face

1. noun

1)

a beautiful face

Syn:

countenance, physiognomy, features; informal mug; puss; literary visage; archaic front

2)

her face grew sad

Syn:

(facial) expression, look, appearance, air, manner, bearing, countenance, mien

3)

he made a face at the sourness of the drink

Syn:

grimace, scowl, wry face, wince, frown, glower, pout, moue

4)

a cube has six faces

Syn:

side, aspect, flank, surface, plane, facet, wall, elevation

5)

a watch face

Syn:

dial, display

6)

changing the face of the industry

Syn:

appearance, outward appearance, aspect, nature, image

7)

he put on a brave face

Syn:

front, show, display, act, appearance, facade, exterior, mask, masquerade, pretense, pose, veneer

8)

criticism should never cause the recipient to lose face

Syn:

respect, honor, esteem, regard, admiration, approbation, acclaim, approval, favor, appreciation, popularity, prestige, standing, status, dignity; self-respect, self-esteem

2. verb

1)

the hotel faces the sea

Syn:

look out on, front on to, look toward, be facing, look over/across, overlook, give on to, be opposite (to)

2)

you'll just have to face the facts

Syn:

accept, become reconciled to, get used to, become accustomed to, adjust to, acclimatize oneself to; learn to live with, cope with, deal with, come to terms with, become resigned to

3)

he faces a humiliating rejection

Syn:

be confronted by, be faced with, encounter, experience, come into contact with, come up against

4)

the problems facing our police force

Syn:

beset, worry, distress, trouble, bother, confront; harass, oppress, vex, irritate, exasperate, strain, stress, tax; torment, plague, blight, bedevil, curse; formal discommode

5)

he faced the challenge boldly

Syn:

brave, face up to, encounter, meet, meet head-on, confront; oppose, resist, withstand

6)

a wall faced with stucco

Syn:

cover, clad, veneer, overlay, surface, dress, put a facing on, laminate, coat, line

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- face to face

- on the face of it