face

F0003200 (fās)n.1. a. The surface of the front of the head from the top of the forehead to the base of the chin and from ear to ear.b. A person: We saw many new faces on the first day of classes.2. A person's countenance: a happy face.3. A contorted facial expression; a grimace: made a face at the prospect of eating lemons.4. a. A countenance of a certain complexion or form. Used in combination: babyface; frogface.b. A person having such a countenance. Used in combination: paleface.5. a. Facial makeup: put one's face on.b. Facial makeup of a certain color, usually worn for the purpose of impersonating or mocking people of a particular racial or ethnic group. Used in combination: applied blackface.c. Assumed characteristics, such as clothing or behavior, intended to impersonate or mock people of a particular racial or ethnic group. Used in combination: dressing up in yellowface.6. Outward appearance: the modern face of the city.7. a. Value or standing in the eyes of others; prestige: did their best to save face after they were shown to be wrong; did not want to lose face by being unable to live up to his reputation.b. Self-assurance; confidence: The team managed to maintain a firm face even in times of great adversity.8. Effrontery; impudence: had the face to question my judgment.9. The most significant or prominent surface of an object, especially:a. The surface presented to view; the front.b. A façade.c. Outer surface: the face of the earth.d. A marked side: the face of a clock; the face of a playing card.e. The right side, as of fabric.f. An exposed, often precipitous surface of rock.10. A planar surface of a geometric solid.11. Any of the surfaces of a rock or crystal.12. The end, as of a mine or tunnel, at which work is advancing.13. The appearance and geologic surface features of an area of land; topography.14. Printing a. A typeface or range of typefaces.b. The raised printing surface of a piece of type.v. faced, fac·ing, fac·es v.tr.1. To occupy a position with the face toward: stood and faced the audience.2. To front on: a window that faces the south.3. a. To meet or confront with self-assurance: How can I face your parents when they know that I've let them down?b. To acknowledge and accept or deal with: had to face the facts; must be willing to face our problems. See Synonyms at defy.4. a. To be certain to encounter; have in store: An unskilled youth faces a difficult life.b. To bring or to be brought face to face with: "The prospect of military conflict ... faced us with nightmarish choices" (Henry A. Kissinger).5. To cause (troops) to change direction by giving a command.6. Games To turn (a playing card) so that the face is up.7. To furnish with a surface or cover of a different material: bronze that is faced with gold foil.8. To line or trim the edge of, especially with contrasting material: face a hem with lace.9. To treat the surface of so as to smooth.v.intr.1. To be turned or placed with the front toward a specified direction.2. To turn the face in a specified direction.Phrasal Verbs: face down To attain mastery over or overcome by confronting in a resolute, determined manner: face down an opponent in a debate; faced the enemy down. face off1. Sports To stand opposite an opponent in ice hockey, lacrosse, and other games and attempt to gain control of a puck or ball released by an official at the start of play.2. To compete: Two longtime opponents faced off in a bitter election. face up To confront an unpleasant situation with resolution and assurance: had to face up or get out; finally faced up to the problem.Idioms: face the music To accept the unpleasant consequences, especially of one's own actions. in the face/teeth of In opposition to or defiance of. on the face of it From appearances alone; apparently: On the face of it, the problem seems minor. show (one's) face To make an appearance: Don't show your face on my property again. to (one's) face In the view or hearing of: insulted me to my face.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *facia, from Latin faciēs; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]

face′a·ble adj.

face

(feɪs) n1. a. the front of the head from the forehead to the lower jaw; visageb. (as modifier): face flannel; face cream. 2. a. the expression of the countenance; look: a sad face. b. a distorted expression, esp to indicate disgust; grimace: she made a face. 3. informal make-up (esp in the phrase put one's face on)4. outward appearance: the face of the countryside is changing. 5. appearance or pretence (esp in the phrases put a bold, good, bad, etc, face on)6. worth in the eyes of others; dignity (esp in the phrases lose or save face)7. informal impudence or effrontery8. the main side of an object, building, etc, or the front: the face of a palace; a cliff face. 9. the marked surface of an instrument, esp the dial of a timepiece10. the functional or working side of an object, as of a tool or playing card11. a. the exposed area of a mine from which coal, ore, etc, may be minedb. (as modifier): face worker. 12. the uppermost part or surface: the face of the earth. 13. Also called: side any one of the plane surfaces of a crystal or other solid figure14. (Mountaineering) mountaineering a steep side of a mountain, bounded by ridges15. either of the surfaces of a coin, esp the one that bears the head of a ruler16. slang Brit a well-known or important person17. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing a. the printing surface of any type characterb. the style, the design, or sometimes the size of any type fountc. the print made from type18. (Nautical Terms) nautical aeronautics the aft or near side of a propeller blade19. fly in the face of to act in defiance of20. in one's face directly opposite or against one21. in face of in the face of despite22. look someone in the face to look directly at a person without fear or shame23. on the face of it to all appearances24. set one's face against to oppose with determination25. show one's face to make an appearance26. shut one's face slang (often imperative) to be silent27. to someone's face in someone's presence; directly and openly: I told him the truth to his face. 28. until one is blue in the face informal to the utmost degree; indefinitelyvb29. (when: intr, often foll by to, towards, or on) to look or be situated or placed (in a specified direction): the house faces on the square. 30. to be opposite: facing page 9. 31. (tr) to meet or be confronted by: in his work he faces many problems. 32. (tr) to accept or deal with something: let's face it, you're finished. 33. (tr) to provide with a surface of a different material: the cuffs were faced with velvet. 34. to dress the surface of (stone or other material)35. (Card Games) (tr) to expose (a card) with the face uppermost36. (Military) military chiefly US to order (a formation) to turn in a certain direction or (of a formation) to turn as required: right face!. 37. (Hockey (Field & Ice)) ice hockey a. (of the referee) to drop (the puck) between two opposing players, as when starting or restarting play. See also face-offb. to start or restart play in this manner38. face the music informal to confront the consequences of one's actions[C13: from Old French, from Vulgar Latin facia (unattested), from Latin faciēs form, related to facere to make] ˈfaceable adj

