face

[[t]feɪs[/t]]

n. v. faced, fac•ing

1) anat. the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin

2) a look or expression on this part:

a sad face[/ex]

3) an expression or look that indicates ridicule, disgust, etc.; grimace:

to make a face[/ex]

4) clo cosmetics; makeup:

to put on one's face[/ex]

5) impudence; boldness

6) outward appearance

7) outward show or pretense

8) good reputation; dignity; prestige

9) bus the amount specified in a bill or note, exclusive of interest

10) the manifest sense or express terms, as of a document

11) the surface:

the face of the earth[/ex]

12) the side, or part of a side, upon which the use of a thing depends:

the face of a playing card[/ex]

13) the most important or most frequently seen side; front

14) clo tex the outer or upper side of a fabric; right side

15) math. any of the bounding surfaces of a solid figure:

a cube has six faces[/ex]

16) min the front or end of a drift or excavation, where the material is being or was last mined

17)

a) pri the working surface of a printer's type or plate, etc

b) pri

Also called typeface any design of type, including a full range of characters, as letters, numbers, and marks of punctuation, in all sizes.

c) pri

Also called typeface the general style or appearance of type:

broad or narrow face[/ex]

18) for either of the two outer sides that form the salient of a bastion

19) cry any of the plane surfaces of a crystal

20) to look toward or in the direction of:

to face the light[/ex]

21) to have the front toward or permit a view of:

The building faces the street[/ex]

22) to confront directly:

to face the future[/ex]

23) to confront courageously or impudently (usu. fol. by down or out):

facing down an opponent[/ex]

24) to oppose or to meet defiantly:

to face fearful odds[/ex]

25) to cover or partly cover with a different material in front:

They faced the wooden house with brick[/ex]

26) clo to finish the edge of (a garment) with facing

27) gam to turn the face of (a playing card) upwards

28) bui to dress or smooth the surface of (a stone or the like)

29) to turn or be turned:

She faced toward the sea[/ex]

30) to be placed with the front in a certain direction:

The barn faces south[/ex]

31) to turn to the right, left, or in the opposite direction:

Left face![/ex]

32) phv spo face off

a) spo Ice Hockey. to start play, as to begin a game or period, with a face-off

b) cvb to confront, as in a contest

33) phv face up to

a) to admit

b) to meet courageously; confront

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- face the music in (or out of) someone's face in the face of lose face on the face of it save face show one's face to one's face

Etymology: 1250–1300; ME < AF, OF < VL *facia, for L faciēs facies face′a•ble, adj. syn: face, countenance, visage refer to the front of the (usu. human) head. face is used when referring to physical features: a pretty face with high cheekbones. countenance, a more formal word, denotes the face as it is affected by or reveals a person's state of mind; hence, it often signifies the look or expression on the face: a thoughtful countenance. visage, still more formal, refers to the face as seen in a certain aspect, esp. as revealing a person's character: a stern visage.