face

1 of 2

noun

ˈfās

often attributive

: the front part of the head that in humans extends from the forehead to the chin and includes the mouth, nose, cheeks, and eyes

: the face as a means of identification : countenance

would know that face anywhere

archaic : presence, sight

: facial expression

a friendly face

: a facial expression of distaste or displeasure

he made a face when he saw the test results

: makeup sense 3a(1)

—usually used in the phrase put one's face on

… I have never been the kind of woman who feels comfortable popping to the shops without putting my face on first.

Vicki Michelle

a(1)

: outward appearance

put a good face on it

(2)

: the aspect of something that is perceptible or obvious upon superficial examination

the theory is absurd on its face

Kim Neely

: disguise, pretense

c(1)

: assurance, confidence

maintaining a firm face in spite of adversity

(2)

: effrontery

how anyone could have the face to ask that question

: dignity, prestige

afraid to lose face

: surface:

a(1)

: a front, upper, or outer surface

vanished from the face of the earth

(2)

: the front of something having two or four sides

the face of a clock

(3)

: facade

the face of a building

(4)

: an exposed surface of rock

(5)

: any of the plane surfaces that bound a geometric solid

A cube is a solid with six square faces.

: a surface specially prepared: such as

(1)

: the principal finished surface (as of a tool or implement)

The tendency of the belt is to slip over the face of the pulley in a counter clockwise direction.

H. W. Harkness

Cans are made from … thin sheets of steel lightly coated with tin. This tin coating serves two purposes: it covers the face of the steel sheet, preserving it from rust; and it acts as a medium by which parts of a sheet may be made to adhere to one another by soldering.

B. S. Luh et al.

(2)

: the right side (as of cloth or leather)

(3)

: an inscribed, printed, or marked side

the two faces of a coin

: a striking surface (as of a tool)

the face of the golf club

the face of an anvil

d(1)

: the surface (as of type) that receives the ink and transfers it to the paper

(2)

: a style of type

: the end or wall of a mine tunnel, drift, or excavation at which work is progressing

: face value

: person

lots of new faces around here

professional wrestling : baby face sense 2

Randy Orton earned respect as a heel because of his cocky, overconfident persona. As a face, he's lost the smugness that defined his character and is struggling to find his identity.

Rennie Detore

face

2 of 2

verb

faced; facing

transitive verb

: to confront impudently

faced him with evidence of treachery

: to line near the edge especially with a different material

: to cover the front or surface of

faced the building with marble

: to meet face-to-face or in competition

The team will face a tough opponent in its next game.

: to stand or sit with the face toward

The teacher faced the class.

: to have the front oriented toward

a house facing the park

: to recognize and deal with straightforwardly

face the facts

: to master by confronting with determination

—used with down

faced down his critics

: to have as a prospect : be confronted by

face a grim future

: to be a prospect or a source of concern for

the problems that face us

: to bring face-to-face

he was faced with ruin

: to make the surface of (something, such as a stone) flat or smooth

: to cause (troops) to face in a particular direction on command

The captain faced his company to the left.

intransitive verb

: to have the face or front turned in a specified direction

The house faced south.

: to turn the face in a specified direction

She faced to her left.

Phrases

in one's face

: directly and aggressively in one's presence

dunked the ball in his face

—often used with get to describe aggressively confrontational speech or behavior

his boss got in his face about being late

in the face of or less commonly in face of

: face-to-face with : despite

fearless in the face of danger

to one's face

: in one's presence or so that one is fully aware of what is going on

If you have something to say about me, say it to my face.

face the music

: to meet an unpleasant situation, a danger, or the consequences of one's actions

Example Sentences

Noun He has a round face. His face is familiar but I can't remember his name. I'll never forget the look on her face. He fell flat on his face. I didn't recognize any of the faces around the table. There are lots of new faces around the office. Verb The teacher faced the class. She turned around to face the window. He sat facing the wall. Turn and face to the east. The house faces the park. The living room faces the afternoon sun. My shoe was lying in the corner with its sole facing upward. The flower opens facing skyward. Look at the illustration on the facing page. Only by facing your problems can you hope to overcome them. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

LaChapelle interpreted the scripture into a portrait last year -- a nude male model sitting in front of a mirror, tears wet on his face, holding a phone with a distorted image of himself on the screen.

Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 12 Sep. 2022 Alicia had bruises on her face from the ensuing scuffle.

San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2022 The video showcased the new sneakers with laughter in the background and showed Tomlin walking by with a grin on his face.

Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2022 This season looms as a pivotal chapter for a team that made the playoffs every year from 2018 to 2020, led the league in victories in 2019 — and fell on its face last season.

Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2022 As the stunt ended, TV cameras captured the queen walking to her seat clutching one of her trademark handbags, the faintest of smiles on her face.

James Hookway, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 Over the last few months nearly a dozen and a half bikers after receiving citations from the Parma police left the scene with a smile on their face.

John Benson, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2022 That look on his face just stayed with me for a couple of days.

Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2022 Prince Harry seemed especially thrilled to meet a small black and brown dog, sweetly petting the pup with a big grin on his face.

Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2022

Verb

The railroads face a deadline on Friday at 12:01 a.m. at which point two unions at an impasse over a new labor contract could walk out.

Paul Berger, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 Montgomery capped Cincinnati's day with a late 74-yard touchdown run. Cincinnati will face in-state rival Miami next Saturday at the Bengals' Paycor Stadium.

Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2022 The Browns face Carolina and their former starting quarterback, Baker Mayfield, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte on Sunday at 1 p.m.

cleveland, 9 Sep. 2022 The South Carolina Gamecocks face the Arkansas Razorbacks in a Week 2 college football game on Saturday at Razorback Stadium.

Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 7 Sep. 2022 Between the rivalry games, Alabama will be at Tennesse (Feb. 15), host Georgia (Feb. 18), travel to South Carolina (Feb. 22) and face Arkansas at home (Feb. 25).

Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 7 Sep. 2022 Some families always face these challenges at the beginning of the school year.

Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 4 Sep. 2022 Next week, the Spartans are set to face Central High School at home while West Albany will be traveling to battle Lebanon High School.

Sam Misa, oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2022 Will the two schools actually want to face each other again at that point?

Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, going back to Vulgar Latin *facia (attested in early Medieval Latin as facia "portrait"), re-formation of Latin faciēs "appearance, aspect, form, human face," from fac-, stem of facere "to make, do" + -iēs, noun suffix, usually deverbal — more at fact

Verb

Middle English facen, verbal derivative of face face entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Phrases Containing face

Kids Definition

face 1 of 2

noun

ˈfās

: the front part of the head

: an expression of the face

a sad face

: outward appearance

It looks easy on the face of it.

: a funny or silly expression

: an expression showing displeasure

: respect entry 1 sense 1

He was afraid of losing face.

: a front, upper, or outer surface

: one of the flat surfaces that bound a solid

a face of a cube

face

2 of 2

verb

faced; facing

: to have the front or face toward

The house faces east.

: to cover the front or surface of

The building will be faced with marble.

: to oppose with determination

face danger

Legal Definition

face

noun

: outward appearance

: the surface or superficial reading or meaning of something (as a document or statute) that does not take into account outside information

the face of [the] deed reveals that she had two purposes in mind

State v. Rand, 366 A.2d 183 (1976)

—often used in the phrases on its face and on the face of

is…neutral on its face but has a discriminatory effect on women

Marcia Coyle

did not see on the face of the amendment that it was precisely directed at public as distinguished from private destruction

O'Brien v. United States, 376 F.2d 538 (1967)

