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facade
  • n  the face or front of a building
  • n  a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant
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face
  • n  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
  • n  the feelings expressed on a person's face
    an angry face
  • n  the general outward appearance of something
    the face of the city is changing
  • n  the striking or working surface of an implement
  • n  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
  • n  a surface forming part of the outside of an object
    dew dripped from the face of the leaf
  • n  the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
  • n  the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object)
    he dealt the cards face down
  • n  a contorted facial expression
  • n  a specific size and style of type within a type family
  • n  status in the eyes of others
    he lost face
  • n  impudent aggressiveness
  • n  a vertical surface of a building or cliff
  • v  deal with (something unpleasant) head on
    He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes
  • v  oppose, as in hostility or a competition
    Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring
  • v  be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
    The building faces the park
  • v  be opposite
    the two sofas face each other
  • v  turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction
    Turn and face your partner now
  • v  present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
    He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions
    An enormous dilemma faces us
  • v  turn so as to expose the face
    face a playing card
  • v  line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
    face the lapels of the jacket
  • v  cover the front or surface of
    The building was faced with beautiful stones
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face-amount certificate company
  • n  a regulated investment company that pays a stated amount to certificate holders on a stated maturity date
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face-off
  • n  a hostile disagreement face-to-face
  • n  (ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players
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face angle
  • n  the angle formed by two edges of a polyhedral angle
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face card
  • n  one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face
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face cloth
  • n  bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body
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