faces

face

• n.
  • the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

    "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news"

    同义词：human face

  • the feelings expressed on a person's face

    "an angry face"

    同义词：expressionlookaspectfacial expression

  • the general outward appearance of something

    "the face of the city is changing"

  • the striking or working surface of an implement
  • a part of a person that is used to refer to a person

    "he looked out at a roomful of faces"; "when he returned to work he met many new faces"

  • a surface forming part of the outside of an object

    "dew dripped from the face of the leaf"

    同义词：side

  • the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
  • the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object)

    "he dealt the cards face down"

  • a contorted facial expression

    同义词：grimace

  • a specific size and style of type within a type family

    同义词：fontfounttypeface

  • status in the eyes of others

    "he lost face"

  • impudent aggressiveness

    同义词：boldnessnervebrasscheek

  • a vertical surface of a building or cliff
• v.
  • deal with (something unpleasant) head on

    "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"

    同义词：confrontface up

  • oppose, as in hostility or a competition

    "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"

    同义词：confront

  • be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to

    "The building faces the park"

    同义词：frontlook

  • be opposite

    "the two sofas face each other"

  • turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction

    "Turn and face your partner now"

  • present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize

    "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us"

    同义词：confrontpresent

  • turn so as to expose the face

    "face a playing card"

  • line the edge (of a garment) with a different material

    "face the lapels of the jacket"

  • cover the front or surface of

    "The building was faced with beautiful stones"