face

v. stand opposite; stand face to face; turn toward; cover, coat; brave, defy; chisel or dress the surface of a stone

n. front part of the head with the eyes nose and mouth; facial expression; surface; front; boldness, insolence (Slang); look; appearance; good reputation; makeup

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Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) human face
(hypernym) external body part
(hyponym) countenance, physiognomy, phiz, visage, kisser, smiler, mug
(part-holonym) head, caput
(part-meronym) beard, face fungus, whiskers
2. the expression on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"
(synonym) expression, look, aspect, facial expression
(hypernym) countenance, visage
(hyponym) leer
3. the general outward appearance of something; "the face of the city is changing"
(hypernym) appearance, visual aspect
4. the act of confronting bravely; "he hated facing the facts"; "he excelled in the face of danger"
(synonym) facing
(hypernym) braving, confronting, coping with, grappling, tackling
(derivation) confront, face up
5. the striking or working surface of an implement
(hypernym) surface
(part-holonym) head
6. 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"
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
(classification) synecdoche
7. 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"
(synonym) side
(hypernym) surface
(hyponym) beam-ends
8. the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
(hypernym) external body part
(hyponym) muzzle
(part-holonym) animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
9. the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object); "he dealt the cards face down"
(hypernym) front
(hyponym) clock face, clock dial
(part-holonym) watch, ticker
10. a contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect"
(synonym) grimace
(hypernym) facial expression, facial gesture
(hyponym) pout, moue, wry face
11. a specific size and style of type within a type family
(synonym) font, fount, typeface
(hypernym) type
(hyponym) typewriter font, constant-width font, fixed-width font, monospaced font
(member-holonym) type family
12. status in the eyes of others; "he lost face"
(hypernym) status, position
13. impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"
(synonym) boldness, nerve, brass, cheek
(hypernym) aggressiveness
(hyponym) audacity, audaciousness
(derivation) confront
14. a vertical surface of a building or cliff
(hypernym) vertical surface
(hyponym) perpendicular

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Verb
1. deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"
(synonym) confront, face up
(hypernym) set about, go about, approach
(hyponym) undertake, tackle, take on
(verb-group) confront, present
(derivation) facing
2. 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"
(synonym) confront
(hypernym) meet, encounter, play, take on
(hyponym) front, breast
(see-also) face off, bully off
(derivation) boldness, nerve, brass, cheek
3. 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"
(synonym) front, look
(hypernym) lie
(hyponym) confront
4. be opposite; "the facing page"; "the two sofas face each other"
(hypernym) be
(verb-group) front, look
5. turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction; "Turn and face your partner now"
(hypernym) turn
6. 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"
(synonym) confront, present
(verb-group) confront, face up
(derivation) facing
7. turn so as to expose the face; "face a playing card"
(hypernym) disclose, expose
8. line the edge (of a garment) with a different material; "face the lapels of the jacket"
(hypernym) line
(hyponym) revet
(derivation) facing
9. cover the front or surface of; "The building was faced with beautiful stones"
(hypernym) cover
(hyponym) reface

nf. face; front; obverse

nf. torch, lamp (Literary)