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face > 23 senses
NOUN	1	face, human face	The front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
	2	face, expression, look, aspect, facial expression	The expression on a person's face
	3	face	The general outward appearance of something
	4	face, facing	The act of confronting bravely
	5	face	The striking or working surface of an implement
	6	face	A part of a person that is used to refer to a person
	7	face, side	A surface forming part of the outside of an object
	8	face	The part of an animal corresponding to the human face
	9	face	The side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object)
	10	face, grimace	A contorted facial expression
	11	face, font, fount, typeface	A specific size and style of type within a type family
	12	face	Status in the eyes of others
	13	face, boldness, nerve, brass, cheek	Impudent aggressiveness
	14	face	A vertical surface of a building or cliff
VERB	1	face, confront, face up	Deal with (something unpleasant) head on
	2	face, confront	Oppose, as in hostility or a competition
	3	face, front, look	Be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point
	4	face	Be opposite
	5	face	Turn so as to face
	6	face, confront, present	Present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
	7	face	Turn so as to expose the face
	8	face	Line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
	9	face	Cover the front or surface of

face > pronunciation
Sounds	fey's
Rhymes	ace / ACE, aerospace, airspace, and 64 more rhymes in eys at the HyperDic website...

face > noun 1, body
Meaning	The front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear.
Examples	"he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news"
Synonyms	human face
Part of	homo, man, human being, human; head, caput
Parts	beard, face fungus, whiskers; mouth; eye, oculus, optic; eyebrow, brow, supercilium; facial vein, vena facialis; facial, facial nerve, nervus facialis, seventh cranial nerve; nose, olfactory organ; chin, mentum; feature, lineament; facial muscle; brow, forehead; cheek; jowl; jaw
Narrower	countenance, physiognomy, phiz, visage, kisser, smiler, mug
Broader	external body part
Adjectives	maxillofacial; facial; mandibulofacial

face > noun 2, attribute
Meaning	The expression on a person's face.
Examples	"an angry face"
Synonyms	expression, look, aspect, facial expression
Narrower	leer; sparkle, spark, light
Broader	countenance, visage

face > noun 3, attribute
Meaning	The general outward appearance of something.
Examples	"the face of the city is changing"
Broader	appearance, visual aspect

face > noun 4, act
Meaning	The act of confronting bravely.
Examples	"he excelled in the face of danger"
Synonyms	facing
Broader	braving, confronting, coping with, grappling, tackling
Verbs	face

face > noun 5, artifact
Meaning	The striking or working surface of an implement.
Part of	golf-club head, club head, club-head, clubhead; head; racket, racquet
Broader	surface

face > noun 6, person
Meaning	A part of a person that is used to refer to a person.
Examples	"he looked out at a roomful of faces"; "when he returned to work he met many new faces"
Broader	person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
Usage	synecdoche

face > noun 7, location
Meaning	A surface forming part of the outside of an object.
Examples	"dew dripped from the face of the leaf"
Synonyms	side
Narrower	beam-ends; bottom, underside, undersurface; front, front end, forepart; lee, lee side, leeward; rear, backside, back end; top, top side, upper side, upside
Broader	surface
Adjectives	facial
Verbs	face

face > noun 8, body
Meaning	The part of an animal corresponding to the human face.
Part of	animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
Narrower	muzzle
Broader	external body part

face > noun 9, artifact
Meaning	The side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object).
Examples	"he dealt the cards face down"
Part of	playing card; watch, ticker
Narrower	clock face, clock dial; dial
Broader	front
Verbs	face

face > noun 10, communication
Meaning	A contorted facial expression.
Synonyms	grimace
Narrower	pout, moue, wry face
Broader	facial expression, facial gesture

face > noun 11, communication
Meaning	A specific size and style of type within a type family.
Synonyms	font, fount, typeface
Member of	type family
Narrower	typewriter font, constant-width font, fixed-width font, monospaced font; proportional font; font cartridge, cartridge font; Gothic, black letter; boldface, bold face, bold; italic; screen font, raster font; sans serif, Helvetica
Broader	type

face > noun 14, artifact
Meaning	A vertical surface of a building or cliff.
Narrower	perpendicular; coalface
Broader	vertical surface
Verbs	face

face > verb 1, communication
Meaning	Deal with (something unpleasant) head on.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Examples	"He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"
Synonyms	confront, face up
Narrower	undertake, tackle, take on
Broader	set about, go about, approach
Contrary	avoid
Similar to	confront, face, present
Nouns	face

face > verb 2, competition
Meaning	Oppose, as in hostility or a competition.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Examples	"Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"
Synonyms	confront
Narrower	front, breast; take the bull by the horns; pit, oppose, match, play off
Broader	meet, encounter, play, take on
See also	face off
Nouns	face

face > verb 3, stative
Meaning	Be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point. Be opposite to.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Model	His fields face mine at this point
Examples	"The building faces the park"
Synonyms	front, look
Narrower	confront
Broader	lie
Contrary	back
Similar to	face

face > verb 4, stative
Meaning	Be opposite.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"the two sofas face each other"
Broader	be
Similar to	front, look, face

face > verb 5, motion
Meaning	Turn so as to face. Turn the face in a certain direction.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Examples	"Turn and face your partner now"
Broader	turn
Similar to	face

face > verb 6, communication
Meaning	Present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Examples	"He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us"
Synonyms	confront, present
Similar to	confront, face up, face
Nouns	facing

face > verb 8, contact
Meaning	Line the edge (of a garment) with a different material.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"face the lapels of the jacket"
Narrower	revet; reface
Broader	line
Similar to	face
Nouns	facing

face > verb 9, contact
Meaning	Cover the front or surface of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"The building was faced with beautiful stones"
Narrower	reface
Broader	cover
Similar to	face
Nouns	facing; facing; facing; face