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Face
feɪs
- the front part of a person's head from the forehead to the chin, or the corresponding part in an animal
"she was scarlet in the face and perspiring profusely"
- an expression shown on the face
"the happy faces of these children"
- an aspect of something
"the unacceptable face of social drinking"
- the surface of a thing, especially one that is presented to the view or has a particular functioncovering layer face surface veneer lamination encrustation carpet blanket sheet curtain canopy cover cloak veil pall shroud screen mask cloud envelope
- each of the surfaces of a solid
"the faces of a cube"
- a vertical or sloping side of a mountain or cliff
"the north face of the Eiger"
- the side of a planet or moon facing the observer
"we can often see the dark face of the moon by earthshine"
- the front of a building
"a series of loggias make up the face of the church"
- the plate of a clock or watch bearing the digits or hands
"a dial like the face of a clock"
- the distinctive side of a playing card
"she scattered a deck of cards face down"
- the obverse of a coin
- a person of a particular type
"this season's squad has a lot of old faces in it"
- be positioned with the face or front towards (someone or something)
"he turned to face her"
look out on front on to look towards be facing have/afford/command a view of look over/across open out over look on to overlook give on to give over be opposite (to)- have the face or front pointing in a specified direction
"the house faces due east"
- (of a soldier) turn in a particular direction
"the men had faced about to the front"
- confront and deal with or accept a difficult or unpleasant task, fact, or situation
"honesty forced her to face facts"
accept come to accept become reconciled to reconcile oneself to reach an acceptance (of) get used to become accustomed to adjust to accommodate oneself to acclimatize oneself to brave face up to encounter meet meet head-on confront dare defy oppose resist withstand- have (a difficult situation) in prospect
"each defendant faced a maximum sentence of 10 years"
- (of a problem or difficult situation) present itself to and require action from (someone or something)
"two other large newspaper companies reported financial results that highlight the difficulties facing the industry"
- cover the surface of (something) with a layer of a different material
"the external basement walls were faced with granite slabs"