: the inscribed or printed side of something (as a document)

broadly : the front side of something inscribed or printed on both sides

the face of a stock certificate

: face value

单词	faced
释义	face 1 of 2 noun ˈfās often attributive 1 a : the front part of the head that in humans extends from the forehead to the chin and includes the mouth, nose, cheeks, and eyes b : the face as a means of identification : countenance would know that face anywhere 2 archaic : presence, sight 3 a : facial expression a friendly face b : a facial expression of distaste or displeasure he made a face when he saw the test results c : makeup sense 3a(1) —usually used in the phrase put one's face on … I have never been the kind of woman who feels comfortable popping to the shops without putting my face on first. Vicki Michelle 4 a(1) : outward appearance put a good face on it (2) : the aspect of something that is perceptible or obvious upon superficial examination the theory is absurd on its face Kim Neely b : disguise, pretense c(1) : assurance, confidence maintaining a firm face in spite of adversity (2) : effrontery how anyone could have the face to ask that question d : dignity, prestige afraid to lose face 5 : surface: a(1) : a front, upper, or outer surface vanished from the face of the earth (2) : the front of something having two or four sides the face of a clock (3) : facade the face of a building (4) : an exposed surface of rock (5) : any of the plane surfaces that bound a geometric solid A cube is a solid with six square faces. b : a surface specially prepared: such as (1) : the principal finished surface (as of a tool or implement) The tendency of the belt is to slip over the face of the pulley in a counter clockwise direction. H. W. Harkness Cans are made from … thin sheets of steel lightly coated with tin. This tin coating serves two purposes: it covers the face of the steel sheet, preserving it from rust; and it acts as a medium by which parts of a sheet may be made to adhere to one another by soldering. B. S. Luh et al. (2) : the right side (as of cloth or leather) (3) : an inscribed, printed, or marked side the two faces of a coin c : a striking surface (as of a tool) the face of the golf club the face of an anvil d(1) : the surface (as of type) that receives the ink and transfers it to the paper (2) : a style of type 6 : the end or wall of a mine tunnel, drift, or excavation at which work is progressing 7 : face value 8 a : person lots of new faces around here b professional wrestling : baby face sense 2 Randy Orton earned respect as a heel because of his cocky, overconfident persona. As a face, he's lost the smugness that defined his character and is struggling to find his identity. Rennie Detore face 2 of 2 verb faced; facing transitive verb 1 : to confront impudently faced him with evidence of treachery 2 a : to line near the edge especially with a different material b : to cover the front or surface of faced the building with marble 3 : to meet face-to-face or in competition The team will face a tough opponent in its next game. 4 a : to stand or sit with the face toward The teacher faced the class. b : to have the front oriented toward a house facing the park 5 a : to recognize and deal with straightforwardly face the facts b : to master by confronting with determination —used with down faced down his critics 6 a : to have as a prospect : be confronted by face a grim future b : to be a prospect or a source of concern for the problems that face us c : to bring face-to-face he was faced with ruin 7 : to make the surface of (something, such as a stone) flat or smooth 8 : to cause (troops) to face in a particular direction on command The captain faced his company to the left. intransitive verb 1 : to have the face or front turned in a specified direction The house faced south. 2 : to turn the face in a specified direction She faced to her left. Phrases in one's face : directly and aggressively in one's presence dunked the ball in his face —often used with get to describe aggressively confrontational speech or behavior his boss got in his face about being late in the face of or less commonly in face of : face-to-face with : despite fearless in the face of danger to one's face : in one's presence or so that one is fully aware of what is going on If you have something to say about me, say it to my face. face the music : to meet an unpleasant situation, a danger, or the consequences of one's actions Synonyms Noun countenance kisser [slang] mug pan [slang] puss [slang] visage Verb front look (toward) point (toward) See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun He has a round face. His face is familiar but I can't remember his name. I'll never forget the look on her face. He fell flat on his face. I didn't recognize any of the faces around the table. There are lots of new faces around the office. Verb The teacher faced the class. She turned around to face the window. He sat facing the wall. Turn and face to the east. The house faces the park. The living room faces the afternoon sun. My shoe was lying in the corner with its sole facing upward. The flower opens facing skyward. Look at the illustration on the facing page. Only by facing your problems can you hope to overcome them. See More Recent Examples on the Web Noun LaChapelle interpreted the scripture into a portrait last year -- a nude male model sitting in front of a mirror, tears wet on his face, holding a phone with a distorted image of himself on the screen. Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 12 Sep. 2022 Alicia had bruises on her face from the ensuing scuffle. San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2022 The video showcased the new sneakers with laughter in the background and showed Tomlin walking by with a grin on his face. Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2022 This season looms as a pivotal chapter for a team that made the playoffs every year from 2018 to 2020, led the league in victories in 2019 — and fell on its face last season. Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2022 As the stunt ended, TV cameras captured the queen walking to her seat clutching one of her trademark handbags, the faintest of smiles on her face. James Hookway, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 Over the last few months nearly a dozen and a half bikers after receiving citations from the Parma police left the scene with a smile on their face. John Benson, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2022 That look on his face just stayed with me for a couple of days. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2022 Prince Harry seemed especially thrilled to meet a small black and brown dog, sweetly petting the pup with a big grin on his face. Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2022 Verb The railroads face a deadline on Friday at 12:01 a.m. at which point two unions at an impasse over a new labor contract could walk out. Paul Berger, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 Montgomery capped Cincinnati's day with a late 74-yard touchdown run. Cincinnati will face in-state rival Miami next Saturday at the Bengals' Paycor Stadium. Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2022 The Browns face Carolina and their former starting quarterback, Baker Mayfield, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte on Sunday at 1 p.m. cleveland, 9 Sep. 2022 The South Carolina Gamecocks face the Arkansas Razorbacks in a Week 2 college football game on Saturday at Razorback Stadium. Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 7 Sep. 2022 Between the rivalry games, Alabama will be at Tennesse (Feb. 15), host Georgia (Feb. 18), travel to South Carolina (Feb. 22) and face Arkansas at home (Feb. 25). Nick Alvarez \| Nalvarez@al.com, al, 7 Sep. 2022 Some families always face these challenges at the beginning of the school year. Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 4 Sep. 2022 Next week, the Spartans are set to face Central High School at home while West Albany will be traveling to battle Lebanon High School. Sam Misa, oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2022 Will the two schools actually want to face each other again at that point? Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, going back to Vulgar Latin facia (attested in early Medieval Latin as facia* "portrait"), re-formation of Latin faciēs "appearance, aspect, form, human face," from fac-, stem of facere "to make, do" + -iēs, noun suffix, usually deverbal — more at fact Verb Middle English facen, verbal derivative of face face entry 1 First Known Use Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb 15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Phrases Containing face a face like thunder about-face a slap in the face (as) plain as the nose on your face at face value baby face be/get in someone's face face angle cut off one's nose to spite one's face face card face-first face paint face mask face-lift face-palm face shield face time face-to-face fall on one's face familiar face get out of someone's face in someone's face laugh on the other side of one's face keep a straight face just another face in the crowd long face look (someone) in the face lose face not just a/another pretty face one's face falls one's face lights up poker face put on a brave face put a human face on screw up one's face/eyes show one's face shut one's face stand/face trial stare (someone) in the face straight face stuff one's face the blood drained from someone's face the face of the earth volte-face wear a silly grin/smile on one's face whey-face wipe (someone or something) off the face of the earth wipe the smile off one's face with egg on one's face written all over someone's face you should have seen his face face charges face off face facts face cord face crumple cross someone's face face-centered face fly face-plant face up to face-saver game face face up double-face face the music in-your-face feed one's face blue in the face put on a happy/brave face face the fact(s) save face hatchet face screw one's face/eyes up on the face of the earth smiley face on the face of it procedural face mask staring someone in the face laugh in someone's face in the face of face value procedure face mask (let's) face it stared death in the face to someone's face in one's face open-face face mask penalty open-face sandwich the color drained from someone's face fly in the face of to one's face in face of pull a face stare one in the face make a face wipe the grin off his face more than just a pretty face wipe that smile off your face egg on one's face taken/accepted at face value See More a face like thunder about-face a slap in the face (as) plain as the nose on your face at face