FACE

abbreviation for Fellow of the Australian College of Education

face

(feɪs)

n., v. faced, fac•ing. n. 1. the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin. 2. a look or expression on this part: a sad face. 3. an expression or look that indicates ridicule, disgust, etc.; grimace: to make a face. 4. cosmetics; makeup: to put on one's face. 5. impudence; boldness. 6. outward appearance. 7. outward show or pretense. 8. good reputation; dignity; prestige. 9. the amount specified in a bill or note, exclusive of interest. 10. the manifest sense or express terms, as of a document. 11. the surface: the face of the earth. 12. the side, or part of a side, upon which the use of a thing depends: the face of a playing card. 13. the most important or most frequently seen side; front. 14. the outer or upper side of a fabric; right side. 15. any of the bounding surfaces of a solid figure: a cube has six faces. 16. the front or end of a drift or excavation, where the material is being or was last mined. 17. a. the working surface of a printer's type or plate, etc. b. Also called typeface. any design of type, including a full range of characters, as letters, numbers, and marks of punctuation, in all sizes. c. Also called typeface. the general style or appearance of type: broad or narrow face. 18. either of the two outer sides that form the salient of a bastion. 19. any of the plane surfaces of a crystal. v.t. 20. to look toward or in the direction of: to face the light. 21. to have the front toward or permit a view of: The building faces the street. 22. to confront directly: to face the future. 23. to confront courageously or impudently (usu. fol. by down or out): facing down an opponent. 24. to oppose or to meet defiantly: to face fearful odds. 25. to cover or partly cover with a different material in front: They faced the wooden house with brick. 26. to finish the edge of (a garment) with facing. 27. to turn the face of (a playing card) upwards. 28. to dress or smooth the surface of (a stone or the like). v.i. 29. to turn or be turned: She faced toward the sea. 30. to be placed with the front in a certain direction: The barn faces south. 31. to turn to the right, left, or in the opposite direction: Left face! 32. face off, a. Ice Hockey. to start play, as to begin a game or period, with a face-off. b. to confront, as in a contest. 33. face up to, a. to admit. b. to meet courageously; confront. Idioms: 1. face the music, to accept the consequences of one's actions. 2. in (or out of) someone's face, Slang. annoying (or ceasing to annoy) someone: You're always in my face! 3. in the face of, a. in spite of; notwithstanding. b. when confronted with. 4. lose face, to suffer humiliation. 5. on the face of it, according to appearances; seemingly. 6. save face, to escape from humiliation. 7. show one's face, to be seen; make an appearance. 8. to one's face, in one's very presence; in direct confrontation. [1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French < Vulgar Latin *facia, for Latin faciēs facies] face′a•ble, adj. syn: face, countenance, visage refer to the front of the (usu. human) head. face is used when referring to physical features: a pretty face with high cheekbones. countenance, a more formal word, denotes the face as it is affected by or reveals a person's state of mind; hence, it often signifies the look or expression on the face: a thoughtful countenance. visage, still more formal, refers to the face as seen in a certain aspect, esp. as revealing a person's character: a stern visage.

Face(s)

See Also: BLUSHES; CHEEKS; EYE(S); EYEBROWS; EYELASHES; EYELIDS; FACIAL EXPRESSION, MISCELLANEOUS; FACIAL DETAILS; HAIR; LIPS; MOUTH; MUSTACHES; PHYSICAL APPEARANCE; SKIN; WRINKLES

