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facing

 
Noun facing has 5 senses
  1. facing - a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
    --1 is a kind of
    lining
    --1 is a part of collar, neckband; cuff, turnup
    Derived form: verb face8
  2. facing, veneer - an ornamental coating to a building
    --2 is a kind of coating, coat
    Derived form: verb face9
  3. facing, cladding - a protective covering that protects the outside of a building
    --3 is a kind of protective covering, protective cover, protection
    --3 has particulars: revetment, revetement, stone facing
    Derived form: verb face9
  4. lining, facing - providing something with a surface of a different material
    --4 is a kind of application, coating, covering
    --4 has particulars: babbitting
    Derived form: verb face9
  5. face, facing - the act of confronting bravely; "he hated facing the facts"; "he excelled in the face of danger"
    --5 is a kind of braving, confronting, coping with, grappling, tackling
    Derived form: verb face6
Verb face has 9 senses
  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
facily facimile facinat facinate facinated facinating facination facince facing facing pages facinities facious facisious facisism facisiuos facism facisous

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