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. |
Verb (n.) A word |
Verb (n.) A word which affirms or predicates something of some person or thing |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
face recognition | the visual perception of familiar faces |
direct object object of the verb | the object that receives the direct action of the verb |
predicate verb phrase | one of the two main constituents of a sentence, the predicate contains the verb and its complements |
verb | the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence |
auxiliary verb | a verb that combines with another verb in a verb phrase to help form tense, mood, voice, or condition of the verb it combines with |
modal auxiliary verb modal auxiliary modal verb modal | an auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality |
verb | a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence |
reflexive verb | a verb whose agent performs an action that is directed at the agent, the sentence `he washed' has a reflexive verb, `perjure' is a reflexive verb because you cannot perjure anyone but yourself |
phrasal verb | an English verb followed by one or more particles where the combination behaves as a syntactic and semantic unit, `turn out' is a phrasal verb in the question `how many turned out to vote?' |
transitive verb transitive verb form transitive | a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical |
doubly transitive verb doubly transitive verb form | a transitive verb that takes both a direct and an indirect object |
intransitive verb intransitive verb form intransitive | a verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object |
copula copulative linking verb | an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence |
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 |