face
IPA: fˈeɪs
noun
- (anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
- (informal or slang)
- One's facial expression.
- (in expressions such as 'make a face') A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.
- (informal) The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.
- (professional wrestling, slang) A headlining wrestler with a persona embodying heroic or virtuous traits and who is regarded as a "good guy", especially one who is handsome and well-conditioned; a baby face.
- (slang) The mouth.
- (slang) Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.
- (figurative)
- Public image; outward appearance.
- Good reputation; standing, in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige.
- Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.
- An aspect of the character or nature of someone or something.
- (figurative) Presence; sight; front.
- (metonymically) A person; the self; (reflexively, objectifying) oneself.
- (informal) A familiar or well-known person; a member of a particular scene, such as the music or fashion scene.
- The frontal aspect of something.
- The numbered dial of a clock or watch; the clock face.
- The directed force of something.
- Any surface, especially a front or outer one.
- (geometry) Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron; more generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.
- (cricket) The front surface of a bat.
- (golf) The part of a golf club that hits the ball.
- (heraldry) The head of a lion, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
- (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).
- (mechanics)The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.
- (mining)The exposed surface of the mineral deposit where it is being mined. Also the exposed end surface of a tunnel where digging may still be in progress.
- (typography) A typeface.
- A mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.
verb
- (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, retail) To improve the display of stock by ensuring items aren't upside down or back to front and are pulled forwards.
- (transitive) To be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect.
- (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 (transverse) surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical (axial) surface.
- (transitive, retail) To arrange the products in (a store) so that they are tidy and attractive.