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face > 22 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 feelings expressed on a person's face
	3	face	The general outward appearance of something
	4	face	The striking or working surface of an implement
	5	face	A part of a person that is used to refer to a person
	6	face, side	A surface forming part of the outside of an object
	7	face	The part of an animal corresponding to the human face
	8	face	The side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object)
	9	face, grimace	A contorted facial expression
	10	face, font, fount, typeface	A specific size and style of type within a type family
	11	face	Status in the eyes of others
	12	face, boldness, nerve, brass, cheek	Impudent aggressiveness
	13	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...

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
Broader	external body part
Narrower	countenance, physiognomy, phiz, visage, kisser, smiler, mug
Adjectives	maxillofacial; facial; mandibulofacial

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

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, 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 5, 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"
Usage	synecdoche
Broader	person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul

face > noun 6, location
Meaning	A surface forming part of the outside of an object.
Examples	"dew dripped from the face of the leaf"
Synonyms	side
Broader	surface
Narrower	beam-ends; bottom, underside, undersurface; front, front end, forepart; lee, lee side, leeward; rear, backside, back end; top, top side, upper side, upside
Adjectives	facial
Verbs	face

face > noun 7, body
Meaning	The part of an animal corresponding to the human face.
Part of	animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
Broader	external body part
Narrower	muzzle
Adjectives	facial

face > noun 8, 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
Broader	front
Narrower	clock face, clock dial; dial
Verbs	face

face > noun 9, communication
Meaning	A contorted facial expression.
Synonyms	grimace
Broader	facial expression, facial gesture
Narrower	pout, moue, wry face

face > noun 10, communication
Meaning	A specific size and style of type within a type family.
Synonyms	font, fount, typeface
Member of	type family
Broader	type
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

face > noun 13, artifact
Meaning	A vertical surface of a building or cliff.
Broader	vertical surface
Narrower	perpendicular; coalface
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
Contrary	avoid
Similar to	confront, face, present
Broader	set about, go about, approach
Narrower	undertake, tackle, take on

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
Broader	meet, encounter, play, take on
See also	face off
Narrower	front, breast; take the bull by the horns; pit, oppose, match, play 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
Contrary	back
Similar to	face
Broader	lie
Narrower	confront

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

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"
Similar to	face
Broader	turn

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

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"
Similar to	face
Broader	line
Narrower	revet; reface
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"
Similar to	face
Broader	cover
Narrower	reface
Nouns	facing; facing; facing; face