face

Meanings

• the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
  • "he washed his face"
  • "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news"
• the feelings expressed on a person's face
  • "an angry face"
• the general outward appearance of something
  • "the face of the city is changing"
• the striking or working surface of an implement
• a part of a person that is used to refer to a person
  • "he looked out at a roomful of faces"
  • "when he returned to work he met many new faces"
• a surface forming part of the outside of an object
  • "dew dripped from the face of the leaf"
• the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
• the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object)
  • "he dealt the cards face down"
• a contorted facial expression
• a specific size and style of type within a type family
• status in the eyes of others
  • "he lost face"
• impudent aggressiveness
• a vertical surface of a building or cliff
• deal with (something unpleasant) head on
  • "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"
• oppose, as in hostility or a competition
  • "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"
• be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
  • "The building faces the park"
• be opposite
  • "the two sofas face each other"
• turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction
  • "Turn and face your partner now"
• present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
  • "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"
  • "An enormous dilemma faces us"
• turn so as to expose the face
  • "face a playing card"
• line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
  • "face the lapels of the jacket"
• cover the front or surface of
  • "The building was faced with beautiful stones"

Synonyms

aspect, boldness, brass, case, cheek, confront, expression, face up, facial expression, font, fount, front, grimace, human face, look, nerve, present, side, typeface