face
face is a 4-letter English word with 49 senses as noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. 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.
- noun. 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.
- noun. The principal dressed surface of a plate, disk, or pulley; the principal flat surface of a part or object.
- noun. That part of the acting surface of a cog in a cog wheel, which projects beyond the pitch line.
- noun. 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.
- noun. The upper surface, or the character upon the surface, of a type, plate, etc.
- noun. The style or cut of a type or font of type.
- noun. Outside appearance; surface show; look; external aspect, whether natural, assumed, or acquired.
- noun. That part of the head, esp. of man, in which the eyes, cheeks, nose, and mouth are situated; visage; countenance.
- noun. Cast of features; expression of countenance; look; air; appearance.
- noun. Ten degrees in extent of a sign of the zodiac.
- noun. Maintenance of the countenance free from abashment or confusion; confidence; boldness; shamelessness; effrontery.
- noun. 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.
- noun. Mode of regard, whether favorable or unfavorable; favor or anger; mostly in Scriptural phrases.
- noun. The end or wall of the tunnel, drift, or excavation, at which work is progressing or was last done.
- noun. The exact amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, or other mercantile paper, without any addition for interest or reduction for discount.
- transitive verb. 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.
- transitive verb. To Confront impudently; to bully.
- transitive verb. To stand opposite to; to stand with the face or front toward; to front upon; as, the apartments of the general faced the park.
- transitive verb. To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon; as, a building faced with marble.
- transitive verb. To line near the edge, esp. with a different material; as, to face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress.
- transitive verb. 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.
- transitive verb. 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.
- transitive verb. To cause to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
- intransitive verb. To carry a false appearance; to play the hypocrite.
- intransitive verb. To turn the face; as, to face to the right or left.
- intransitive verb. To present a face or front.
- noun. a vertical surface of a building or cliff
- 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"
- noun. the striking or working surface of an implement
- noun. the general outward appearance of something
"the face of the city is changing"
- noun. the feelings expressed on a person's face
"a sad expression"
"a look of triumph"
- noun. impudent aggressiveness
"I couldn't believe her boldness"
"he had the effrontery to question my honesty"
- noun. status in the eyes of others
"he lost 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"
- noun. the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
- noun. a specific size and style of type within a type family
- noun. a contorted facial expression
"she made a grimace at the prospect"
- 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"
- 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"
- verb. deal with (something unpleasant) head on
"You must confront your problems"
"He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"
- 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"
- verb. oppose, as in hostility or a competition
"You must confront your opponent"
"Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"
- verb. cover the front or surface of
"The building was faced with beautiful stones"
- verb. line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
"face the lapels of the jacket"
- verb. turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction
"Turn and face your partner now"
- verb. turn so as to expose the face
"face a playing card"
- 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"
- verb. be opposite
"the facing page"
"the two sofas face each other"
Synonyms
aspect, expression, look, boldness, brass, cheek, nerve, case, font, fount, typeface, grimace, side, confront, present, front
Anagrams
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Common word forms
faced, facer, faces, facing, faceable, faceless
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