value baby face be/get in someone's face face angle cut off one's nose to spite one's face face card face-first face paint face mask face-lift face-palm face shield face time face-to-face fall on one's face familiar face get out of someone's face in someone's face laugh on the other side of one's face keep a straight face just another face in the crowd long face look (someone) in the face lose face not just a/another pretty face one's face falls one's face lights up poker face put on a brave face put a human face on screw up one's face/eyes show one's face shut one's face stand/face trial stare (someone) in the face straight face stuff one's face the blood drained from someone's face the face of the earth volte-face wear a silly grin/smile on one's face whey-face wipe (someone or something) off the face of the earth wipe the smile off one's face with egg on one's face written all over someone's face you should have seen his face face charges face off face facts face cord face crumple cross someone's face face-centered face fly face-plant face up to face-saver game face face up double-face face the music in-your-face feed one's face blue in the face put on a happy/brave face face the fact(s) save face hatchet face screw one's face/eyes up on the face of the earth smiley face on the face of it procedural face mask staring someone in the face laugh in someone's face in the face of face value procedure face mask (let's) face it stared death in the face to someone's face in one's face open-face face mask penalty open-face sandwich the color drained from someone's face fly in the face of to one's face in face of pull a face stare one in the face make a face wipe the grin off his face more than just a pretty face wipe that smile off your face egg on one's face taken/accepted at face value See More Kids Definition face 1 of 2 noun ˈfās 1 : the front part of the head 2 : an expression of the face a sad face 3 : outward appearance It looks easy on the face of it. 4 : a funny or silly expression 5 : an expression showing displeasure 6 : respect entry 1 sense 1 He was afraid of losing face. 7 : a front, upper, or outer surface 8 : one of the flat surfaces that bound a solid a face of a cube face 2 of 2 verb faced; facing 1 : to have the front or face toward The house faces east. 2 : to cover the front or surface of The building will be faced with marble. 3 : to oppose with determination face danger Medical Definition face noun ˈfās often attributive 1 a : the front part of the human head including the chin, mouth, nose, cheeks, eyes, and usually the forehead b : the corresponding part of the head of a lower animal 2 : surface especially : a front, upper, or outer surface Legal Definition face noun 1 a : outward appearance b : the surface or superficial reading or meaning of something (as a document or statute) that does not take into account outside information the face of [the] deed reveals that she had two purposes in mind State v. Rand, 366 A.2d 183 (1976) —often used in the phrases on its face and on the face of is…neutral on its face but has a discriminatory effect on women Marcia Coyle did not see on the face of the amendment that it was precisely directed at public as distinguished from private destruction O'Brien v. United States, 376 F.2d 538 (1967) 2 : the inscribed or printed side of something (as a document) broadly : the front side of something inscribed or printed on both sides the face of a stock certificate 3 : face value faced verb past tense of face 1 as in met to stand or sit with the face or front toward the house faces the sparkling blue waters of the Pacific Ocean Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance met fronted bordered dominated overlooked touched bounded skirted adjoined abutted looked (toward) rimmed pointed (toward) neighbored fringed margined commanded looked down (on) 2 as in confronted to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage movie superheroes who are ever ready to face danger without blinking an eye Synonyms & Similar Words confronted encountered braved withstood dared bearded resisted met breasted defied outfaced fought brazened approached outbraved challenged fronted stood stood up to battled affronted opposed accosted cornered combated repelled faced up (to) combatted contended (with) squared (off) Antonyms & Near Antonyms avoided dodged ducked shirked shunned eschewed escaped evaded shook sidestepped eluded funked See More 3 as in clad to cover with something that protects we decided to face our old frame house with aluminum siding Synonyms & Similar Words clad surrounded sheathed clad wrapped clothed encased cladded dressed robed enveloped sided arrayed garbed shrouded blanketed encompassed veiled skinned embraced enshrouded mantled appareled lapped enclosed swathed embowered apparelled enwrapped overlaid invested embosomed overspread inclosed Antonyms & Near Antonyms exposed stripped bared denuded stript unswathed 4 as in encountered to enter into contest or conflict with the Boston Red Sox were eager to face their traditional rivals, the Yankees, in the play-offs Synonyms & Similar Words encountered met engaged battled fought took on opposed rivaled contended emulated rivalled Antonyms & Near Antonyms escaped evaded retreated eluded
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face

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