A beautiful face … cut as clear and sharp as a cameo —Jack London
Angular face, sharp as the face of the knave in a deck —George Garrett
A bulky white face like that of a Mother Superior —Frank Swinnerton
The countenance is the title page which heralds the contents of the human volume, but like other title pages it sometimes puzzles, often misleads, and often says nothing to the purpose —William Matthews
A desolate, cratered face, sooty with care like an abandoned mining town —Joseph Heller
A dry energetic face which seemed to press forward with the spring of his prominent features, as though it were the weapon with which he cleared his way through the world —Edith Wharton
Face … as broad and plain as a tin pie pan —Jean Thompson
A face as creased and limited as her conversation —Hortense Calisher
Face … as creased and brown as a walnut —Margaret Millar
Face … bunched up like a fist —Jonathan Valin
Face … changeable as an autumn sky —John O’Connor
Face … clean as a china plate —Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Face clear as a cloud —Arthur A. Cohen
Face crumpled as if it had been left out in the rain —Lael Tucker Wertenbaker
Face … doughy, like a fresh baking of bread just put out to rise —Paul J. Wellman
Face … dry and immobile, like a mummy’s —Ignazio Silone
Face … has the compressed appearance, as though someone had squeezed his head in a vise —Woolcott Gibbs, about Thomas Dewey 1940 campaign
Face … heavy as a sack —Honoré de Balzac
Face … heavy, as if little bags of sand had been painlessly sewn into various parts of it, dragging the features away from the bones —Kingsley Amis
A face in many planes, as if the carver had whittled and modelled and indented to see how far he could go —Willa Cather
Face is like the Milky Way in the sky —Sir John Suckling
Face … its beauty fortuitous like that of a Puritan woman leaning over the washtub —Walker Percy
Face lean as a hatchet —William Beechcroft
Face like a pie … out of the oven too soon —William Faulkner
A face like a 16-oz. boxing glove —Harry Prince
Face … like a badly packed suitcase —Jimmy Sangster
Face like a bad orange —Joyce Cary
Face..like a beaked bird —James Joyce
Face like a benediction —Miguel de Cervantes
Face like a butcher’s block —Frank O’Connor
Face … like a fiddle and everyone who sees him must love him —Anon Irish saying
Carl Sandburg who had a penchant for incorporating familiar similes into his work, quoted this in his poem, New Hampshire Again.
(A pale flat woman with a) face like a fillet of flounder —Helen Hudson
Face like a knotty whorl in the bark of a hoary olive tree —Amos Oz
Face … like a mail-order ax —William H. Gass
A face like a Mediterranean Lolita —Carol Ascher
Face like an anemic cat’s —Colette
Face like an old purse —Mary Hedin
(A little brown monkey of a man with) a face like a nut —Ruth Rendell
Face like a peeled beet —Hanoch Bartov
Face like a picture of a knight, like one of that Round Table bunch —O. Henry
Face … like a piece of the out-of-doors come indoors: as holly-berries do —D. H. Lawrence
Face … like a pillow that has been much but badly slept on —Romain Gary
Face … like a predatory bird, beaked, grim-lipped —Wallace Stegner
Face like a raisin cookie. Eyes set wide apart and shallow —Donald McCaig
A face like a rock —Thomas Carlyle
Carlyle thus described his publisher, Frederic Henry Hedge.
Face like a sack of flour —T. Coraghessan Boyle
Face like a sallow bust on a bracket in a university library —Edith Wharton
Face like a shell —Ellen Gilchrist
Face like a slab of corned beef —Oakley Hall
Face like a small pale mask —William Faulkner
Face like a sodden pie —Edgar Lee Masters
A face like a very expensive cat —Josephine Tey
Face like a very ripe peach —Christopher Isherwood
Face like lean old glove leather —Richard Ford
Face … like the cement in an old cellar, rough irregular lines lying thick and lumpy along a hard white surface —Charles Johnson
Face like the soul’s awakening —P. G. Wodehouse
Her big powdered face was set like an egg in a cup in the frilly high-necked blouse —John Dos Passos
(He had) a face like the statue of some Victorian industrialist, heavy and firm and deeply lined, giving an impression of stern willingness —John Braine
A face like Walt Disney’s idea of a grandfather —William Mcllvanney
Face like warm baked clay —C. J. Koch
Face looked like a white blown-out paper bag —V. S. Pritchett
Face … massive as a piece of sculpture —Harvey Swados
Face ravaged as the dimmest memories of the past … creased and flabby, like an old bag —Kingsley Amis
Face red, swollen, like an overripe fruit —Graham Swift
Face sagged, as if its fleshy sub-structure had dried up —McKinlay Kantor
Faces bunched like fists —Irving Feldman
Faces harder than a rock —The Holy Bible/Jeremiah
Face shimmering and flat as the moon —Diane Wakoski
Face … shines in the darkness like a thin moon —Erich Maria Remarque
Face short and blunt as a cat’s —M. J. Farrell
Faces like dark boxes of secrets and desires … locked safely, like old-fashioned caskets for the safe conduct of jewels on a voyage —Eudora Welty
(Young neat unscratched boys with) faces like the bottoms of new saucers —Charles Bukowski
Face like flint —The Holy Bible/Isaiah
Face smooth and intent like a man listening to music —Ross Macdonald
Face smooth and timeless as a portrait in a darkened gallery —T. Coraghessan Boyle
Face … smooth, calculated, and precision-made, like an expensive baby doll —Ken Kesey
Face … smooth like a balmy sky where there’s peace —Helga Sandburg
Face … soft and withered as an apple doll —Sue Grafton
Face so grimed with dirt it looked like a brown leather mask —John Dos Passos
Face … so old that it looked as if the flesh had been polished away —Ellen Glasgow
Face sparkles like a diamond (at mention of favorite topic-collecting) —Honoré de Balzac
Faces ruddy and wrinkled like old apples —Margaret Bhatty
Faces shimmered like they were coming out of water —Jayne Anne Phillips
Face … strong, like Greek statuary —Sue Grafton
Faces were like the faces of lions —The Holy Bible/Kings
A face that looked as if it had been left out on the fire escape for over half a century —Rex Stout
A face that resembled a diseased cauliflower —Miles Gibson
A face that seemed sometimes as intimidating as a clenched fist —Frank Tuohy
Face thin as a desert saint’s —Z. Vance Wilson
Face thrust forward like a hatchet —Oakley Hall
Face twitched like a snapping rubber band —James Lee Burke
(The old woman’s) face was like a worn rock at which all the waves of life had smashed and beaten —Thomas Wolfe
Face was very like a crow —Lewis Carroll
Face … wizened as an old potato —Ignazio Silone
(One day his) face would collapse, like that of a beautiful woman who suddenly abandons the pretense and concedes defeat —Harvey Swados
Face … wound up like a spring —Alan Sillitoe
Features … a little like a Roman emperor side-face —A. A. Milne
Features … a little like a Roman emperor side-face —A. A. Milne
Features … dark and indistinct, as if they’d been rubbed with a dirty eraser —Alice McDermott
A flat face like an imprint in some thick, warm tar —Robie Macauley
Flat white face, like a pillow with eyes —Richard Connell
Front face she was shapeless like poorly impressed sealing-wax —Julia O’Faolain
Her face had filled out into two little puffs of vanity on either side of her mouth, as if she were eating or were containing a yawn —V. S. Pritchett
Her face had rounded with flesh that closed in about her eyes like a dough doll’s —Will Weaver
Her face, pinched from the cold, made her look like a young girl in the Depression of the thirties —Penelope Gilliatt
Her face was like an old brown bowl —Thomas Wolfe
His countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible —The Holy Bible/Judges
His face was as … the sun —The Holy Bible/Revelation
His face, with its thick crude lines … and large mouth, gave him the appearance of a slightly refined monkey —H. E. Bates
His unkempt face hung like a bad smell over his dirty clothes —James Crumley
Intense aquiline profile, like the prow of a boat straining forward from too close a fastening —Ruth Suckow
Looked like a miniature beside a portrait in oils —Honoré de Balzac
Old slightly wizened face, like minor characters in novels of whom one is told that ‘they might have been any age from 20 to 50’ —Edward Marsh
A profile like a bread knife —Harvey Swados
A profile like a set of keys and a nose like a bicycle seat —Joey Adams
Profile … like the blade of a knife, cold and sharp —Honoré de Balzac
A round coarse face like a pomegranate —Frank Swinnerton
Round red face shone like freshly washed china —Katherine Mansfield
A sly, pointed face with something vixen in it, the look of a child evacuee who had lost his parents and grown up too fast —Penelope Gilliatt
They had long tired faces. Their yawns, snapping and unsnapping their jaws, made them look like horses —Boris Pasternak
A thin face, pointed as a paper knife —Helen Hudson
The man thus described in Hudson’s story, The Tenant, is trying to pry information out of a troubled woman. The author built upon the paper knife comparison by adding “Ready to slit her open.”
Weather beaten face, like it was smoked and cured —George Garrett
Wild faces like men hopped up on dope —George Garrett

