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Word: face (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • One's facial expression.
  • anatomy The front part of the head, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth and the surrounding area.
  • Any surface; especially a front or outer one.
  • cards 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)
  • cricket The front surface of a bat.
  • geometry Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron.
  • Good reputation; standing in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige. (''See'' '''lose face''', '''save face''').
  • slang Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.
  • professional wrestling The good guy; a wrestler embodying heroic or virtuous traits.
  • slang The mouth.
  • The directed force of something.
  • The frontal aspect of something.
  • The numbered dial of a clock or watch.
  • The public image; outward appearance.
  • typography A typeface.

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Verb:

  • intransitive cricket To be the striking batsman.
  • intransitive To have the front in a certain direction.
  • of an object to have its front closest to (something else).
  • of a person or animal to position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
  • transitive To deal with (a difficult situation or person).

Source: Wiktionary | Src Info »