1. face - noun
· 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"
Synonym(s): human_face
Hypernym(s): external_body_part
2. face - noun
· the feelings expressed on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"
Synonym(s): expression, look, aspect, facial_expression
Hypernym(s): countenance, visage
3. face - noun
· the general outward appearance of something; "the face of the city is changing"
Hypernym(s): appearance, visual_aspect
4. face - noun
· the striking or working surface of an implement
Hypernym(s): surface
5. face - noun
· 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"
Hypernym(s): person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
6. face - noun
· 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"; "they travelled across the face of the continent"
Synonym(s): side
Hypernym(s): surface
7. face - noun
· the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
Hypernym(s): external_body_part
8. face - noun
· the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object); "he dealt the cards face down"
Hypernym(s): front
9. face - noun
· a contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect"
Synonym(s): grimace
Hypernym(s): facial_expression, facial_gesture
10. face - noun
· a specific size and style of type within a type family
Synonym(s): font, fount, typeface, case
Hypernym(s): type
11. face - noun
· status in the eyes of others; "he lost face"
12. face - noun
· impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"
Synonym(s): boldness, nerve, brass, cheek
Hypernym(s): aggressiveness
13. face - noun
· a vertical surface of a building or cliff
Hypernym(s): vertical_surface
14. face - verb
· deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"
Hypernym(s): set_about, go_about, approach
15. face - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): confront
Hypernym(s): meet, encounter, play, take_on
16. face - verb
· 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"
Hypernym(s): lie
17. face - verb
· be opposite; "the facing page"; "the two sofas face each other"
Hypernym(s): be
18. face - verb
· turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction; "Turn and face your partner now"
Hypernym(s): turn
19. face - verb
· 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"
20. face - verb
· turn so as to expose the face; "face a playing card"
Hypernym(s): disclose, expose, uncover
21. face - verb
· line the edge (of a garment) with a different material; "face the lapels of the jacket"
Hypernym(s): line
22. face - verb
· cover the front or surface of; "The building was faced with beautiful stones"
Hypernym(s): cover
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