face
1. the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear (Freq. 193)
- he washed his face
- I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news
• Syn:
human face
• Derivationally related forms:
facial
• Hypernyms:
external body part
• Hyponyms:
countenance, physiognomy, phiz, visage, kisser,
smiler, mug
• Part Holonyms:
head, caput, homo, man, human being, human
• Part Meronyms:
beard, face fungus, whiskers, mouth, eye,
oculus, optic, eyebrow, brow, supercilium, facial vein,
vena facialis, facial, facial nerve, nervus facialis, seventh cranial nerve, nose,
olfactory organ, chin, mentum, feature, lineament, facial muscle,
forehead, cheek, jowl, jaw
2. the feelings expressed on a person's face (Freq. 23)
- a sad expression
- a look of triumph
- an angry face
• Syn:
expression, look, aspect, facial expression
• Derivationally related forms:
look (for: look)
• Hypernyms:
countenance, visage
• Hyponyms:
leer, sparkle, twinkle, spark, light
3. the general outward appearance of something (Freq. 22)
- the face of the city is changing
• Hypernyms:
appearance, visual aspect
4. the striking or working surface of an implement (Freq. 4)
• Hypernyms:
surface
• Part Holonyms:
head, racket, racquet, golf-club head, club head,
club-head, clubhead
5. a part of a person that is used to refer to a person (Freq. 2)
- he looked out at a roomful of faces
- when he returned to work he met many new faces
• Usage Domain:
synecdoche
• Hypernyms:
person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
6. a surface forming part of the outside of an object (Freq. 1)
- he examined all sides of the crystal
- dew dripped from the face of the leaf
• Syn:
side
• Derivationally related forms:
facial
• Hypernyms:
surface
• Hyponyms:
beam-ends, bottom, underside, undersurface, front,
front end, forepart, lee, lee side, leeward, windward,
windward, backside, back end, top, top side,
upper side, upside
7. the part of an animal corresponding to the human face (Freq. 1)
• Derivationally related forms:
facial
• Hypernyms:
external body part
• Hyponyms:
muzzle
• Part Holonyms:
animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
8. the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object) (Freq. 1)
- he dealt the cards face down
• Hypernyms:
front
• Hyponyms:
clock face, clock dial, dial
• Part Holonyms:
watch, ticker, playing card
9. a contorted facial expression
- she made a grimace at the prospect
• Syn:
grimace
• Derivationally related forms:
grimace (for: grimace)
• Hypernyms:
facial expression, facial gesture
• Hyponyms:
pout, moue, wry face
10. a specific size and style of type within a type family
• Syn:
font, fount, typeface, case
• Hypernyms:
type
• Hyponyms:
unicameral script, bicameral script, 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
• Member Holonyms:
type family
11. status in the eyes of others
- he lost face
• Hypernyms:
status, position
12. impudent aggressiveness
- I couldn't believe her boldness
- he had the effrontery to question my honesty
• Syn:
boldness, nerve, brass, cheek
• Derivationally related forms:
cheeky (for: cheek), cheek (for: cheek), brassy (for: brass), nervy (for: nerve)
• Hypernyms:
aggressiveness
• Hyponyms:
audacity, audaciousness
13. a vertical surface of a building or cliff
• Hypernyms:
vertical surface
• Hyponyms:
perpendicular, coalface
1. deal with (something unpleasant) head on (Freq. 56)
- You must confront your problems
- He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes
• Syn:
confront, face up
• Ant:
avoid (for: confront)
• Hypernyms:
set about, go about, approach
• Hyponyms:
undertake, tackle, take on
• Verb Group:
confront, present
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s PP (for: face up)
2. oppose, as in hostility or a competition (Freq. 33)
- You must confront your opponent
- Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring
- The two enemies finally confronted each other
• Syn:
confront
• See Also:
face off
• Derivationally related forms:
confrontation (for: confront)
• Hypernyms:
meet, encounter, play, take on
• Hyponyms:
front, breast, take the bull by the horns, pit, oppose,
match, play off
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
3. be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point;
be opposite to (Freq. 14)
- The house looks north
- My backyard look onto the pond
- The building faces the park
• Syn:
front, look
• Ant:
back (for: front)
• Derivationally related forms:
front (for: front), frontage (for: front)
• Hypernyms:
lie
• Hyponyms:
confront
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
- His fields face mine at this point
4. be opposite (Freq. 4)
- the facing page
- the two sofas face each other
• Hypernyms:
be
• Verb Group:
front, look
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
5. turn so as to face;
turn the face in a certain direction (Freq. 4)
- Turn and face your partner now
• Hypernyms:
turn
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
6. present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize (Freq. 3)
- 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
• Syn:
confront, present
• Derivationally related forms:
confrontation (for: confront)
• Verb Group:
confront, face up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody with something (for: present)
7. turn so as to expose the face
- face a playing card
• Hypernyms:
disclose, expose
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
8. line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
- face the lapels of the jacket
• Derivationally related forms:
facing
• Hypernyms:
line
• Hyponyms:
reface
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
9. cover the front or surface of
- The building was faced with beautiful stones
• Derivationally related forms:
facing
• Hypernyms:
cover
• Hyponyms:
revet, reface
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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