Dictionary entry details
• FACE (noun)
Meaning:
The front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
face; human face
Context examples:
he washed his face / I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news
Hypernyms ("face" is a kind of...):
external body part (any body part visible externally)
Meronyms (parts of "face"):
jaw (the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth)
jowl (a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging))
cheek (either side of the face below the eyes)
brow; forehead (the part of the face above the eyes)
facial muscle (any of the skeletal muscles of the face)
feature; lineament (the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin)
chin; mentum (the protruding part of the lower jaw)
nose; olfactory organ (the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals)
beard; face fungus; whiskers (the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face)
mouth (the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening)
eye; oculus; optic (the organ of sight)
brow; eyebrow; supercilium (the arch of hair above each eye)
facial vein; vena facialis (any of several veins draining the face)
facial; facial nerve; nervus facialis; seventh cranial nerve (cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "face"):
countenance; kisser; mug; phiz; physiognomy; smiler; visage (the human face ('kisser' and 'smiler' and 'mug' are informal terms for 'face' and 'phiz' is British))
Holonyms ("face" is a part of...):
homo; human; human being; man (any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage)
caput; head (the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains)
Meaning:
The feelings expressed on a person's face
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
look; expression; face; facial expression; aspect
Context examples:
a sad expression / a look of triumph / an angry face
Hypernyms ("face" is a kind of...):
countenance; visage (the appearance conveyed by a person's face)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "face"):
light; spark; sparkle; twinkle (merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance)
leer (a suggestive or sneering look or grin)
Meaning:
The general outward appearance of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Context example:
the face of the city is changing
Hypernyms ("face" is a kind of...):
appearance; visual aspect (outward or visible aspect of a person or thing)
Meaning:
The striking or working surface of an implement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("face" is a kind of...):
surface (the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary)
Holonyms ("face" is a part of...):
club head; club-head; clubhead; golf-club head ((golf) the head of the club which strikes the ball)
head (the striking part of a tool)
racket; racquet (a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games)
Meaning:
A part of a person that is used to refer to a person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Context examples:
he looked out at a roomful of faces / when he returned to work he met many new faces
Hypernyms ("face" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Domain usage:
synecdoche (substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa)
Meaning:
A surface forming part of the outside of an object
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
side; face
Context examples:
he examined all sides of the crystal / dew dripped from the face of the leaf
Hypernyms ("face" is a kind of...):
surface (the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "face"):
top; top side; upper side; upside (the highest or uppermost side of anything)
back end; backside; rear (the side of an object that is opposite its front)
lee; lee side; leeward (the side of something that is sheltered from the wind)
forepart; front; front end (the side that is forward or prominent)
bottom; underside; undersurface (the lower side of anything)
beam-ends ((nautical) at the ends of the transverse deck beams of a vessel)
Meaning:
The part of an animal corresponding to the human face
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("face" is a kind of...):
external body part (any body part visible externally)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "face"):
muzzle (forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose)
Holonyms ("face" is a part of...):
animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)
Meaning:
The side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
he dealt the cards face down
Hypernyms ("face" is a kind of...):
front (the side that is seen or that goes first)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "face"):
clock dial; clock face (the face of a clock showing hours and minutes of the day)
dial (the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours)
Holonyms ("face" is a part of...):
ticker; watch (a small portable timepiece)
playing card (one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games)
Meaning:
A contorted facial expression
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
grimace; face
Context example:
she made a grimace at the prospect
Hypernyms ("face" is a kind of...):
facial expression; facial gesture (a gesture executed with the facial muscles)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "face"):
moue; pout; wry face (a disdainful grimace)
Meaning:
A specific size and style of type within a type family
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
typeface; fount; font; face
Hypernyms ("face" is a kind of...):
type (printed characters)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "face"):
Helvetica; sans serif (a typeface in which characters have no serifs)
raster font; screen font (the font that is displayed on a computer screen)
italic (a typeface with letters slanting upward to the right)
bold; bold face; boldface (a typeface with thick heavy lines)
black letter; Gothic (a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries)
cartridge font; font cartridge (any font that is contained in a cartridge that can be plugged into a computer printer)
proportional font (any font whose different characters have different widths)
constant-width font; fixed-width font; monospaced font; typewriter font (a typeface is which each character is given the same width (as by a typewriter))
Holonyms ("face" is a member of...):
type family (a complete set of type suitable for printing text)
Meaning:
Status in the eyes of others
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Context example:
he lost face
Hypernyms ("face" is a kind of...):
position; status (the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society)
Meaning:
Impudent aggressiveness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
boldness; nerve; cheek; brass; face
Context examples:
I couldn't believe her boldness / he had the effrontery to question my honesty
Hypernyms ("face" is a kind of...):
aggressiveness (the quality of being bold and enterprising)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "face"):
audaciousness; audacity (aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery)
Meaning:
A vertical surface of a building or cliff
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("face" is a kind of...):
vertical surface (a surface that is vertical)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "face"):
perpendicular (an extremely steep face)
coalface (the part of a coal seam that is being cut)
• FACE (verb)
Meaning:
Deal with (something unpleasant) head on
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
face; face up; confront
Context examples:
You must confront your problems / He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes
Hypernyms (to "face" is one way to...):
approach; go about; set about (begin to deal with)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "face"):
tackle; take on; undertake (accept as a challenge)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Oppose, as in hostility or a competition
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
confront; face
Context examples:
You must confront your opponent / Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring / The two enemies finally confronted each other
Hypernyms (to "face" is one way to...):
encounter; meet; play; take on (contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "face"):
match; oppose; pit; play off (set into opposition or rivalry)
take the bull by the horns (face a difficulty and grapple with it without avoiding it)
breast; front (confront bodily)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Also:
face off (start a game by a face-off)
Meaning:
Be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
front; face; look
Context examples:
The house looks north / My backyard look onto the pond / The building faces the park
Hypernyms (to "face" is one way to...):
lie (be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "face"):
confront (be face to face with)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
His fields face mine at this point
Meaning:
Be opposite
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context examples:
the facing page / the two sofas face each other
Hypernyms (to "face" is one way to...):
be (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
Turn and face your partner now
Hypernyms (to "face" is one way to...):
turn (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
confront; face; present
Context examples:
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
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Turn so as to expose the face
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Context example:
face a playing card
Hypernyms (to "face" is one way to...):
disclose; expose (disclose to view as by removing a cover)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
face the lapels of the jacket
Hypernyms (to "face" is one way to...):
line (cover the interior of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "face"):
revet (face with a layer of stone or concrete or other supporting material so as to retain)
reface (put a new facing on (a garment))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Cover the front or surface of
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
The building was faced with beautiful stones
Hypernyms (to "face" is one way to...):
cover (provide with a covering or cause to be covered)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "face"):
reface (provide with a new facing)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
