face
n 1: the front of the 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" [syn: {human face}]
2: the expression on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a
look of triumph"; "an angry face" [syn: {expression}, {look},
{aspect}, {facial expression}]
3: the general outward appearance of something; "the face of
the city is changing"
4: the act of confronting bravely; "he hated facing the facts";
"he excelled in the face of danger" [syn: {facing}]
5: the striking or working surface of an implement
6: (synecdoche) a part of a person 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"
7: 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" [syn: {side}]
8: the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
9: the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the
most prominent surface of an object); "he dealt the cards
face down"
10: a contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the
prospect" [syn: {grimace}]
11: a specific size and style of type within a type family [syn:
{font}, {fount}, {typeface}]
12: status in the eyes of others; "he lost face"
13: impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness";
"he had the effrontery to question my honesty" [syn: {boldness},
{effrontery}, {nerve}, {brass}, {cheek}]
14: a vertical surface of a building or cliff
v 1: come to grips with face (something unpleasant) head on; "You
must confront your problems" [syn: {confront}, {face up}]
[ant: {avoid}]
2: oppose in hostility; "confront an opponent" [syn: {confront}]
3: face 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" [syn: {front}, {look}] [ant: {back}]
4: face in a certain direction; "The house looks out on a
tennis court"; "The apartment looks across the Hudson"
[syn: {look out on}, {look out over}, {overlook}, {look
across}]
5: be opposite; "In this exercise, the gymnast should face the
floor"
6: turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction
7: present somebody with something, usually to accuse or
criticize; ""We confronted him with the evidence" [syn: {confront},
{present}]
8: line near the edge with a different material, as of a
garment
9: cover the front or surface of: "The building was faced with
beautiful stones"