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. |
Tallow-face
(n.) One who has a sickly, pale complexion. |
-type
(n.) A combining form signifying impressed form |
Type
(n.) The mark or impression of something |
Type
(n.) Form or character impressed |
Type
(n.) A figure or representation of something to come |
Type
(n.) That which possesses or exemplifies characteristic qualities |
Type
(n.) A general form or structure common to a number of individuals |
Type
(n.) The original object, or class of objects, scene, face, or conception, which becomes the subject of a copy |
Type
(n.) A simple compound, used as a mode or pattern to which other compounds are conveniently regarded as being related, and from which they may be actually or theoretically derived. |
Type
(n.) A raised letter, figure, accent, or other character, cast in metal or cut in wood, used in printing. |
Type
(n.) Such letters or characters, in general, or the whole quantity of them used in printing, spoken of collectively |
Type
(v. t.) To represent by a type, model, or symbol beforehand |
Type
(v. t.) To furnish an expression or copy of |
White-face
(n.) A white mark in the forehead of a horse, descending almost to the nose |
Woodbury-type
(n.) A process in photographic printing, in which a relief pattern in gelatin, which has been hardened after certain operations, is pressed upon a plate of lead or other soft metal. An intaglio impression in thus produced, from which pictures may be directly printed, but by a slower process than in common printing. |
Woodbury-type
(n.) A print from such a plate. |
Wrench
(v. t.) Trick |
Wrench
(v. t.) A violent twist, or a pull with twisting. |
Wrench
(v. t.) A sprain |
Wrench
(v. t.) Means |
Wrench
(v. t.) An instrument, often a simple bar or lever with jaws or an angular orifice either at the end or between the ends, for exerting a twisting strain, as in turning bolts, nuts, screw taps, etc. |
Wrench
(v. t.) The system made up of a force and a couple of forces in a plane perpendicular to that force. Any number of forces acting at any points upon a rigid body may be compounded so as to be equivalent to a wrench. |
Wrench
(n.) To pull with a twist |
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) |
adjustable wrench
adjustable spanner | can be changed to different settings |
| Allen wrench | a wrench for Allen screws |
| alligator wrench | a wrench with a v-shaped jaw and serrations on one side (resembles the open jaws of an alligator) |
box wrench
box end wrench | a wrench with a closed loop (a socket) that fits over a nut or bolt head |
| brace wrench | a wrench shaped like a brace (has a handle shaped like a crank) and a socket head |
| bulldog wrench | a wrench designed to provide a firm grip on something |
| carriage wrench | a wrench designed for use with carriage bolts |
| chain wrench | another name for chain tongs |
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 |
| crescent wrench | an adjustable wrench designed to fit hexagonal nuts with the adjusting screw built into the head of the wrench |
| dog wrench | a wrench with a handle shaped like a crank |
| 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 |
hook wrench
hook spanner | a wrench with a hook that fits over a nut or bolt head |
| lug wrench | a wrench with jaws that have projecting lugs to engage the object that is to be rotated |
monkey-wrench
monkey wrench | adjustable wrench that has one fixed and one adjustable jaw |
| n-type semiconductor | a semiconductor in which electrical conduction is due chiefly to the movement of electrons |
open-end wrench
tappet wrench | a wrench having parallel jaws at fixed separation (often on both ends of the handle) |
| pack face pack | a cream that cleanses and tones the skin |
| pin wrench | a wrench that has a projecting pin that fits into a socket on the object to be turned |
pipe wrench
tube wrench | adjustable wrench for gripping and turning a pipe, has two serrated jaws that are adjusted to grip the pipe |
| p-type semiconductor | a semiconductor in which electrical conduction is due chiefly to the movement of positive holes |
| pump-type pliers | a type of pliers |
| screw wrench | adjustable wrench that has one jaw that can be adjusted by turning a screw |
| socket wrench | a wrench with a handle onto which sockets of different sizes can be fitted |
| sparkplug wrench | a wrench for removing or tightening spark plugs into the cylinder head of an internal combustion engine |
| Stillson wrench | a large pipe wrench with L-shaped adjustable jaws that tighten as pressure on the handle is increased |
| S wrench | a wrench with an S-shaped handle |
| tap wrench | a wrench for turning a tap to create an internal screw thread |
toilet soap
face soap
bath soap | soap used as a toiletry |
| torque wrench | a wrench that has a gauge that indicates the amount of torque being applied |
| type | a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end, produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper, he dropped a case of type, so they made him pick them up |
type slug
slug | a strip of type metal used for spacing |
washcloth
washrag
flannel face cloth | bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body |
wrench
spanner | a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt |