Convulsion (n.) An unnatural, violent, and unvoluntary contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body. |
Convulsion (n.) Any violent and irregular motion or agitation |
Face (n.) The exterior form or appearance of anything |
Face (n.) That part of a body, having several sides, which may be seen from one point, or which is presented toward a certain direction |
Face (n.) The principal dressed surface of a plate, disk, or pulley |
Face (n.) That part of the acting surface of a cog in a cog wheel, which projects beyond the pitch line. |
Face (n.) The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end |
Face (n.) The upper surface, or the character upon the surface, of a type, plate, etc. |
Face (n.) The style or cut of a type or font of type. |
Face (n.) Outside appearance |
Face (n.) That part of the head, esp. of man, in which the eyes, cheeks, nose, and mouth are situated |
Face (n.) Cast of features |
Face (n.) Ten degrees in extent of a sign of the zodiac. |
Face (n.) Maintenance of the countenance free from abashment or confusion |
Face (n.) Presence |
Face (n.) Mode of regard, whether favorable or unfavorable |
Face (n.) The end or wall of the tunnel, drift, or excavation, at which work is progressing or was last done. |
Face (n.) The exact amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, or other mercantile paper, without any addition for interest or reduction for discount. |
Face (v. t.) To meet in front |
Face (v. t.) To Confront impudently |
Face (v. t.) To stand opposite to |
Face (v. t.) To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc. |
Face (v. t.) To line near the edge, esp. with a different material |
Face (v. t.) To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc. |
Face (v. t.) To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth |
Face (v. t.) To cause to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction. |
Face (v. i.) To carry a false appearance |
Face (v. i.) To turn the face |
Face (v. i.) To present a face or front. |
Facial (a.) Of or pertaining to the face |
Masticatory (a.) Chewing |
Masticatory (n.) A substance to be chewed to increase the saliva. |
Mimetic () Alt. of Mimetical |
Spasm (v. t.) An involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers. |
Spasm (v. t.) A sudden, violent, and temporary effort or emotion |
Tallow-face (n.) One who has a sickly, pale complexion. |
White-face (n.) A white mark in the forehead of a horse, descending almost to the nose |
about-face volte-face reversal policy change | a major change in attitude or principle or point of view, an about-face on foreign policy |
spasm | (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel) |
face-off | (ice hockey) the method of starting play, a referee drops the puck between two opposing players |
face lift facelift face lifting | a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes, give your home a facelift, more than a facelift, the new model marks a fundamental change of direction |
about-face about turn | act of pivotingdegrees, especially in a military formation |
facial | care for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creams |
face lift facelift lift face lifting cosmetic surgery rhytidectomy rhytidoplasty nip and tuck | plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face, an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised, some actresses have more than one face lift |
face saver face saving | an act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige) |
clock face clock dial | the face of a clock showing hours and minutes of the day |
cold cream coldcream face cream vanishing cream | a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin |
face | a vertical surface of a building or cliff |
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 |
face | the striking or working surface of an implement |
face card picture card court card | one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face |
face guard | face mask consisting of a strong wire mesh on the front of football helmets |
face mask | mask that provides a protective covering for the face in such sports as baseball or football or hockey |
face powder | cosmetic powder for the face |
face veil | a piece of more-or-less transparent material that covers the face |
false face | a mask worn as part of a masquerade costume |
hand towel face towel | a small towel used to dry the hands or face |
pack face pack | a cream that cleanses and tones the skin |
toilet soap face soap bath soap | soap used as a toiletry |
washcloth washrag flannel face cloth | bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body |
face value | the apparent worth as opposed to the real worth |
face | the general outward appearance of something, the face of the city is changing |
expression look aspect facial expression face | the feelings expressed on a person's face, a sad expression, a look of triumph, an angry face |
poker face | a face without any interpretable expression (as that of a good poker player) |
boldness nerve brass face cheek | impudent aggressiveness, I couldn't believe her boldness, he had the effrontery to question my honesty |
face | status in the eyes of others, he lost face |
facial hair | hair on the face (especially on the face of a man) |
beard face fungus whiskers | the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face |
facial artery arteria facialis external maxillary artery | an artery that originates in the external carotid and gives off branches that supply the neck and face |
anterior facial vein vena facialis anterior | a continuation of the angular vein, unites with the retromandibular vein before emptying into the internal jugular vein |
common facial vein | vein formed by union of facial vein and the retromandibular vein and emptying into the jugular vein |
facial vein vena facialis | any of several veins draining the face |
retromandibular vein vena retromandibularis posterior facial vein | posterior branch of the facial vein, formed by temporal veins in front of the ear |
facial facial nerve nervus facialis seventh cranial nerve | cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles |
face human 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 |
face | the part of an animal corresponding to the human face |
pudding face pudding-face | a large fat human face |
facial muscle | any of the skeletal muscles of the face |
face recognition | the visual perception of familiar faces |
face recognition facial recognition automatic face recognition | biometric identification by scanning a person's face and matching it against a library of known faces, they used face recognition to spot known terrorists |
font fount typeface face case | a specific size and style of type within a type family |
boldface bold face bold | a typeface with thick heavy lines |
facial expression facial gesture | a gesture executed with the facial muscles |
grimace face | a contorted facial expression, she made a grimace at the prospect |
pout moue wry face | a disdainful grimace |
straight face | a serious facial expression giving no evidence of interest or amusement |
facial profiling | identification of criminals and terrorist by means of videotapes of their faces, facial profiling is a new form of airport security |