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Definition face

Etymology

From Middle English face, from Old French face, from Vulgar Latin *facia, from Latin faci?s (�form, appearance�), from facere (�to make, do�).

Displaced native Middle English onlete (�face, countenance, appearance�), anleth (�face�), from Old English anwlite, andwlita, compare German Antlitz; Old English ans?en (�face�), Middle English neb (�face, nose�) (from Old English nebb), Middle English ler, leor, leer (�face, cheek, countenance�) (from Old English hl?or), and non-native Middle English vis (�face, appearance, look�) (from Old French vis).

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Noun

face (plural faces)

(anatomy) The front part of the head, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth and the surrounding area.
One's facial expression.
The public image; outward appearance.
The frontal aspect of something.
(figuratively) Presence; sight; front.
The directed force of something.
Good reputation; standing in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige. (See lose face, save face).
Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.
The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.
(geometry) Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron. More generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.
Any surface; especially a front or outer one.
The numbered dial of a clock or watch, the clock face.
(slang) The mouth.
(slang) Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.
(slang, professional wrestling) A baby face: a headlining wrestler whose in-ring persona is embodying heroic or virtuous traits.
(cricket) The front surface of a bat.
(golf) The part of a golf club that hits the ball.
(card games) The side of the card that shows its value (as opposed to the back side, which looks the same on all cards of the deck).
(heraldry) The head of a lion, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
(typography) A typeface.
Mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.
(computing) An interface.
The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.

Verb

face (third-person singular simple present faces, present participle facing, simple past and past participle faced)

(transitive, of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
(transitive, of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
(transitive) To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
(transitive) To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.
(intransitive) To have the front in a certain direction.
(transitive) To have as an opponent.
(intransitive, cricket) To be the batsman on strike.
(transitive, obsolete) To confront impudently; to bully.
(transitive) To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.
(transitive) To line near the edge, especially with a different material.
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.
(engineering) To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); especially, in turning, to shape or smooth the flat surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical surface.
(transitive, retail) To arrange the products in (a store) so that they are tidy and attractive.