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Meaning 1 · noun

The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose and mouth, and the surrounding area.

“That girl has a pretty face.”
Meaning 2 · noun

One's facial expression.

“Why the sad face?”
Meaning 3 · noun

(in expressions such as 'make a face') A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.

“Children! Stop making faces at each other!”
Meaning 4 · noun

The public image; outward appearance.

“He managed to show a bold face despite his embarrassment.”
Meaning 5 · noun

The frontal aspect of something.

“The face of the cliff loomed above them.”
Meaning 6 · noun

An aspect of the character or nature of someone or something.

“Poverty is the ugly face of capitalism.”
Meaning 7 · noun

Presence; sight; front.

“to fly in the face of danger”
Meaning 8 · noun

The directed force of something.

“They turned the boat into the face of the storm.”
Meaning 9 · noun

Good reputation; standing in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige. (See lose face, save face).
Meaning 10 · noun

Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.

“You've got some face coming round here after what you've done.”
Meaning 11 · noun

Any surface, especially a front or outer one.

“Put a big sign on each face of the building that can be seen from the road.”
Meaning 12 · noun

Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron. More generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.
Meaning 13 · noun

The numbered dial of a clock or watch, the clock face.
Meaning 14 · noun

The mouth.

“He's always stuffing his face with chips.”
Meaning 15 · noun

Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.

“I'll be out in a sec. Just let me put on my face.”
Meaning 16 · noun

(metonymic) A person.

“It was just the usual faces at the pub tonight.”
Meaning 17 · noun

A familiar or well-known person; a member of a particular scene, such as music or fashion scene.

“He owned several local businesses and was a face around town.”
Meaning 18 · noun

A headlining wrestler with a persona embodying heroic or virtuous traits and who is regarded as a "good guy", especially one who is handsome and well-conditioned; a baby face.

“The fans cheered on the face as he made his comeback.”
Meaning 19 · noun

The front surface of a bat.
Meaning 20 · noun

The part of a golf club that hits the ball.
Meaning 21 · noun

The side of the card that shows its value (as opposed to the back side, which looks the same on all cards of the deck).
Meaning 22 · noun

The head of a lion, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
Meaning 23 · noun

The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.

“a pulley or cog wheel of ten inches face”
Meaning 24 · noun

A typeface.
Meaning 25 · noun

Mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.
Meaning 26 · noun

The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.
Meaning 27 · verb

(of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).

“Face the sun.”
Meaning 28 · verb

(of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).

“Turn the chair so it faces the table.”
Meaning 29 · verb

To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
Meaning 30 · verb

To be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect.

“We are facing an uncertain future.”
Meaning 31 · verb

To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.

“I'm going to have to face this sooner or later.”
Meaning 32 · verb

To have the front in a certain direction.

“The seats in the carriage faced backwards.”
Meaning 33 · verb

To have as an opponent.

“Puddletown United face Mudchester Rovers in the quarter-finals.”
Meaning 34 · verb

To be the batsman on strike.

“Willoughby comes in to bowl, and it's Hobson facing.”
Meaning 35 · verb

To confront impudently; to bully.
Meaning 36 · verb

To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.

“a building faced with marble”
Meaning 37 · verb

To line near the edge, especially with a different material.

“to face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress”
Meaning 38 · verb

To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.
Meaning 39 · verb

To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); especially, in turning, to shape or smooth the flat surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical surface.
Meaning 40 · verb

(retail) To arrange the products in (a store) so that they are tidy and attractive.

“In my first job, I learned how to operate a till and to face the store to high standards.”

How this word is used

Everyday “That girl has a pretty face.”
General “Why the sad face?”
General “Children! Stop making faces at each other!”
General “He managed to show a bold face despite his embarrassment.”
General “The face of the cliff loomed above them.”
General “Poverty is the ugly face of capitalism.”
General “to fly in the face of danger”
General “They turned the boat into the face of the storm.”
General “You've got some face coming round here after what you've done.”
General “Put a big sign on each face of the building that can be seen from the road.”
General “He's always stuffing his face with chips.”
General “I'll be out in a sec. Just let me put on my face.”
General “It was just the usual faces at the pub tonight.”
General “He owned several local businesses and was a face around town.”
General “The fans cheered on the face as he made his comeback.”
General “a pulley or cog wheel of ten inches face”
Everyday “Face the sun.”
General “Turn the chair so it faces the table.”
General “We are facing an uncertain future.”
General “I'm going to have to face this sooner or later.”
General “The seats in the carriage faced backwards.”
General “Puddletown United face Mudchester Rovers in the quarter-finals.”
General “Willoughby comes in to bowl, and it's Hobson facing.”
General “a building faced with marble”
General “to face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress”
General “In my first job, I learned how to operate a till and to face the store to high standards.”

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Synonyms

countenance expression facial expression look visage facet surface phiz phizog image public image reputation cakehole gob mush piehole

Antonyms

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