face

Past participle: faced
Gerund: facing

Imperative
face
face

Present
I face
you face
he/she/it faces
we face
you face
they face

Preterite
I faced
you faced
he/she/it faced
we faced
you faced
they faced

Present Continuous
I am facing
you are facing
he/she/it is facing
we are facing
you are facing
they are facing

Present Perfect
I have faced
you have faced
he/she/it has faced
we have faced
you have faced
they have faced

Past Continuous
I was facing
you were facing
he/she/it was facing
we were facing
you were facing
they were facing

Past Perfect
I had faced
you had faced
he/she/it had faced
we had faced
you had faced
they had faced

Future
I will face
you will face
he/she/it will face
we will face
you will face
they will face

Future Perfect
I will have faced
you will have faced
he/she/it will have faced
we will have faced
you will have faced
they will have faced

Future Continuous
I will be facing
you will be facing
he/she/it will be facing
we will be facing
you will be facing
they will be facing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been facing
you have been facing
he/she/it has been facing
we have been facing
you have been facing
they have been facing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been facing
you will have been facing
he/she/it will have been facing
we will have been facing
you will have been facing
they will have been facing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been facing
you had been facing
he/she/it had been facing
we had been facing
you had been facing
they had been facing

Conditional
I would face
you would face
he/she/it would face
we would face
you would face
they would face

Past Conditional
I would have faced
you would have faced
he/she/it would have faced
we would have faced
you would have faced
they would have faced

