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Noun face has 14 senses

face, human face - 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"
--₁ is a kind of external body part
--₁ is a part of head, caput; homo, man, human being, human
--₁ has parts: --₁ has particulars:

countenance, physiognomy, phiz, visage, kisser, smiler, mug

expression, look, aspect, facial expression, face - the expression on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"
--₂ is a kind of countenance, visage
--₂ has particulars: leer; sparkle, spark, light
face - the general outward appearance of something; "the face of the city is changing"
--₃ is a kind of appearance, visual aspect
face, facing - the act of confronting bravely; "he hated facing the facts"; "he excelled in the face of danger"
--₄ is a kind of braving, confronting, coping with, grappling, tackling

Derived form: verb face₁
face - the striking or working surface of an implement
--₅ is a kind of surface
--₅ is a part of
head; racket, racquet; golf-club head, club head, club-head, clubhead
face - 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"
--₆ is a kind of person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
side, face - a surface forming part of the outside of an object; "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf"
--₇ is a kind of surface
--₇ has particulars:
beam-ends; bottom, underside, undersurface; front, front end, forepart; lee, lee side, leeward; rear, backside, back end; top, top side, upper side, upside

Derived form: verb face₇
face - the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
--₈ is a kind of external body part
--₈ is a part of
animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
--₈ has particulars: muzzle
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"
--₉ is a kind of front
--₉ is a part of watch, ticker; playing card
--₉ has particulars: clock face, clock dial; dial
Derived form: verb face₇
grimace, face - a contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect"
--₁₀ is a kind of facial expression, facial gesture
--₁₀ has particulars: pout, moue, wry face

font, fount, typeface, face - a specific size and style of type within a type family
--₁₁ is a kind of type
--₁₁ is a member of type family
--₁₁ has particulars:

typewriter font, constant-width font, fixed-width font, monospaced font; proportional font; font cartridge, cartridge font; Gothic, black letter; boldface, bold face, bold; italic; screen font, raster font; sans serif, Helvetica

face - status in the eyes of others; "he lost face"
--₁₂ is a kind of status, position
boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheek - impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"
--₁₃ is a kind of aggressiveness
--₁₃ has particulars: audacity, audaciousness
Derived form: verb face₂
face - a vertical surface of a building or cliff
--₁₄ is a kind of vertical surface
--₁₄ has particulars: perpendicular; coalface
Derived form: verb face₉

Verb face has 9 senses

confront, face up, face - deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"
--₁ is one way to set about, go about, approach

Derived form: noun face₄
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
confront, face - oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other"
--₂ is one way to meet, encounter, play, take on

Derived form: noun face₁₃
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
front, look, face - be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to; "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park"
--₃ is one way to lie
Sample sentence:
His fields face mine at this point
face - be opposite; "the facing page"; "the two sofas face each other"
--₄ is one way to be
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
face - turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction; "Turn and face your partner now"
--₅ is one way to turn
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
confront, face, present - present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us"

Derived form: noun facing₅
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
face - turn so as to expose the face; "face a playing card"
--₇ is one way to disclose, expose

Derived forms: noun face₉, noun face₇
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
face - line the edge (of a garment) with a different material; "face the lapels of the jacket"
--₈ is one way to line

Derived form: noun facing₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
face - cover the front or surface of; "The building was faced with beautiful stones"
--₉ is one way to cover

Derived forms: noun face₁₄, noun facing₂, noun facing₃, noun facing₄
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something