1. 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"; "Facial recognition technology can identify individuals by analysing features of the human face";
   - human face
    
2. The feelings expressed on a person's face
   "an angry face";
   - expression, look, aspect, facial expression
    
3. The general outward appearance of something
   "the face of the city is changing"
    
4. A contorted facial expression
   "she made a face at the prospect";
   - grimace
    
5. The part of an animal corresponding to the human face
   "The orangutan's expressive face captivated the zoo visitors"
    
6. A surface forming part of the outside of an object
   "dew dripped from the face of the leaf"; "they travelled across the face of the continent";
   - side
    
7. The side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object)
   "he dealt the cards face down"
    
8. The striking or working surface of an implement
   "The hammer's face was slightly dented from repeated use"
    
9. A vertical surface of a building or cliff
   "Climbers scaled the sheer face of the mountain"
    
10. Status in the eyes of others
    "he lost face"
     
11. 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"
     
12. Impudent aggressiveness
    "She had the face to demand a refund after breaking it herself";
    - boldness, nerve, brass, cheek, brass neck [Brit, informal]
     
13. A specific size and style of type within a type family
    "The designer chose a bold sans-serif face for the headline";
    - font, fount [Brit], typeface, case

1. Be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
   "The building faces the park";
   - front, look
    
2. Deal with (something unpleasant) head on
   "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"; "It's time to face up to the consequences of your actions";
   - confront, face up
    
3. Oppose, as in hostility or a competition
   "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring";
   - confront
    
4. Turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction
   "Turn and face your partner now"
    
5. Be opposite
   "the facing page"; "the two sofas face each other"
    
6. Show something to somebody, usually to accuse or criticize
   "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us";
   - confront, present
    
7. Turn so as to expose the face
   "face a playing card"
    
8. Line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
   "face the lapels of the jacket"
    
9. Cover the front or surface of
   "The building was faced with beautiful stones"

Derived forms: facing, faced, faces

See also: bully off

Type of: aggressiveness, appearance, approach, be, countenance, cover, disclose, encounter, expose, external body part, facial expression, facial gesture, front, go about, individual, lay out, lie, line, meet, mortal, person, play, position, present, represent, set about, somebody, someone, soul, status, surface, take on, turn, type, uncover, vertical surface, visage, visual aspect

Part of: animal, animate being, bean [informal], bonce [Brit, informal], caput [technical], club head, clubhead, club-head, dome [informal], golf-club head, head, homo, human, human being, man, melon [informal], napper [Brit, informal], nob [informal], noggin [informal], noodle [informal], nut [informal], playing card, racket, racquet, skull [informal], ticker [informal], type family, watch

Encyclopedia: Face, Samuel