facer
/ˈfeɪsə
/noun informal, chiefly British
1A blow to the face: I wish I’d landed him a facer!...
- In the twelfth round, Gamble put in a tremendous facer, that split his opponent's nose, and the claret flew in all directions.
- A good deal of sparring took place, when, a favourable opportunity offering, Gulley put in a desperate facer, which Gregson immediately returned, by giving his adversary a severe blow on the side of the head.
1.1A sudden difficulty: I didn’t know they’d gone; it’s a bit of a facer, isn’t it?...
- It was a facer, Yetive and Beverly felt as though a steel trap suddenly had been closed down upon them.
- It was a facer for Balcom and he quickly guided the conversation into less dangerous channels.
Rhymes
- by all odds
- by a long chalk
- by a long way
- by and by
- by and large
- by a nose
- by any chance
- by any means
- by appointment
- by appointment to the Queen
- Byatt, Dame A. S.
- Byblos
- by-blow
- by-catch
- by choice
- by common consent
- by courtesy
- (by) courtesy of
- by default
- by definition
- by degrees
- by deputy
- by design
- Bydgoszcz
- by dint of