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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"human facehuman, human being, homo, man - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriageexternal body part - any body part visible externallybeard, face fungus, whiskers - the hair growing on the lower part of a man's facemouth - the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening; "she wiped lipstick from her mouth"eye, oculus, optic - the organ of sighteyebrow, supercilium, brow - the arch of hair above each eyefacial vein, vena facialis - any of several veins draining the facefacial, facial nerve, nervus facialis, seventh cranial nerve - cranial nerve that supplies facial muscleshead, caput - the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck his head out the window"nose, olfactory organ - the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals; "he has a cold in the nose"chin, mentum - the protruding part of the lower jawphysiognomy, visage, smiler, kisser, phiz, countenance, mug - the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)feature, lineament - the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin; "an expression of pleasure crossed his features"; "his lineaments were very regular"facial muscle - any of the skeletal muscles of the facebrow, forehead - the part of the face above the eyescheek - either side of the face below the eyesjowl - a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging)jaw - the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth
	2.	face - the feelings expressed on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"expression, look, facial expression, aspectcountenance, visage - the appearance conveyed by a person's face; "a pleasant countenance"; "a stern visage"leer - a suggestive or sneering look or grinsparkle, twinkle, spark, light - merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye"; "there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes"
	3.	face - the general outward appearance of something; "the face of the city is changing"appearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
	4.	face - the striking or working surface of an implementclub head, clubhead, club-head, golf-club head - (golf) the head of the club which strikes the ballhead - the striking part of a tool; "the head of the hammer"racquet, racket - a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various gamessurface - the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface"
	5.	face - 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"individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"synecdoche - substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa
	6.	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"sidebeam-ends - (nautical) at the ends of the transverse deck beams of a vessel; "on her beam-ends" means heeled over on the side so that the deck is almost verticalbottom, underside, undersurface - the lower side of anythingforepart, front, front end - the side that is forward or prominentlee side, leeward, lee - the side of something that is sheltered from the windwindward - the side of something that is toward the windback end, backside, rear - the side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel"surface - the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object; "they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface"top side, upper side, upside, top - the highest or uppermost side of anything; "put your books on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was painted"
	7.	face - the part of an animal corresponding to the human faceanimal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movementmuzzle - forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and noseexternal body part - any body part visible externally
	8.	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"clock dial, clock face - the face of a clock showing hours and minutes of the daydial - the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hoursfront - the side that is seen or that goes firstplaying card - one of a pack of cards that are used to play card gameswatch, ticker - a small portable timepiece
	9.	face - a contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect"grimacefacial expression, facial gesture - a gesture executed with the facial musclesmoue, pout, wry face - a disdainful grimace
	10.	face - a specific size and style of type within a type familyfont, fount, typeface, casetype - printed characters; "small type is hard to read"type family - a complete set of type suitable for printing textunicameral script - a script with a single casebicameral script - a script having two distinct casesconstant-width font, fixed-width font, monospaced font, typewriter font - a typeface is which each character is given the same width (as by a typewriter)proportional font - any font whose different characters have different widthscartridge font, font cartridge - any font that is contained in a cartridge that can be plugged into a computer printerblack letter, Gothic - a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuriesbold, bold face, boldface - a typeface with thick heavy linesitalic - a typeface with letters slanting upward to the rightraster font, screen font - the font that is displayed on a computer screen; "when the screen font resembles a printed font a document may look approximately the same on the screen as it will when printed"Helvetica, sans serif - a typeface in which characters have no serifs
	11.	face - status in the eyes of others; "he lost face"status, position - the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"
	12.	face - impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"boldness, nerve, brass, cheekaggressiveness - the quality of being bold and enterprisingaudaciousness, audacity - aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery; "he had the audacity to question my decision"
	13.	face - a vertical surface of a building or cliffperpendicular - an extremely steep facevertical surface - a surface that is verticalcoalface - the part of a coal seam that is being cut
Verb	1.	face - deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"face up, confrontconfront, face, present - 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"go about, set about, approach - begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"tackle, undertake, take on - accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task"
	2.	face - 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"confrontfront, breast - confront bodily; "breast the storm"take the bull by the horns - face a difficulty and grapple with it without avoiding itencounter, take on, meet, play - contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"pit, play off, oppose, match - set into opposition or rivalry; "let them match their best athletes against ours"; "pit a chess player against the Russian champion"; "He plays his two children off against each other"bully off, face off - start a game by a face-off
	3.	face - 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"front, looklie - be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain positionface - be opposite; "the facing page"; "the two sofas face each other"confront - be face to face with; "The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume"
	4.	face - be opposite; "the facing page"; "the two sofas face each other"be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"front, face, look - 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"
	5.	face - turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction; "Turn and face your partner now"turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"face - turn so as to expose the face; "face a playing card"
	6.	face - 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"confront, presentface, face up, confront - deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"
	7.	face - turn so as to expose the face; "face a playing card"face - turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction; "Turn and face your partner now"disclose, expose - disclose to view as by removing a cover; "The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set"
	8.	face - line the edge (of a garment) with a different material; "face the lapels of the jacket"line - cover the interior of; "line the gloves"; "line a chimney"face - cover the front or surface of; "The building was faced with beautiful stones"reface - put a new facing on (a garment)
	9.	face - cover the front or surface of; "The building was faced with beautiful stones"revet - face with a layer of stone or concrete or other supporting material so as to retain; "face an embankment"reface - provide with a new facing; "The building was refaced with beautiful stones"face - line the edge (of a garment) with a different material; "face the lapels of the jacket"cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"

