- face, human face - 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"
--1 is a kind of external body part
--1 is a part of head, caput; homo, man, human being, human
--1 has parts: --1 has particulars:countenance, physiognomy, phiz, visage, kisser, smiler, mug - expression, look, aspect, facial expression, face - the expression on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"
--2 is a kind of countenance, visage
--2 has particulars: leer; sparkle, spark, light - face - the general outward appearance of something; "the face of the city is changing"
--3 is a kind of appearance, visual aspect
- face, facing - the act of confronting bravely; "he hated facing the facts"; "he excelled in the face of danger"
--4 is a kind of braving, confronting, coping with, grappling, tackling
Derived form: verb face1 - face - the striking or working surface of an implement
--5 is a kind of surface
--5 is a part ofhead; racket, racquet; golf-club head, club head, club-head, clubhead - face - 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"
--6 is a kind of person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
- side, face - a surface forming part of the outside of an object; "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf"
--7 is a kind of surface
--7 has particulars:beam-ends; bottom, underside, undersurface; front, front end, forepart; lee, lee side, leeward; rear, backside, back end; top, top side, upper side, upside Derived form: verb face7 - face - the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
--8 is a kind of external body part
--8 is a part of
--8 has particulars: muzzleanimal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna - 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"
--9 is a kind of front
--9 is a part of watch, ticker; playing card
--9 has particulars: clock face, clock dial; dialDerived form: verb face7 - grimace, face - a contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect"
--10 is a kind of facial expression, facial gesture
--10 has particulars: pout, moue, wry face- font, fount, typeface, face - a specific size and style of type within a type family
--11 is a kind of type
--11 is a member of type family
--11 has particulars:- face - status in the eyes of others; "he lost face"
--12 is a kind of status, position
- boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheek - impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"
--13 is a kind of aggressiveness
--13 has particulars: audacity, audaciousnessDerived form: verb face2 - face - a vertical surface of a building or cliff
--14 is a kind of vertical surface
--14 has particulars: perpendicular; coalfaceDerived form: verb face9 - face, facing - the act of confronting bravely; "he hated facing the facts"; "he excelled in the face of danger"
- confront, face up, face - deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"
--1 is one way to set about, go about, approach
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun face4
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- confront, face - oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other"
--2 is one way to meet, encounter, play, take on
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun face13
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- front, look, face - be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to; "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park"
--3 is one way to lie
Sample sentence:
His fields face mine at this point
- face - be opposite; "the facing page"; "the two sofas face each other"
--4 is one way to be
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
- face - turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction; "Turn and face your partner now"
--5 is one way to turn
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- confront, face, present - present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; "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"
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun facing5
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- face - turn so as to expose the face; "face a playing card"
--7 is one way to disclose, expose
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun face9, noun face7
Somebody ----s something
- face - line the edge (of a garment) with a different material; "face the lapels of the jacket"
--8 is one way to line
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun facing1
Somebody ----s something
- face - cover the front or surface of; "The building was faced with beautiful stones"
--9 is one way to cover
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun face14, noun facing2, noun facing3, noun facing4
Somebody ----s something
- face - turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction; "Turn and face your partner now"