
font cartridge, cartridge font (noun) - any font that is contained in a cartridge that can be plugged into a computer printer
italic (noun) - a typeface with letters slanting upward to the right

proportional font (noun) - any font whose different characters have different widths
sans serif, Helvetica (noun) - a typeface in which characters have no serifs
screen font, raster font (noun) - the font that is displayed on a computer screen
typewriter font, constant-width font, fixed-width font, monospaced font (noun) - a typeface is which each character is given the same width (as by a typewriter)
unicameral script (noun) - a script with a single case

face is a member of:

type family (noun) - a complete set of type suitable for printing text

11. status in the eyes of others.

Example:

“he lost face”

face is a type of:

status, position (noun) - the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society

12. impudent aggressiveness.

boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheek

Examples:

“I couldn't believe her boldness”,
“he had the effrontery to question my honesty”

face is a type of:

aggressiveness (noun) - the quality of being bold and enterprising

types of face:

audacity, audaciousness (noun) - aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery

face is derivationally related to:

audacious, barefaced, bodacious, bald-faced, brassy, brazen, brazen-faced, insolent (adjective) -
brash, cheeky, nervy (adjective) - offensively bold
to cheek (verb) - speak impudently to
to confront, face (verb) - oppose, as in hostility or a competition

13. a vertical surface of a building or cliff.

face is a type of:

vertical surface (noun) - a surface that is vertical

types of face:

coalface (noun) - the part of a coal seam that is being cut
perpendicular (noun) - an extremely steep face

face is derivationally related to:

to face (verb) - cover the front or surface of

Verb (9 meanings)

1. deal with (something unpleasant) head on.

to confront, face up, face

Examples:

“You must confront your problems”,
“He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes”

to face is the opposite of:

to avoid (verb) - stay clear from

to face is a way to:

to set about, go about, approach (verb) - begin to deal with

ways to face:

to undertake, tackle, take on (verb) - accept as a challenge

Verb group:

to confront, face, present (verb) - present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize

2. oppose, as in hostility or a competition.

to confront, face

Examples:

“You must confront your opponent”,
“Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring”,
“The two enemies finally confronted each other”

to face is a way to:

to meet, encounter, play, take on (verb) - contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle

ways to face:

to front, breast (verb) - confront bodily
to pit, oppose, match, play off (verb) - set into opposition or rivalry
to take the bull by the horns (verb) - face a difficulty and grapple with it without avoiding it

to face is derivationally related to:

boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheek (noun) - impudent aggressiveness
confrontation, opposition (noun) - the act of hostile groups opposing each other
confrontation (noun) - a bold challenge

see also:

to face off, bully off (verb) - start a game by a face-off

3. be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to.

to front, look, face

Examples:

“The house looks north”,
“My backyard look onto the pond”,
“The building faces the park”

to face is the opposite of:

to back (verb) - be in back of

to face is a way to:

to lie (verb) - be located or situated somewhere

ways to face:

to confront (verb) - be face to face with

to face is derivationally related to:

front, front end, forepart (noun) - the side that is forward or prominent
front (noun) - the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer
frontage (noun) - the direction in which something (such as a building) faces

Verb group:

to face (verb) - be opposite

4. be opposite.

Examples:

“the facing page”,
“the two sofas face each other”

to face is a way to:

to be (verb) -

Verb group:

to front, look, face (verb) - be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point

5. turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction.

Example:

“Turn and face your partner now”

to face is a way to:

to turn (verb) - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

Verb group:

to face (verb) - turn so as to expose the face

6. present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize.

to confront, face, present

Examples:

“We confronted him with the evidence”,
“He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions”,
“An enormous dilemma faces us”

to face is derivationally related to:

confrontation (noun) - a focussed comparison

Verb group:

to confront, face up, face (verb) - deal with (something unpleasant) head on

7. turn so as to expose the face.

Example:

“face a playing card”

to face is a way to:

to disclose, expose (verb) - disclose to view as by removing a cover

to face is derivationally related to:

face (noun) - the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object)
side, face (noun) - a surface forming part of the outside of an object

Verb group:

to face (verb) - turn so as to face

8. line the edge (of a garment) with a different material.

Example:

“face the lapels of the jacket”

to face is a way to:

to line (verb) - cover the interior of

ways to face:

to reface (verb) - put a new facing on (a garment)

to face is derivationally related to:

facing (noun) - a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening

Verb group:

to face (verb) - cover the front or surface of

9. cover the front or surface of.

Example:

“The building was faced with beautiful stones”

to face is a way to:

to cover (verb) - provide with a covering or cause to be covered

ways to face:

to reface (verb) - provide with a new facing
to revet (verb) - face with a layer of stone or concrete or other supporting material so as to retain

to face is derivationally related to:

face (noun) - a vertical surface of a building or cliff
facing, cladding (noun) - a protective covering that protects the outside of a building
facing, veneer (noun) - an ornamental coating to a building
lining, facing (noun) - providing something with a surface of a different material

Verb group:

to face (verb) - line the edge (of a garment) with a different material