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noun1. countenance, features, kisser (slang), profile, dial (Brit. slang), mug (slang), visage, physiognomy, lineaments, phiz or phizog (slang) She had a beautiful face.2. expression, look, air, appearance, aspect, countenance He was walking around with a sad face.3. side, front, cover, outside, surface, aspect, exterior, right side, elevation, facet, vertical surface He climbed 200 feet up the cliff face.4. dial, display The face of the clock was painted yellow.5. nature, image, character, appearance, concept, conception, make-up Players like him have changed the face of snooker.6. self-respect, respect, reputation, dignity, standing, authority, image, regard, status, honour, esteem, prestige, self-image, mana (N.Z.) They don't want a war but they don't want to lose face.7. (Informal) impudence, front, confidence, audacity, nerve, neck (informal), sauce (informal), cheek (informal), assurance, gall (informal), presumption, boldness, chutzpah (U.S. & Canad. informal), sass (U.S. & Canad. informal), effrontery, brass neck (Brit. informal), sassiness (U.S. informal) I haven't the face to borrow off him.verb1. look onto, overlook, be opposite, look out on, front onto, give towards or onto The garden faces south.2. confront, meet, encounter, deal with, oppose, tackle, cope with, experience, brave, defy, come up against, be confronted by, face off (slang) He looked relaxed and calm as he faced the press.3. (often with up to) accept, deal with, tackle, acknowledge, cope with, confront, come to terms with, meet head-on, reconcile yourself to You must face the truth that the relationship has ended.4. beset, worry, trouble, bother, distress, plague There are two main health risks that face women.face someone down intimidate, defeat, confront, subdue, disconcert He's confronted crowds before and faced them down.face to face facing, tête-à-tête, opposite, confronting, eyeball to eyeball, in confrontation, à deux (French), vis-à-vis It would have been their first face to face encounter.fly in the face of something defy, oppose, disregard, go against, flout, rebel against, disobey, act in defiance of He said that the decision flew in the face of natural justice.make or pull a face at someone scowl, frown, pout, grimace, smirk, moue (French) She made a face at him behind his back.on the face of it to all appearances, apparently, seemingly, outwardly, at first sight, at face value, to the eye On the face of it, that seems to make sense.put on a brave face appear cheerful, air, take courage, grin and bear it (informal), look cheerful, keep your chin up (informal), not show your disappointment Friends will see you are putting on a brave face.show your face turn up, come, appear, be seen, show up (informal), put in or make an appearance, approach I felt I ought to show my face at her father's funeral.to your face directly, openly, straight, in person, in your presence Her opponent called her a liar to her face.Quotations
"The face is the image of the soul" [Cicero De Oratore]
"The face is the soul of the body" [Ludwig Wittgenstein Journal]
"I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that" [Lauren Bacall]
"At 50, everyone has the face he deserves" [George Orwell last entry in notebook]
"Was this the face that launched a thousand ships"
"And burnt the topless towers of Ilium?" [Christopher Marlowe Dr. Faustus]

face

noun1. The front surface of the head:countenance, feature (often used in plural), muzzle, visage.Informal: mug.Slang: kisser, map, pan, puss.2. A disposition of the facial features that conveys meaning, feeling, or mood:aspect, cast, countenance, expression, look, visage.3. A facial contortion indicating displeasure, disgust, or pain:grimace, moue, mouth, pout.Informal: mug.4. An outward appearance:aspect, countenance, look, physiognomy, surface, visage.5. The level of credit or respect at which one is regarded by others:prestige, standing, status.6. The state or quality of being impudent or arrogantly self-confident:assumption, audaciousness, audacity, boldness, brashness, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah, discourtesy, disrespect, effrontery, familiarity, forwardness, gall, impertinence, impudence, impudency, incivility, insolence, nerve, nerviness, overconfidence, pertness, presumptuousness, pushiness, rudeness, sassiness, sauciness.Informal: brass, crust, sauce, uppishness, uppityness.7. The forward outer surface of a building:façade, front, frontage, frontal.Architecture: frontispiece.8. A deceptive outward appearance:cloak, color, coloring, cover, disguise, disguisement, façade, false colors, front, gloss, guise, mask, masquerade, pretense, pretext, semblance, show, veil, veneer, window-dressing.Slang: put-on.9. The outer layer of an object:surface, top.10. The marked outer surface of an instrument:dial.verb1. To have the face or front turned in a specific direction:front, look (on or upon).2. To confront boldly and courageously:beard, brave, challenge, dare, defy, front.Idioms: fly in the face of, snap one's fingers at, stand up to, thumb one's nose at.3. To meet face-to-face, especially defiantly:accost, confront, encounter, front.4. To come up against:confront, encounter, meet, run into.5. To furnish with a covering of a different material:clad, cover, sheathe, side, skin.

