face
/feis/
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Definition
Noun:
- The front part of a person's head: The area from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear, containing the eyes, nose, and mouth.
- Facial expression: The look or appearance of one's face, showing feelings or mood.
- The surface or side of something: The most prominent or important side of an object, building, or geographical feature.
- Outward appearance or aspect: The general look or character of something.
- Status or reputation in the eyes of others: Dignity, prestige, or honor.
Verb:
- To have or turn the face towards: To be positioned with the front directed at something.
- To confront or deal with: To meet or accept a difficult situation, person, or problem directly.
- To be positioned opposite: To be located across from something.
- To cover or line a surface: To put a layer of material on the front or surface of something.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- She washed her face with cold water.
- He had a sad expression on his face.
- The north face of the mountain is very steep.
- The face of the city has changed dramatically.
- He was afraid of losing face in front of his colleagues.
Verb:
- Please face the camera and smile.
- You must face the consequences of your actions.
- Our house faces the park.
- The building was faced with marble.
Advanced Usage
"to face the music": To accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions.
- After making the mistake, he had to face the music.
"to save face": To avoid humiliation or preserve one's dignity.
- He apologized to save face and end the argument.
"in the face of": Despite; when confronted with.
- They persevered in the face of great adversity.
"on the face of it": From appearances; at first glance.
- On the face of it, the plan seems simple.
Variants and Related Words
Facial (adj): Relating to the face.
- She made a facial expression of surprise.
Facade (n): The front of a building; a deceptive outward appearance.
- The building's facade was beautifully decorated.
Interface (n): A point where two systems, subjects, or surfaces meet and interact.
- The user interface of the software is very intuitive.
Synonyms
- Noun: Countenance, visage, expression, front, surface, appearance, prestige.
- Verb: Confront, encounter, meet, oppose, overlook, front, line.
Related Phrasal Verbs
Face up to: To accept and deal with a difficult fact or problem.
- It's time to face up to your responsibilities.
Face off: To confront someone in a competition or argument.
- The two teams will face off in the championship game.
Related Idioms
Face value: The apparent worth or meaning of something, without looking deeper.
- You shouldn't take his promises at face value.
Shut one's face: (Slang, impolite) To stop talking; to be quiet.
- He told the noisy man to shut his face.
To one's face: Directly and openly, in one's presence.
- She criticized him to his face.
Verb
- cover the front or surface of
- The building was faced with beautiful stones
- line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
- face the lapels of the jacket
- turn so as to expose the face
- face a playing card
- present somebody 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
- turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction
- Turn and face your partner now
- be opposite
- the facing page
- the two sofas face each other
- 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
- 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
- deal with (something unpleasant) head on
- You must confront your problems
- He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes
Noun
- a vertical surface of a building or cliff
- impudent aggressiveness
- I couldn't believe her boldness
- he had the effrontery to question my honesty
- status in the eyes of others
- he lost face
- a specific size and style of type within a type family
- a contorted facial expression
- she made a grimace at the prospect
- the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object)
- he dealt the cards face down
- the part of an animal corresponding to the human 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
- 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
- the striking or working surface of an implement
- the general outward appearance of something
- the face of the city is changing
- the feelings expressed on a person's face
- a sad expression
- a look of triumph
- an angry face
- 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