face

Nouns

• (n) 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
  human face,
• (n) the feelings expressed on a person's face
  • a sad expression
  • a look of triumph
  • an angry face
  expression, look, facial expression, aspect,
• (n) the general outward appearance of something
  • the face of the city is changing
• (n) the striking or working surface of an implement
• (n) 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
• (n) 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
  side,
• (n) the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
• (n) the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object)
  • he dealt the cards face down
• (n) a contorted facial expression
  • she made a grimace at the prospect
  grimace,
• (n) a specific size and style of type within a type family font, fount, typeface, case,
• (n) status in the eyes of others
  • he lost face
• (n) impudent aggressiveness
  • I couldn't believe her boldness
  • he had the effrontery to question my honesty
  boldness, nerve, brass, cheek,
• (n) a vertical surface of a building or cliff

Verbs

• (v) deal with (something unpleasant) head on
  • You must confront your problems
  • He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes
  face up, confront,
• (v) 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
  confront,
• (v) 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
  front, look,
• (v) be opposite
  • the facing page
  • the two sofas face each other
• (v) turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction
  • Turn and face your partner now
• (v) 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
  confront, present,
• (v) turn so as to expose the face
  • face a playing card
• (v) line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
  • face the lapels of the jacket
• (v) cover the front or surface of
  • The building was faced with beautiful stones

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Words of close approximity