Translations

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(feis) noun1. the front part of the head, from forehead to chin. a beautiful face.面孔2. a surface especially the front surface. a rock face.正面3. in mining, the end of a tunnel etc where work is being done. a coal face.采掘面 verb1. to be opposite to. My house faces the park.面对2. to turn, stand etc in the direction of. She faced him across the desk.使转向3. to meet or accept boldly. to face one's fate.勇敢承当-faced adjective having a face of a certain kind. a baby-faced man.具有...脸型的facial (ˈfeiʃəl) adjective of the face. facial expressions.面部的facing preposition opposite. The hotel is facing the church.面对着facecloth noun (American washcloth) a piece of cloth for washing the face or body. 洗脸毛巾，面巾 ˈfacelift noun1. an operation to smooth and firm the face. She has had a facelift.整容2. a process intended to make a building etc look better. This village will be given a facelift.翻新ˈface-powder noun a type of make-up in the form of a fine powder. She put on face-powder to stop her nose shining.搽脸香粉ˈface-saving adjective of something which helps a person not to look stupid or not to appear to be giving in. He agreed to everything we asked and as a face-saving exercise we offered to consult him occasionally.保全面子的face value the value stated on the face of a coin etc. Some old coins are now worth a great deal more than their face value. 票面价值，表面价值 at face value as being as valuable etc as it appears. You must take this offer at face value.表面价值face the music to accept punishment or responsibility for something one has done. The child had to face the music after being rude to the teacher. 经受谴责，勇于承担责任 face to face in person; in the actual presence of one another. I'd like to meet him face to face some day – I've heard so much about him.面对面的face up to to meet or accept boldly. She faced up to her difficult situation.勇敢地对付in the face of having to deal with and in spite of. She succeeded in the face of great difficulties.尽管lose face to suffer a loss of respect or reputation. You will really lose face if you are defeated.丢脸make/pull a face to twist one's face into a strange expression. She pulled faces at the baby to make it laugh.做鬼脸on the face of it as it appears at first glance, usually deceptively. On the face of it, the problem was easy.乍看起来put a good face on it to give the appearance of being satisfied etc with something when one is not. Now it's done we'll have to put a good face on it.装出心满意足的样子save one's face to avoid appearing stupid or wrong. I refuse to accept the reponsibility for that error just to save your face – it's your fault.保全面子

