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Face - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Face : (noun)
1: 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" [syn: human
face]
2: the expression on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a
look of triumph"; "an angry face" [syn: expression, look,
aspect, facial expression]
3: the general outward appearance of something; "the face of
the city is changing"
4: the act of confronting bravely; "he hated facing the facts";
"he excelled in the face of danger" [syn: facing]
5: the striking or working surface of an implement
6: a part of a person that is used to refer to a person; "he
looked out at a roomful of faces"; "when he returned to
work he met many new faces"
7: a surface forming part of the outside of an object; "he
examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the
face of the leaf" [syn: side]
8: the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
9: the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the
most prominent surface of an object); "he dealt the cards
face down"
10: a contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the
prospect" [syn: grimace]
11: a specific size and style of type within a type family [syn:
font, fount, typeface]
12: status in the eyes of others; "he lost face"
13: impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness";
"he had the effrontery to question my honesty" [syn: boldness,
nerve, brass, cheek]
14: a vertical surface of a building or cliff
(verb)
1: deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront
your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of
his mistakes" [syn: confront, face up] [ant: avoid]
2: oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront
your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring";
"The two enemies finally confronted each other" [syn: confront]
3: be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to
another reference point; be opposite to; "The house looks
north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building
faces the park" [syn: front, look] [ant: back]
4: be opposite; "the facing page"; "the two sofas face each
other"
5: turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction;
"Turn and face your partner now"
6: present somebody with something, usually to accuse or
criticize; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was
faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his
actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us" [syn: confront,
present]
7: turn so as to expose the face; "face a playing card"
8: line the edge (of a garment) with a different material;
"face the lapels of the jacket"
9: cover the front or surface of; "The building was faced with
beautiful stones"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Face : \Face\, n. [F., from L. facies form, shape, face, perh.
from facere to make (see Fact); or perh. orig. meaning
appearance, and from a root meaning to shine, and akin to E.
fancy. Cf. Facetious.]
1. The exterior form or appearance of anything; that part
which presents itself to the view; especially, the front
or upper part or surface; that which particularly offers
itself to the view of a spectator.
A mist . . . watered the whole face of the ground.
--Gen. ii. 6.
Lake Leman wooes me with its crystal face. --Byron.
2. That part of a body, having several sides, which may be
seen from one point, or which is presented toward a
certain direction; one of the bounding planes of a solid;
as, a cube has six faces.
3. (Mach.)
(a) The principal dressed surface of a plate, disk, or
pulley; the principal flat surface of a part or
object.
(b) That part of the acting surface of a cog in a cog
wheel, which projects beyond the pitch line.
(c) The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end
to end; as, a pulley or cog wheel of ten inches face.
4. (Print.)
(a) The upper surface, or the character upon the surface,
of a type, plate, etc.
(b) The style or cut of a type or font of type.
5. Outside appearance; surface show; look; external aspect,
whether natural, assumed, or acquired.
To set a face upon their own malignant design.
--Milton.
This would produce a new face of things in Europe.
--Addison.
We wear a face of joy, because We have been glad of
yore. --Wordsworth.
6. That part of the head, esp. of man, in which the eyes,
cheeks, nose, and mouth are situated; visage; countenance.
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread.
--Gen. iii.
19.
7. Cast of features; expression of countenance; look; air;
appearance.
We set the best faceon it we could. --Dryden.
8. (Astrol.) Ten degrees in extent of a sign of the zodiac.
--Chaucer.
9. Maintenance of the countenance free from abashment or
confusion; confidence; boldness; shamelessness;
effrontery.
This is the man that has the face to charge others
with false citations. --Tillotson.
10. Presence; sight; front; as in the phrases, before the
face of, in the immediate presence of; in the face of,
before, in, or against the front of; as, to fly in the
face of danger; to the face of, directly to; from the
face of, from the presence of.
11. Mode of regard, whether favorable or unfavorable; favor
or anger; mostly in Scriptural phrases.
The Lord make his face to shine upon thee. --Num.
vi. 25.
My face [favor] will I turn also from them. --Ezek.
vii. 22.
12. (Mining) The end or wall of the tunnel, drift, or
excavation, at which work is progressing or was last
done.
13. (Com.) The exact amount expressed on a bill, note, bond,
or other mercantile paper, without any addition for
interest or reduction for discount.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Face : \Face\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Faced; p. pr. & vb. n.
Facing.]
1. To meet in front; to oppose with firmness; to resist, or
to meet for the purpose of stopping or opposing; to
confront; to encounter; as, to face an enemy in the field
of battle.
I'll face This tempest, and deserve the name of
king. --Dryden.
2. To Confront impudently; to bully.
I will neither be facednor braved. --Shak.
3. To stand opposite to; to stand with the face or front
toward; to front upon; as, the apartments of the general
faced the park.
He gained also with his forces that part of Britain
which faces Ireland. --Milton.
4. To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put
a facing upon; as, a building faced with marble.
5. To line near the edge, esp. with a different material; as,
to face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress.
6. 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.
7. (Mach.) To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth;
to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); esp., in
turning, to shape or smooth the flat surface of, as
distinguished from the cylindrical surface.
8. To cause to turn or present a face or front, as in a
particular direction.
To face down, to put down by bold or impudent opposition.
``He faced men down.'' --Prior.
To face (a thing) out, to persist boldly or impudently in
an assertion or in a line of conduct. ``That thinks with
oaths to face the matter out.'' --Shak.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Face : \Face\, v. i.
1. To carry a false appearance; to play the hypocrite. ``To
lie, to face, to forge.'' --Spenser.
2. To turn the face; as, to face to the right or left.
Face about, man; a soldier, and afraid! --Dryden.
3. To present a face or front.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Face : Framed Access Command Environment (Unix, SVR4)
Based on Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [Acronyms_Dictionary]:
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Face : means simply presence, as when it is recorded that Adam and Eve
hid themselves from the "face [R.V., 'presence'] of the Lord
God" (Gen. 3:8; comp. Ex. 33:14, 15, where the same Hebrew word
is rendered "presence"). The "light of God's countenance" is his
favour (Ps. 44:3; Dan. 9:17). "Face" signifies also anger,
justice, severity (Gen. 16:6, 8; Ex. 2:15; Ps. 68:1; Rev. 6:16).
To "provoke God to his face" (Isa. 65:3) is to sin against him
openly.
The Jews prayed with their faces toward the temple and
Jerusalem (1 Kings 8:38, 44, 48; Dan. 6:10). To "see God's face"
is to have access to him and to enjoy his favour (Ps. 17:15;
27:8). This is the privilege of holy angels (Matt. 18:10; Luke
1:19). The "face of Jesus Christ" (2 Cor. 4:6) is the office and
person of Christ, the revealer of the glory of God (John 1:14,
18).
Based on Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [Acronyms_Dictionary]:
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Example Usage of Face |
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