face

/fˈeɪs/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
“he washed his face”
the feelings expressed on a person's face
“a sad expression”
the general outward appearance of something
“the face of the city is changing”
the striking or working surface of an implement
a part of a person that is used to refer to a person
“he looked out at a roomful of faces”
a surface forming part of the outside of an object
“he examined all sides of the crystal”
the part of an animal corresponding to the human 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”
a contorted facial expression
“she made a grimace at the prospect”
a specific size and style of type within a type family
status in the eyes of others
“he lost face”
impudent aggressiveness
“I couldn't believe her boldness”

verb

deal with (something unpleasant) head on
“You must confront your problems”
oppose, as in hostility or a competition
“You must confront your opponent”
be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
“The house looks north”
be opposite
“the facing page”
turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction
“Turn and face your partner now”
present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
“We confronted him with the evidence”
turn so as to expose the face
“face a playing card”
line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
“face the lapels of the jacket”
cover the front or surface of
“The building was faced with beautiful stones”

Developers: get definitions, synonyms, antonyms, rhymes and pronunciation for 147,000 words as JSON with the English Dictionary API (free trial).