Bed rock () The solid rock underlying superficial formations. Also Fig. |
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. |
Rock (n.) See Roc. |
Rock (n.) A distaff used in spinning |
Rock (n.) A large concreted mass of stony material |
Rock (n.) Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth, clay, etc., when in natural beds. |
Rock (n.) That which resembles a rock in firmness |
Rock (n.) Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling the wreck of a vessel upon a rock. |
Rock (n.) The striped bass. See under Bass. |
Rock (v. t.) To cause to sway backward and forward, as a body resting on a support beneath |
Rock (v. t.) To move as in a cradle |
Rock (v. i.) To move or be moved backward and forward |
Rock (v. i.) To roll or saway backward and forward upon a support |
Rock shaft () A shaft that oscillates on its journals, instead of revolving, -- usually carrying levers by means of which it receives and communicates reciprocating motion, as in the valve gear of some steam engines |
Rock staff (v. i.) An oscillating bar in a machine, as the lever of the bellows of a forge. |
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 |
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 |
rock climbing | the sport or pastime of scaling rock masses on mountain sides (especially with the help of ropes and special equipment) |
about-face about turn | act of pivotingdegrees, especially in a military formation |
rock careen sway tilt | pitching dangerously to one side |
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) |
cock of the rock Rupicola rupicola | tropical bird of northern South America the male having brilliant red or orange plumage and an erectile disklike crest |
cock of the rock Rupicola peruviana | bird of the Andes similar to Rupicola rupicola |
rock wren Salpinctes obsoletus | wren inhabiting badlands and mesa country of western United States and Mexico |
rock wren Xenicus gilviventris | short-tailed bird resembling a wren |
rock python rock snake Python sebae | very large python of tropical and southern Africa |
rock rattlesnake Crotalus lepidus | mountain rock dweller of Mexico and most southern parts of United States southwest |
Plymouth Rock | an American breed of domestic fowl |
Rock Cornish | small plump hybrid developed by crossbreeding Plymouth Rock and Cornish fowl |
Greek partridge rock partridge Alectoris graeca | of mountainous areas of southern Europe |
rock dove rock pigeon Columba livia | pale grey Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from which most domestic species are descended |
rock wallaby rock kangaroo | slender long-legged Australian wallabies living in caves and rocky areas |
rock crab Cancer irroratus | crab of eastern coast of North America |
spiny lobster langouste rock lobster crawfish crayfish sea crawfish | large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters |
acorn barnacle rock barnacle Balanus balanoides | barnacle that attaches to rocks especially in intertidal zones |
rock hopper crested penguin | small penguin of the Falkland Islands and New Zealand |
pika mouse hare rock rabbit coney cony | small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America |
rock squirrel Citellus variegatus | large grey ground squirrel of rocky areas of the southwestern United States |
rock hyrax rock rabbit Procavia capensis | hyrax that lives in rocky areas |
rock bass rock sunfish Ambloplites rupestris | game and food fish of upper Mississippi and Great Lakes |
rock sea bass rock bass Centropristis philadelphica | a kind of sea bass |
rock hind Epinephelus adscensionis | found around rocky coasts or on reefs |
rock beauty Holocanthus tricolor | gold and black butterflyfish found from West Indies to Brazil |
rock gunnel butterfish Pholis gunnellus | slippery scaleless food fish of the northern Atlantic coastal waters |
bore bit borer rock drill stone drill | a drill for penetrating rock |
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 |
rock bit roller bit | a drill bit that has hardened rotating rollers |
rock garden rockery | a garden featuring rocks, usually alpine plants |
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 |