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The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose and mouth, and the surrounding area.
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That girl has a pretty face.
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One's facial expression.
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Why the sad face?
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(in expressions such as 'make a face') A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.
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Children! Stop making faces at each other!
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The public image; outward appearance.
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He managed to show a bold face despite his embarrassment.
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The frontal aspect of something.
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The face of the cliff loomed above them.
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An aspect of the character or nature of someone or something.
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Poverty is the ugly face of capitalism.
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Presence; sight; front.
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to fly in the face of danger
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The directed force of something.
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They turned the boat into the face of the storm.
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Good reputation; standing in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige. (See lose face, save face).
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Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.
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You've got some face coming round here after what you've done.
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Any surface, especially a front or outer one.
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Put a big sign on each face of the building that can be seen from the road.
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Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron. More generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.
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The numbered dial of a clock or watch, the clock face.
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The mouth.
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He's always stuffing his face with chips.
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Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.
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I'll be out in a sec. Just let me put on my face.
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(metonymic) A person.
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It was just the usual faces at the pub tonight.
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A familiar or well-known person; a member of a particular scene, such as music or fashion scene.
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He owned several local businesses and was a face around town.
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A headlining wrestler with a persona embodying heroic or virtuous traits and who is regarded as a "good guy", especially one who is handsome and well-conditioned; a baby face.
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The fans cheered on the face as he made his comeback.
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The front surface of a bat.
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The part of a golf club that hits the ball.
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The side of the card that shows its value (as opposed to the back side, which looks the same on all cards of the deck).
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The head of a lion, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
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The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.
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a pulley or cog wheel of ten inches face
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A typeface.
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Mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.
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The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.