facing
- n a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
- n an ornamental coating to a building
- n a protective covering that protects the outside of a building
- n providing something with a surface of a different material
- v deal with (something unpleasant) head on
- v oppose, as in hostility or a competition
- v be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
- v be opposite
the facing page - v turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction
- v present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
- v turn so as to expose the face
- v line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
- v cover the front or surface of
facsimile
- n an exact copy or reproduction
- n duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio
- v send something via a facsimile machine
facsimile machine
- n duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio
fact
- n a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
first you must collect all the facts of the case - n a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened
he supported his argument with an impressive array of facts - n an event known to have happened or something known to have existed
your fears have no basis in fact
how much of the story is fact and how much fiction is hard to tell - n a concept whose truth can be proved
scientific hypotheses are not facts
fact mood
- n a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
faction
- n a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
- n a dissenting clique
factoid
- n something resembling a fact; unverified (often invented) information that is given credibility because it appeared in print
- n a brief (usually one sentence and usually trivial) news item
factorization
- n (mathematics) the resolution of an entity into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original entity