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"
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 typefamily
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"
1. (noun)face the part of your body where your eyes, nose, mouth etc. are his cute round face; She had a funny look on her face.; I could feel the heat on my face.; She slapped/hit me in the face.
2. face sb's expression You should have seen her face when I told her!; his happy/sad/grumpy etc. face
3. face used with adjectives to indicate a particulartype of person lots of famous faces at the party; not a familiar face in the room
4. face the side of sth large the cliff/rock face; the north face of the mountain
5. face one part of an idea; = aspect the acceptable face of globalization
6. face the character of sth the changing face of medicine
13. face make a face/make faces to give your face a funny or disapproving expression kids making faces at each other; He tasted it and made a face.
14. face save face to avoid damaging your reputation
15. face to sb's face indicates that you say sth directly to sb I'm not afraid to tell him to his face.
16. face disappear/vanish off the face of the earth emphasizes that sth cannot be found
17. (verb)face to have the front turned toward The house faces North.; The two boys sat facing each other.; Turn the chair to face the wall.
18. face to deal with or accept a difficult situation a species facing extinction; The company is faced with two problems.; I can't face listening to her stories again.; You'll have to face the fact that he's not coming back.
19. face Face it used to tell sb they must accept sth Let's face it, we're not rich.
Definition of 'face'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)face the exteriorform or appearance of anything; that part which presents itself to the view; especially, the front or upperpart or surface; that which particularly offers itself to the view of a spectator
2. (noun)face that part of a body, having several sides, which may be seen from one point, or which is presented toward a certain direction; one of the bounding planes of a solid; as, a cube has six faces
13. (noun)face presence; sight; front; as in the phrases, before the face of, in the immediate presence of; in the face of, before, in, or against the front of; as, to fly in the face of danger; to the face of, directly to; from the face of, from the presence of
14. (noun)face mode of regard, whether favorable or unfavorable; favor or anger; mostly in Scriptural phrases
15. (noun)face the end or wall of the tunnel, drift, or excavation, at which work is progressing or was last done
16. (noun)face the exact amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, or other mercantile paper, without any addition for interest or reduction for discount
17. (verb)face to meet in front; to oppose with firmness; to resist, or to meet for the purpose of stopping or opposing; to confront; to encounter; as, to face an enemy in the field of battle
18. (verb)face to Confront impudently; to bully
19. (verb)face to stand opposite to; to stand with the face or front toward; to front upon; as, the apartments of the general faced the park
20. (verb)face to cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon; as, a building faced with marble
21. (verb)face to line near the edge, esp. with a different material; as, to face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress
22. (verb)face 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
23. (verb)face to make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); esp., in turning, to shape or smooth the flatsurface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical surface
Definitions of face 
Afrikaans: gesig
Arabic: وَجْـه
Bulgarian: лице
Brazilian: rosto
Czech: obličej
German: das Gesicht
Danish: ansigt
Greek: πρόσωπο
Spanish: cara, rostro
Estonian: nägu
Farsi: صورت
Finnish: kasvot
French: visage
Hebrew: פָּנִים
Hindi: मुख, चेहरा
Croatian: lice
Hungarian: arc
Indonesian: wajah
Icelandic: andlit
Italian: faccia, viso
Japanese: 顔
Korean: 얼굴
Lithuanian: veidas
Latvian: seja
Malay: muka
Dutch: gezicht
Norwegian: ansikt
Polish: twarz
Persian: صورت
Pashto: مخ
Portuguese: rosto
Romanian: figură
Russian: лицо
Slovak: tvár
Slovenian: obraz
Serbian: lice
Swedish: ansikte
Thai: ใบหน้า
Turkish: yüz
Taiwanese: 面孔
Ukrainian: обличчя, лице
Urdu: چہرہ
Vietnamese: mặt
Chinese: 面孔
