1. (noun)face, human face the front of the humanhead 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"
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"
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"
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 presentsomebody 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"