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1. (noun) 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"

2. (noun) expression, look, aspect, facial expression, face
the feelings expressed on a person's face
"a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"

3. (noun) face
the general outward appearance of something
"the face of the city is changing"

4. (noun) face
the striking or working surface of an implement

5. (noun) 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. (noun) 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. (noun) face
the part of an animal corresponding to the human face

8. (noun) 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. (noun) grimace, face
a contorted facial expression
"she made a grimace at the prospect"

10. (noun) font, fount, typeface, face, case
a specific size and style of type within a type family

11. (noun) face
status in the eyes of others
"he lost face"

12. (noun) boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheek
impudent aggressiveness
"I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"

13. (verb) face
a vertical surface of a building or cliff

14. (verb) confront, face up, face
deal with (something unpleasant) head on
"You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"

15. (verb) 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"

16. (verb) 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"

17. (verb) face
be opposite
"the facing page"; "the two sofas face each other"

18. (verb) face
turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction
"Turn and face your partner now"

19. (verb) 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"

20. (verb) face
turn so as to expose the face
"face a playing card"

21. (verb) face
line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
"face the lapels of the jacket"

22. (verb) face
cover the front or surface of
"The building was faced with beautiful stones"


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