nnoun.attributethe appearance conveyed by a person's faceSynset:visage
Examples:- a pleasant countenance
- a stern visage
Hypernyms:appearance visual aspect
Inherited Hypernyms:countenanceappearancequalityattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:aspectexpressionfacefacial expressionlookpoker face
Full Hyponyms:expressionleerpoker facesparkle
nnoun.communicationformal and explicit approvalSynset:endorsement imprimatur indorsement sanction warrant
Examples:- a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement
Derivationally Related Form:countenancesanctionindorseendorse
Hypernyms:approval commendation
Inherited Hypernyms:sanctionapprovalmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:O.K.OKnihil obstatokayokehokeyvisa
Full Hyponyms:nihil obstatovisa
nnoun.bodythe human face ('kisser' and 'smiler' and 'mug' are informal terms for 'face' and 'phiz' is British)Region:BritainGreat BritainU.K.UKUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Domain Usage:colloquialism
Synset:kisser mug phiz physiognomy smiler visage
Derivationally Related Form:smile
Part Holonyms:human head
Hypernyms:face human face
Inherited Hypernyms:countenancefaceexternal body partbody partpartthingphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:pudding-facepudding face
Full Hyponyms:pudding face
vverb.communicationconsent to, give permissionSynset:allow let permit
Examples:- She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband
- I won't let the police search her basement
- I cannot allow you to see your exam
Antonyms:disallowforbid
Derivationally Related Form:allowablepermissivepermissionpermitcountenancepermissible
Hypernyms:accept consent go for
Inherited Hypernyms:permitacceptreactact
Direct Hyponyms:abideadmitallowallow inauthoriseauthorizebearbrookcleardecriminalisedecriminalizedigestendurefavorfavourfurloughgiveincludeintromitlegaliselegalizelegitimatelegitimatiselegitimatizelegitimiselegitimizelet inpasspermitprivilegeput upstandstick outstomachsuffersupporttoleratetrust
Full Troponyms:acceptaccreditadmitallowapprobateapproveauthorizebackbear upcertificatecertifychampioncharterco-signcommissionconfirmcoverdeclaredigestembroilentanglefranchisefurloughgiveguaranteeindemnifyinitiateinvolvelegalizelicensemonetizepayprivilegeprobatereadmitreinsurerepatriatesanctionsignsit outstand fortake a joketake lying downtake one's lumpstrustvalidatevisa
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody to INFINITIVE | They --- him to write the letter (apply to: allow, permit)