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1.
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.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
an angry face
3.
the general outward appearance of something
the face of the city is changing
4.
the striking or working surface of an implement
5.
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.
a surface forming part of the outside of an object
dew dripped from the face of the leaf
7.
the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
8.
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.
a contorted facial expression
10.
a specific size and style of type within a type family
11.
status in the eyes of others
he lost face
12.
impudent aggressiveness
13.
a vertical surface of a building or cliff
'face' - used as a verb
14.
deal with (something unpleasant) head on
He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes
15.
oppose, as in hostility or a competition
Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring
16.
be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
The building faces the park
17.
be opposite
the facing page
the two sofas face each other
18.
turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction
Turn and face your partner now
19.
present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions
An enormous dilemma faces us
20.
turn so as to expose the face
face a playing card
21.
line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
face the lapels of the jacket
22.
cover the front or surface of
The building was faced with beautiful stones
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derived forms
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1. Face / Plural
faces
2. Face / Past
faced
3. Face / Third Person
faces
4. Face / Present Participle
facing
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