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(as) plain as the nose on (one's) face
(Boy,) is my face red!
(one's) face doesn't fit
(one's) face fits
(one's) face is a picture
(one's) face is like thunder
a bag-of-spanners face
a face (that) only a mother could love
a face as long as a fiddle
a face like a bag of spanners
a face like thunder
a kick in the face
a long face
a long face, to wear/draw/pull
a red face
a slap in the face
a smack in the face
a straight face
a volte-face
about face, to do an
about-face
all over (one's) face
an about-face
at face value
at face value, take
at the chalkface
at the coalface
bacon-faced
Bag it!
bag your face
Bag your face!
bald-faced liar
bald-faced lie
barefaced liar
barefaced lie
barefaced lie/liar
be as plain as the nose on (one's) face
be in (one's) face
be in your face
be just a pretty face
be just another pretty face
be laughing on the other side of (one's) face
be laughing on the other side of your face
be looking (one) in the face
be not just a pretty face
be not just another pretty face
be out of (one's) face
be red in the face
be staring (one) in the face
be staring (something) in the face
be staring someone in the face
be staring something in the face
be taken at face value
be written all over (one's) face
be written all over somebody's face
be written all over your face
big face
blank look on (one's) face
blow up
blow up in (one's) face
blow up in face
blow up in somebody's face
blow up in your face
blue in the face
blue in the face, to be/until one is
bold-faced liar
bold-faced lie
brave face, put on a
butter face
butterface
can't see (one's) hand in front of (one's) face
can't see hand in front of face
chew face
come face to face with (someone or something)
come face to face with someone
come face to face with something
crater face
crater-face
cut (one's) nose off to spite (one's) face
cut nose off to spite face
cut off (one's) nose to spite (one's) face
cut off nose to spite face
cut off one's nose to spite one's face
cut off one's nose to spite one's face, to
cut off your nose to spite your face
disappear off the face of the earth
disappear/vanish off the face of the earth
do an about-face
do something until you are blue in the face
dogface
don't cut off your nose to spite your face
duck face
eat face
egg on (one's) face
egg on face
egg on one's face, have
egg on one's face, to have/wipe off the
egg on your face
face (that) would stop a clock
face (the) facts
face away
face card
face down
face facts
face falls
face forward
face fungus
face head-on
face into
face into (something)
face it
face man
face off
face on
face on(to) (something)
face only a mother could love
face out
face that launched a thousand ships, the
face the consequences
face the music
face the music, to
face time
face to face
face to face with (someone or something)
face up
face up to
face up to (something)
face up/down
face value
face with
face with (someone or something)
faced
face-off
face-to-face
fall (flat) on (one's)/its face
fall flat on your face
fall on face
fall on one's face
feed (one's) face
feed face
feed one’s face
feed one's face
fill (one's) face
fill face
fill one’s face
fling (something) up in (one's) face
fling up in face
fly in the face of
fly in the face of something
fly in the face of sth
fly in the face of, to
fly into the face of danger
fresh-faced
frog face
from the face of the earth
fungus-face
fuzz-face
game face
get face
get in (one's) face
get in somebody's face
get in someone’s face
get in someone's face
get out of (one's) face
get out of face
get out of my face
Get out of my face!
get out of one's face
get out of someone's face
give (someone) a red face
give (someone) face
give a red face
go soak your face
have a face like a wet weekend
have a face like thunder
have egg on (one's) face
have egg on face
have egg on one’s face
have got egg on (one's) face
have the (brass) face to (do something)
have the face to
hide (one's) face
hide (one's) face in shame
hide face in shame
hide one's face
his, her, etc. face is like thunder
I'd rather face a firing squad than (do something)
I'd rather face a firing squad than do
in (one's) face
in face
in someone’s face
in someone's face
in the face
in the face of
in the face of (something)
in the face of something
in the teeth of (something)
in your face
in-your-face
Is my face red!
it's written all over (one's) face
It's written all over face
just another pretty face
keep a straight face
keep a straight face, to
laugh in (one's) face
laugh in face
laugh in somebody's face
laugh in someone's face
laugh on the other side of (one's) face
laugh on the other side of your face
laugh out (of) the other side of (one's) face
laugh out (of) the other side of (one's) mouth
laugh out of the other side of face and laugh out of the other ...
laugh out of the other side of one's mouth
laugh out of the other side of your face/mouth, you'll/to
let's face (the) facts
let's face it
like the back of a bus
long face
look (one) in the eye(s)
look (one) in the face
look in the face
look somebody in the eye/face
look someone in the face
look/stare you in the face
lose face
lose face, to
loss of face
mace (one's) face
mace someone’s face
make a face
make a face (at someone)
make faces
make faces (at someone)
mess (one's) face up
mess face up
mess someone’s face up
Monday's child is fair of face
not have the face
not have the face (to do something)
not just a pretty face
not show (one's) face
not show face
off (one's) face
off the face of the earth
off your face
on the face of it
on the face of the earth
one hand washes the other (and both wash the face)
out of (one's) face
pizza face
pizza-face
plain as day
plain as day/the nose on your face
play kissy-face
play kissy-face (with someone)
po-faced
poker face
poker face, a
powder (one's) face
powder nose
powder one’s face
powder one’s nose
pretty face, more than a/not just a
pull a face (at someone)
pull faces (at someone)
pull/make faces/a face
put (one's) face on
put a brave face on (something)
put a brave face on something
put a good face on
put a good/bold face on something, to
put a smile on (one's) face
put a smile on face
put a smile on someone’s face
put face on
put on (one's) face
put on a brave face
put one's face on
rack face
rearrange (one's) face
rearrange someone's face
red in the face
red in the face, be
red-face test
red-faced
register on (one's) face
save (one's) face
save face
save face, to
save someone's face
say (something) to (one's) face
say to face
screw up (one's) face
set (one's) face against (something)
set in
set in a type face
set one's face against
set your face against
set your face against something
shoot off (one's) face
show (one's) face
show face
show one's face
show one's face, to
show your face
shut the door in (someone's) face
Shut your cake hole!
shut your face!
shut your mouth/trap/face/gob!
slam the door in (one's) face
slam the door in face
slap in the face
smack in the face
smash (one's) face in
smash (one's) head in
smash face in
smash in (one's) face
smash somebody's face/head in
soak face
soak one’s face
someone's face fits
stand (there) with (one's) bare face hanging out
stand there with bare face hanging out
stand there with one’s bare face hanging out
stare (someone or something) in the face
stare in the face
stare something in the face
straight face
straight-faced
stuff (one's) face
stuff face
stuff one’s face
stuff your face
suck face
take (someone or something) at face value
take at face value
take at face value, to
take somebody/something at face value
talk someone's arm off
talk till (one) is blue in the face
talk till (one's) face is blue
talk to the hand
talk until (one) is blue in the face
talk until (one's) face is blue
talk until one is blue in the face
tell (one) to (one's) face
tell one to face
the acceptable face of
the acceptable face of (something)
the acceptable face of something
throw (something) back in (one's) face
throw (something) back in(to) (one's) face
throw (something) in (one's) face
throw dust in (one's) face
throw in face
throw in someone's face
throw something back in someone's face
till (one) (is) blue in the face
till you're blue in the face
to (one's) face
to face
to one's face
to somebody's face
to someone's face
turd face
turn (one's) face to the wall
two-faced
until (one) is blue in the face
until you are blue in the face
volte-face
wash its face
what’s his face
what's his face
what's his/her face
wipe (someone or something) off the face of the earth
wipe off the face of the earth
wipe off the map
wipe something off the face of the earth
wipe the smile off (one's) face
wipe the smile off someone's face
wipe the/that grin off (one's) face
wipe the/that smile, grin, etc. off your/somebody's face
with (one's) bare face hanging out
with egg on (one's) face
with egg on your face
wouldn't know (something) if it hit (one) in the face
written all over (one's) face
written all over your face
your face falls
your/somebody's face doesn't fit
zit face
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noun countenance

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noun expression

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noun side

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noun dial

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noun nature

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noun self-respect

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verb confront

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verb accept

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phrase face someone down

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phrase face to face

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phrase fly in the face of something

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phrase make or pull a face at someone

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phrase on the face of it

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phrase put on a brave face

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phrase show your face

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phrase to your face

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