Word Finder - faces

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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.

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(of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).

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Face the sun.

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(of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).

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Turn the chair so it faces the table.

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To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.

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To be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect.

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We are facing an uncertain future.

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To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.

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I'm going to have to face this sooner or later.

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To have the front in a certain direction.

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The seats in the carriage faced backwards.

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To have as an opponent.

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Puddletown United face Mudchester Rovers in the quarter-finals.

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To be the batsman on strike.

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Willoughby comes in to bowl, and it's Hobson facing.

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To confront impudently; to bully.

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To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.

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a building faced with marble

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To line near the edge, especially with a different material.

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to face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress

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To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.

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To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); especially, in turning, to shape or smooth the flat surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical surface.

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(retail) To arrange the products in (a store) so that they are tidy and attractive.

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In my first job, I learned how to operate a till and to face the store to high standards.

He saw the kind faces of those whom he loved.

Her gaze passed over the faces in the crowd across the street.

The morning had been fine, but it was growing warm and sultry when at last we turned our faces homeward.

Their faces were inches away, his fingers tracing a line of warm electricity down her jaw.

You bring a smile to people's faces.

Piles of gear were stacked about while partners called out to those below, fed line and encouragement, while others watched, a number with anxious looks on their reddened faces as they looked downward.

Later that evening, while Dean and his stepfather were filling their faces with apple pie and ice cream and feeling sorry for them­selves about their lack of progress in finding Byrne, a young man strolled up to them with a smile on his face.

Their faces were inches

To that end, he also served a purpose for her – a person in a sea of strange faces that she could trust.

As so great a part of the whole surface of the kidney lies adjacent to external surfaces of the body, the remaining part which faces the internal organs is small; it consists of the left part of the under surface; it is level with the floor of the pericardium, and lies over the globular mass formed by the liver and convoluted intestine.

The soldiers crowded against one another with terrified faces, and Denisov joined Nesvitski.

Again on all the bright faces of the squadron the serious expression appeared that they had worn when under fire.

On their familiar faces he read agitation and alarm.

Carmen caught her breath, instinctively searching the sea of faces.

When the kitchen door opened suddenly, they jerked apart and turned guilty faces to Sarah, whose expression made it clear she had seen and comprehended their actions.

He scanned the stunned faces.

Tiny drops of rain spattered their faces as she took his hand again and dismounted.

From the looks on the glum faces before me, he had neither told them anything nor was there success in their search for the killer.

We all had nicknames for each other and that's what we used, though some weren't said to their faces.

He tried to look away but I turned him by the shoulders and until our faces were inches apart.

Both Dusty and Jule responded with smiley faces.

Their faces lit up at the sight of Jule, and Sofia trailed him in, watching as the three clapped each other on the shoulders and hugged.

His brother wasn't sure of anything or anyone else, even if he did match the faces in his thoughts with those around him.

With their faces inches apart, they assessed each other.

The Dawkins brothers and their wives seemed to be continually in each other's faces and the Deans wondered why they bothered to travel together.

Alex could remember every one, even if he only met them once, but she had trouble remembering the names and faces of people she saw monthly.

Her vision cleared to reveal she now stood in a luxurious living room with several people in front of her displaying varying levels of alarm on their faces.

Ignoring the looks on their faces, she marched to the door.

He never tired of the surprise on people's faces when they got a good look.

Blond curls framed one of the prettiest faces he had ever seen.

He was gazing down at her, their faces illuminated by light coming through the window in the door.

Alex glanced around at the interested faces at the tables near them, and pulled out the chair.

His gaze traveled around the faces at the table and came to rest on Carmen.

Lights blinded him and there were several blurry faces hanging over his.

The strain was visible in the faces of many, though those he saw were in good health and fed.

The place was a morgue of mannequins, all clutching briefcases, their faces in newspapers as the planes stood silently by.

There was no telling by the blank stares on their faces if they were shocked, disappointed or just plain bored.

She forced herself to recall each of their faces, each of their names, each of their stricken families.

The man before her gripped her shoulders again and shook her, and the fuzzy faces of the men from her guard came into focus.

Satisfied, he leaned forward until their faces nearly touched.

The leaders of his armies, his harem with their bruised faces and arms, and his guards stared at her with increasing intensity.

The guards were grim this night, their faces creased with worry.

Taran lowered the bow, ignoring the stunned look on the faces of the wall guards on either side of him.

He shifted forward, gripping her forearms in a way that brought their faces inches apart.

They won't let me in, Ashley's text was accompanied by half a dozen frowny faces.

Xander can take him, but he shouldn't, because Jonny won't be alone when Xander faces him, and Xander can't face the creatures with Jonny without help, which he refuses to ask for, because he's a complete ass.

Jessi didn't have to look to know where Xander was; a look of awe crept into the faces of both teens.

If the faces be all equal equilateral triangles the solid is termed the "regular" tetrahedron.

The staircase leads either to a platform on the top of the nuraghe or, more frequently, to a second chamber concentric with the first, lighted by a window which faces, as a rule, in the same direction as the main doorway.

Each of the four faces of each rod contains multiples of one of the nine digits, and is similar to one of the slips just described, the first rod containing the multiples of o, I, 9, 8, the second of o, 2, 9, 7, the third of o, 3, 9, 6, the fourth of 0, 4, 9, 5, the fifth of I, 2, 8, 7, the sixth of I, 3, 8, 6, the seventh of I, 4, 8, 5, the eighth of 2, 3, 7, 6, the ninth of 2, 4, 7, 5, and the tenth of 3, 4, 6, 5.