| NOUN | body | face, human face | the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear |
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| attribute | face, expression, look, aspect, facial expression | the feelings expressed on a person's face | |
| attribute | face | the general outward appearance of something | |
| artifact | face | the striking or working surface of an implement | |
| person | face | a part of a person that is used to refer to a person | |
| location | face, side | a surface forming part of the outside of an object | |
| body | face | the part of an animal corresponding to the human face | |
| artifact | face | the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object) | |
| communication | face, grimace | a contorted facial expression | |
| communication | face, font, fount, typeface, case | a specific size and style of type within a type family | |
| attribute | face | status in the eyes of others | |
| attribute | face, boldness, nerve, brass, cheek | impudent aggressiveness | |
| artifact | face | a vertical surface of a building or cliff | |
| VERB | communication | face, confront, face up | deal with (something unpleasant) head on |
| competition | face, confront | oppose, as in hostility or a competition | |
| stative | face, front, look | be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point | |
| stative | face | be opposite | |
| motion | face | turn so as to face | |
| communication | face, confront, present | present somebody with something, usually to accuse / accuse or criticize | |
| perception | face | turn so as to expose the face / face | |
| contact | face | line the edge (of a garment) with a different material | |
| contact | face | cover the front or surface of |
| Sounds | fey's | |
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| Rhymes | ace / ACE ... workplace: 67 rhymes with eys... | |
| Meaning | The front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear. | |
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| Synonym | human face | |
| Part of | head, caput | The upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals |
| homo, man, human being, human | Any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage | |
| Parts | beard, face fungus, whiskers | The hair growing on the lower part of a man's face |
| brow, forehead | The part of the face above the eyes | |
| cheek | Either side of the face below the eyes | |
| chin, mentum | The protruding part of the lower jaw | |
| eye, oculus, optic | The organ of sight | |
| eyebrow, brow, supercilium | The arch of hair above each eye | |
| facial, facial nerve, nervus facialis, seventh cranial nerve | cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles | |
| facial muscle | Any of the skeletal muscles of the face | |
| facial vein, vena facialis | Any of several veins draining the face | |
| feature, lineament | The characteristic parts of a person's face | |
| jaw | The bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it | |
| jowl | A fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging) | |
| mouth | The externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening | |
| nose, olfactory organ | The organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract | |
| Narrower | countenance, physiognomy, phiz, visage, kisser, smiler, mug | The human face ('kisser' and 'smiler' and 'mug' are informal terms for 'face' and 'phiz' is British) |
| Broader | external body part | Any body part visible externally |
| Spanish | cara, faz, rostro humano, rostro | |
| Catalan | cara | |
| Adjectives | facial | of or concerning the face |
| mandibulofacial | of or relating to the lower jaw and face | |
| maxillofacial | of or relating to the upper jaw and face (particularly with reference to specialized surgery of the maxilla) | |
| Meaning | The feelings expressed on a person's face. | |
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| Example | "an angry face" | |
| Synonyms | expression, look, aspect, facial expression | |
| Narrower | leer | A suggestive or sneering look or grin |
| sparkle, twinkle, spark, light | merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance | |
| Broader | countenance, visage | The appearance conveyed by a person's face |
| Spanish | apariencia, aspecto, estampa, expresión | |
| Catalan | aspecte, estampa, expressió, posat | |
| Meaning | The general outward appearance of something. | |
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| Example | "the face of the city is changing" | |
| Broader | appearance, visual aspect | outward or visible aspect of a person or thing |
| Spanish | cara | |
| Catalan | cara | |
| Meaning | The striking or working surface of an implement. | |
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| Part of | golf-club head, club head, club-head, clubhead | (golf) the head of the club which strikes the ball |
| head | The striking part of a tool | |
| racket, racquet | A sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games / games | |
| Broader | surface | The outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary |
| Spanish | cara | |
| Meaning | A part of a person that is used to refer to a person. | |
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| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
| Usage of | synecdoche | Substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa |
| Spanish | cara | |
| Catalan | cara | |
| Meaning | A surface forming part of the outside of an object. | |
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| Example | "dew dripped from the face of the leaf" | |
| Synonym | side | |
| Narrower | beam-ends | (nautical) at the ends of the transverse deck beams of a vessel |
| bottom, underside, undersurface | The lower side of anything | |
| front, front end, forepart | The side that is forward or prominent | |
| lee, lee side, leeward | The side of something that is sheltered from the wind | |
| rear, backside, back end | The side of an object that is opposite its front | |
| top, top side, upper side, upside | The highest or uppermost side of anything | |
| windward | The side of something that is toward the wind | |
| Broader | surface | The extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object |
| Spanish | cara, lado | |
| Catalan | cara, costat | |
| Adjectives | facial | of or pertaining to the outside surface of an object |
| Verbs | face | turn so as to expose the face / face |
| Meaning | The part of an animal corresponding to the human face. | |
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| Part of | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna | A living organism characterized by voluntary movement |
| Narrower | muzzle | Forward projecting part of the head of certain animals |
| Broader | external body part | Any body part visible externally |
| Spanish | cara | |
| Adjectives | facial | of or concerning the face |
| Meaning | The side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object). | |
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| Example | "he dealt the cards face down" | |
| Part of | playing card | One of a pack of cards that are used to play card games |
