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English noun: face | |||
| 1. | face (body) the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear | ||
| Samples | He washed his face. I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news. | ||
| Synonyms | human face | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | external body part | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | countenance, kisser, mug, phiz, physiognomy, smiler, visage | ||
| Part holonym | beard, brow, brow, cheek, chin, eye, eyebrow, face fungus, facial, facial muscle, facial nerve, facial vein, feature, forehead, jaw, jowl, lineament, mentum, mouth, nervus facialis, nose, oculus, olfactory organ, optic, seventh cranial nerve, supercilium, vena facialis, whiskers | ||
| Part meronym | caput, head, homo, human, human being, man | ||
| 2. | face (attribute) the feelings expressed on a person's face | ||
| Samples | A sad expression. A look of triumph. An angry face. | ||
| Synonyms | aspect, expression, facial expression, look | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | countenance, visage | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | leer, light, spark, sparkle, twinkle | ||
| 3. | face (attribute) the general outward appearance of something | ||
| Samples | The face of the city is changing. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | appearance, visual aspect | ||
| 4. | face (artifact) the striking or working surface of an implement | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | surface | ||
| Part meronym | club head, club-head, clubhead, golf-club head, head, racket, racquet | ||
| 5. | face (person) a part of a person that is used to refer to a person | ||
| Samples | He looked out at a roomful of faces. When he returned to work he met many new faces. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
| Domain usage | synecdoche | ||
| 6. | face (location) a surface forming part of the outside of an object | ||
| Samples | He examined all sides of the crystal. Dew dripped from the face of the leaf. | ||
| Synonyms | side | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | surface | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | back end, backside, beam-ends, bottom, forepart, front, front end, lee, lee side, leeward, rear, top, top side, underside, undersurface, upper side, upside, windward | ||
| 7. | face (body) the part of an animal corresponding to the human face | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | external body part | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | muzzle | ||
| Part meronym | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna | ||
| 8. | face (artifact) the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object) | ||
| Samples | He dealt the cards face down. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | front | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | clock dial, clock face, dial | ||
| Part meronym | playing card, ticker, watch | ||
| 9. | face (communication) a contorted facial expression | ||
| Samples | She made a grimace at the prospect. | ||
| Synonyms | grimace | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | facial expression, facial gesture | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | moue, pout, wry face | ||
| 10. | face (communication) a specific size and style of type within a type family | ||
| Synonyms | case, font, fount, typeface | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | type | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bicameral script, black letter, bold, bold face, boldface, cartridge font, constant-width font, fixed-width font, font cartridge, Gothic, Helvetica, italic, monospaced font, proportional font, raster font, sans serif, screen font, typewriter font, unicameral script | ||
| Member meronym | type family | ||
| 11. | face (attribute) status in the eyes of others | ||
| Samples | He lost face. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | position, status | ||
| 12. | face (attribute) impudent aggressiveness | ||
| Samples | I couldn't believe her boldness. He had the effrontery to question my honesty. | ||
| Synonyms | boldness, brass, cheek, nerve | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aggressiveness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | audaciousness, audacity | ||
| 13. | face (artifact) a vertical surface of a building or cliff | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | vertical surface | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | coalface, perpendicular | ||
English verb: face | |||
| 1. | face (communication) deal with (something unpleasant) head on | ||
| Samples | You must confront your problems. He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes. | ||
| Synonyms | confront, face up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | approach, go about, set about | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | tackle, take on, undertake | ||
| Verb group | confront, face, present | ||
| Antonyms | avoid | ||
| 2. | face (competition) oppose, as in hostility or a competition | ||
| Samples | You must confront your opponent. Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring. The two enemies finally confronted each other. | ||
| Synonyms | confront | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | encounter, meet, play, take on | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | breast, front, match, oppose, pit, play off, take the bull by the horns | ||
| 3. | face (stative) be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to | ||
| Samples | The house looks north. My backyard look onto the pond. The building faces the park. | ||
| Examples | His fields face mine at this point | ||
| Synonyms | front, look | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lie | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | confront | ||
| Verb group | face | ||
| Antonyms | back | ||
| 4. | face (stative) be opposite | ||
| Samples | The facing page. The two sofas face each other. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| Verb group | face, front, look | ||
| 5. | face (motion) turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction | ||
| Samples | Turn and face your partner now. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | turn | ||
| Verb group | face | ||
| 6. | face (communication) present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | confront, present | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Verb group | confront, face, face up | ||
| 7. | face (perception) turn so as to expose the face | ||
| Samples | Face a playing card. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disclose, expose | ||
| Verb group | face | ||
| 8. | face (contact) line the edge (of a garment) with a different material | ||
| Samples | Face the lapels of the jacket. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | line | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | reface | ||
| Verb group | face | ||
| 9. | face (contact) cover the front or surface of | ||
| Samples | The building was faced with beautiful stones. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cover | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | reface, revet | ||
| Verb group | face | ||
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