facade
facade

face


Definition: Meaning of, face in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / feɪs /

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face faces
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  1. front of your head the front part of your head, where your eyes, nose, and mouth are
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  2. expression an expression on someone's face
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  3. keep a straight face to not laugh or smile, even though something is funny
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  4. pale-faced/round-faced etc having a face that has a particular shape or colour
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  5. grim-faced/serious-faced etc showing a particular expression on your face
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  6. person a person
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  7. face to face if two people are standing face to face, they are very close and are looking at each other
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  8. face to face if you come face to face with something difficult, you experience it and have to deal with it
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  9. say something/tell somebody something to their face if you say something unpleasant to someone's face, you say it to them directly, rather than to other people
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  10. face down/downwards with the face or front towards the ground
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  11. face up/upwards with the face or front towards the sky
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  12. in the face of something in a situation where there are many problems, difficulties, or dangers
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  13. on the face of it used to say that something seems true but that you think there may be other facts about it which are not yet clear
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  14. the face of something the nature or character of an organization, industry, system etc, and the way it appears to people
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  15. the face of something the general appearance of a particular place
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  16. mountain/cliff the face of a mountain, cliff etc is a steep vertical surface or side
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  17. clock the front part of a clock or watch, where the numbers and hands are
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  18. lose face if you lose face, you do something which makes you seem weak, stupid etc, and which makes people respect you less
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  19. save face if you do something to save face, you do it so that people will not lose their respect for you
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  20. disappear/vanish from/off the face of the earth used to say that you have no idea where someone is and have not seen them in a very long time
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  21. on the face of the earth used when you are emphasizing a statement to mean 'in the whole world'
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  22. somebody's face doesn't fit used to say that someone will not get or keep a particular job because they are not the kind of person that the employer wants
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  23. set your face against something especially British English to be very determined that something should not happen
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  24. mine the part of a mine from which coal, stone etc is cut
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  25. outside surface one of the outside surfaces of an object or building
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  26. sport the part of a RACKET or BAT etc that you use to hit the ball
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  27. in your face British English spoken informal behaviour, criticisms, remarks etc that are in your face are very direct and often shocking or surprising
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  28. get in somebody's face spoken informal if someone gets in your face, they really annoy you
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  29. get out of my face spoken informal used to tell someone in an impolite way to go away because they are annoying you
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  30. what's his face/what's her face spoken informal used as a way of talking about someone when you cannot remember their name
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  31. put your face on informal to put MAKE-UP on
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
face faced faced
Present Participle Third Person Singular
facing faces
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  1. difficult situation if you face or are faced with a difficult situation, or if a difficult situation faces you, it is going to affect you and you must deal with it
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  2. admit a problem exists also face up to something to accept that a difficult situation or problem exists, even though you would prefer to ignore it
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  3. can't face if you can't face something, you feel unable to do it because it seems too unpleasant or difficult
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  4. talk/deal with somebody to talk or deal with someone, when this is unpleasant or difficult for you
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  5. be opposite to be opposite someone or something, or to be looking or pointing in a particular direction
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  6. opponent/team to play against an opponent or team in a game or competition
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  7. face the music informal to accept criticism or punishment for something you have done
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  8. building be faced with stone/concrete etc a building that is faced with stone, CONCRETE etc has a layer of that material on its outside surfaces
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face used in phrases

  • Rain-in-the-Face (noun)
    1. 1835-1905 1876 a chief of the Sioux; he was with Sitting Bull and others at the Battle of Little Bighorn when General Custer's troops were massacred
  • about-face (noun)
    1. a complete change in the way someone thinks or behaves
  • automatic face recognition (noun)
    1. biometric identification by scanning a person's face and matching it against a library of known faces
  • clock face (noun)
    1. the face of a clock showing hours and minutes of the day
  • face angle (noun)
    1. the angle formed by two edges of a polyhedral angle
  • face card (noun)
    1. the king, queen, or JACK in a set of playing cards [=  court card British English]
  • face cloth (noun)
    1. bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body
  • face cream (noun)
    1. a thick cream used to keep the skin on your face soft and smooth
  • face fungus (noun)
    1. the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
  • face guard (noun)
    1. face mask consisting of a strong wire mesh on the front of football helmets
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face used in phrasal verbs

  • face about (phrasal verb)
    1. to turn and face in the opposite direction
  • face down (phrasal verb)
    1. to appear strong and confident when someone is threatening or criticizing you
  • face off (phrasal verb)
    1. informal if people or groups face off, they compete or fight with each other
    2. to begin a game of ice hockey
  • face up to (phrasal verb)
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