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. |
Loss
(v. t.) The act of losing |
Loss
(v. t.) The state of losing or having lost |
Loss
(v. t.) That which is lost or from which one has parted |
Loss
(v. t.) The state of being lost or destroyed |
Loss
(v. t.) Failure to gain or win |
Loss
(v. t.) Failure to use advantageously |
Loss
(v. t.) Killed, wounded, and captured persons, or captured property. |
Loss
(v. t.) Destruction or diminution of value, if brought about in a manner provided for in the insurance contract (as destruction by fire or wreck, damage by water or smoke), or the death or injury of an insured person |
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 |
| loss | the act of losing someone or something, everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock |
about-face volte-face
reversal policy change | a major change in attitude or principle or point of view, an about-face on foreign policy |
| 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 |
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 |
drawing card
loss leader
leader | a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers |
| 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 |
loss
deprivation | the disadvantage that results from losing something, his loss of credibility led to his resignation, losing him is no great deprivation |
| face | status in the eyes of others, he lost face |
beard
face fungus
whiskers | the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face |
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 |
amnesia
memory loss
blackout | partial or total loss of memory, he has a total blackout for events of the evening |
| face recognition | the visual perception of familiar faces |
stop order
stop-loss order | an order to a broker to sell (buy) when the price of a security falls (rises) to a designated level |
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 |
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 |
confrontation
encounter
showdown
face-off | a hostile disagreement face-to-face |
| loss | the experience of losing a loved one, he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather |
passing
loss departure
exit
expiration
going
release | euphemistic expressions for death, thousands mourned his passing |
personnel casualty
loss | military personnel lost by death or capture |
| loss of consciousness | the occurrence of a loss of the ability to perceive and respond |
open-face sandwich
open sandwich | sandwich without a covering slice of bread |
| face-amount certificate company | a regulated investment company that pays a stated amount to certificate holders on a stated maturity date |