| watch, ticker | A small portable timepiece | |
| Narrower | clock face, clock dial | The face of a clock showing hours and minutes of the day |
| dial | The face of a timepiece | |
| Broader | front | The side that is seen or that goes first |
| Verbs | face | turn so as to expose the face / face |
| Meaning | A contorted facial expression. | |
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| Synonym | grimace | |
| Narrower | pout, moue, wry face | A disdainful grimace |
| Broader | facial expression, facial gesture | A gesture executed with the facial muscles |
| Spanish | cara, mueca, rictus, visaje | |
| Catalan | carassa, carota, ganyota, rictus | |
| Meaning | A specific size and style of type within a type family. | |
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| Synonyms | font, fount, typeface, case | |
| Member of | type family | A complete set of type suitable for printing text |
| Narrower | Gothic, black letter | A heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries |
| bicameral script | A script having two distinct cases | |
| boldface, bold face, bold | A typeface with thick heavy lines | |
| font cartridge, cartridge font | Any font that is contained in a cartridge that can be plugged into a computer printer / printer | |
| italic | A typeface with letters slanting upward to the right | |
| proportional font | Any font whose different characters have different widths | |
| sans serif, Helvetica | A typeface in which characters have no serifs | |
| screen font, raster font | The font that is displayed on a computer screen | |
| typewriter font, constant-width font, fixed-width font, monospaced font | A typeface is which each character is given the same width (as by a typewriter) | |
| unicameral script | A script with a single case | |
| Broader | type | Printed characters |
| Spanish | font, fuente, tipo de letra, tipografía | |
| Catalan | font, tipografia, tipus de lletra | |
| Meaning | status in the eyes of others. | |
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| Example | "he lost face" | |
| Broader | status, position | The relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society |
| Meaning | impudent aggressiveness. | |
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| Synonyms | boldness, nerve, brass, cheek | |
| Narrower | audacity, audaciousness | aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery |
| Broader | aggressiveness | The quality of being bold and enterprising |
| Spanish | atrevimiento, audacia, cara dura, cara, descaro, desfachatez, desvergüenza, osadía, sangre fría, temeridad, valor | |
| Catalan | barra, cara, desvergonyiment, gosadia, nervi, sang freda, temeritat | |
| Verbs | face | oppose, as in hostility or a competition |
| Meaning | A vertical surface of a building or cliff. | |
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| Narrower | coalface | The part of a coal seam that is being cut |
| perpendicular | An extremely steep face | |
| Broader | vertical surface | A surface that is vertical |
| Verbs | face | cover the front or surface of |
| Meaning | Deal with (something unpleasant) head on. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes" | |
| Synonyms | confront, face up | |
| Narrower | undertake, tackle, take on | Accept as a challenge |
| Broader | set about, go about, approach | Begin to deal with |
| Opposite | avoid | Stay clear from |
| Similar to | confront, face, present | Present somebody with something, usually to accuse / accuse or criticize |
| Spanish | afrontar, confrontar, enfrentarse, enfrentar | |
| Catalan | afrontar, confrontar | |
| Meaning | Oppose, as in hostility or a competition. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring" | |
| Synonym | confront | |
| Narrower | front, breast | confront bodily |
| pit, oppose, match, play off | Set into opposition or rivalry | |
| take the bull by the horns | face a difficulty and grapple with it without avoiding it | |
| Broader | meet, encounter, play, take on | contend against an opponent in a sport, game / game, or battle |
| See also | face off | start a game / game / game by a face-off |
| Spanish | afrentar, afrontar, confrontar, encarar, enfrentar | |
| Catalan | afrontar, confrontar, enfrontar | |
| Nouns | face | impudent aggressiveness |
| Meaning | Be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Model | His fields face mine at this point | |
| Example | "The building faces the park" | |
| Synonyms | front, look | |
| Narrower | confront | Be face to face with |
| Broader | lie | Be located or situated somewhere |
| Opposite | back | Be in back of |
| Similar to | face | Be opposite |
| Spanish | dar a | |
| Meaning | Be opposite. | |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "the two sofas face each other" | |
| Broader | be | Occupy a certain position or area |
| Similar to | front, look, face | Be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point |
| Spanish | encarar | |
| Meaning | turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "Turn and face your partner now" | |
| Broader | turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense |
| Similar to | face | Turn so as to expose the face / face |
| Spanish | encararse | |
| Meaning | Present somebody with something, usually to accuse / accuse or criticize. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Synonyms | confront, present | |
| Similar to | confront, face up, face | Deal with (something unpleasant) head on |
| Spanish | afrontar, confrontar, enfrentarse a, enfrentar, obsequiar, presentar | |
| Catalan | afrontar, confrontar, enfrontar, obsequiar, presentar | |
| Meaning | Turn so as to expose the face / face. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "face a playing card" | |
| Broader | disclose, expose, uncover | disclose to view as by removing a cover |
| Similar to | face | turn so as to face |
| Nouns | face | the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object) |
| face | a surface forming part of the outside of an object | |
| Meaning | Line the edge (of a garment) with a different material. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "face the lapels of the jacket" | |
| Narrower | reface | put a new facing on (a garment) |
| Broader | line | Cover the interior of |
| Similar to | face | Cover the front or surface of |
| Spanish | revestir | |
| Nouns | facing | a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening |
| Meaning | Cover the front or surface of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "The building was faced with beautiful stones" | |
| Narrower | reface | Provide with a new facing / facing |
| revet | face with a layer of stone or concrete or other supporting material so as to retain | |
| Broader | cover | Provide with a covering or cause to be covered |
| Similar to | face | Line the edge (of a garment) with a different material |
| Spanish | revestir | |
| Nouns | face | a vertical surface of a building or cliff |
| facing | providing something with a surface of a different material | |
| facing | a protective covering that protects the outside of a building | |
| facing | an ornamental coating / coating to a building | |
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