face

(anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.

That girl has a pretty face.

The monkey pressed its face against the railings.

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(informal, slang)One's facial expression.

Why the sad face?

Đồng nghĩa: countenance, expression, facial expression, look, visage, expression, face, facial expression, look, mien, boat, complexion, countenance, chevy chase, dial, ecaf, eek, George Best, face, favor, kisser, look, map, mug, mush, pan, physiognomy, phiz, phizog, punim, visage

(informal, slang)A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.

Children! Stop making faces at each other!

(informal, slang)The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.

(informal, slang)The mouth.

Shut your face!

He's always stuffing his face with chips.

Đồng nghĩa: cakehole, gob, piehole, trap, bazoo, cakehole, chops, clam, clamshell, gob, hash-trap, kisser, laughing gear, maw, mouth, mush, neb, ned, north and south, oral cavity, os, piehole, potato trap, puss, sucker, trap, yap

(informal, slang)Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.

I'll be out in a sec. Just let me put on my face.

(figuratively)Public image; outward appearance.

Our chairman is the face of this company.

He managed to show a bold face despite his embarrassment.

Đồng nghĩa: image, public image, reputation

(figuratively)Good reputation; standing, in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige.

lose face

save face

(figuratively)Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.

You've got some face coming round here after what you've done.

a. 1694, John Tillotson, Preface to The Works This is the man that has the face to charge others with false citations.

(figuratively)An aspect of the character or nature of someone or something.

This is a face of her that we have not seen before.

Poverty is the ugly face of capitalism.

(figuratively)Presence; sight; front.

to fly in the face of danger

to speak before the face of God

(figuratively)A person; the self; (reflexively) oneself.

It was just the usual faces at the pub tonight.

He better not show his face around here no more.

(transitive)(transitive, of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).

Face the sun.

(transitive)(transitive, of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).

Turn the chair so it faces the table.

(transitive)To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.

(transitive)(transitive, retail) To improve the display of stock by ensuring items aren't upside down or back to front and are pulled forwards.

I've put out the stock and broken down the boxes, it's just facing left to do.

In my first job, I learned how to operate a till and to face the store to high standards.

(transitive)To be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect.

We are facing an uncertain future.

(transitive)To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.

I'm going to have to face this sooner or later.

(intransitive)To have the front in a certain direction.

The seats in the carriage faced backwards.

(transitive)To have as an opponent.

Real Madrid face Juventus in the quarter-finals.

(intransitive)(intransitive, cricket) To be the batsman on strike.

Willoughby comes in to bowl, and it's Hobson facing.

(dialectal, obsolete, transitive)(transitive, obsolete or dialectal) To confront impudently; to bully.

(transitive)To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.

a building faced with marble

(transitive)To line near the edge, especially with a different material.

to face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress

(not comparable, slang)(slang, of hallucinating from drug use) Intensely.

He's tripping face.

She must be rolling face.