Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
face (noun)1.
a) the front part of the head that in humans extends from the forehead to the chin and includes the mouth, nose, cheeks, and eyes
b) the face as a means of identification - countenance would know that face anywhere
2.
archaic - presence sight
3.
a) facial expression - a friendly face
b) a facial expression of distaste or displeasure - he made a face when he saw the test results
c) - makeup
4.
a) (1) outward appearance - put a good face on it
(2) the aspect of something that is perceptible or obvious upon superficial examination - the theory is absurd on its face Kim Neely
b) - disguise pretense
c) (1) - assurance confidence maintaining a firm face in spite of adversity
(2) - effrontery how anyone could have the face to ask that question
d) - dignity prestige afraid to lose face
5.
- surface
a) (1) a front, upper, or outer surface
(2) the front of something having two or four sides
(3) - facade
(4) an exposed surface of rock
(5) any of the plane surfaces that bound a geometric solid
b) a surface specially prepared as
(1) the principal dressed surface (as of a disk)
(2) the right side (as of cloth or leather)
(3) an inscribed, printed, or marked side
c) a striking surface (as of a tool) - the face of the golf club the face of an anvil
d) (1) the surface (as of type) that receives the ink and transfers it to the paper
(2) a style of type
6.
the end or wall of a mine tunnel, drift, or excavation at which work is progressing
7.
- face value
8.
- person lots of new faces around here
transitive verb
1.
to confront impudently
2.
a) to line near the edge especially with a different material
b) to cover the front or surface of - faced the building with marble
3.
to meet face-to-face or in competition
4.
a) to stand or sit with the face toward
b) to have the front oriented toward - a house facing the park
5.
a) to recognize and deal with straightforwardly - face the facts
b) to master by confronting with determination - used with down faced down his critics
6.
a) to have as a prospect be confronted by - face a grim future
b) to be a prospect or a source of concern for - the problems that face us
c) to bring face-to-face - he was faced with ruin
7.
to make the surface of (as a stone) flat or smooth
8.
intransitive verb
to cause (troops) to face in a particular direction on command
1.
to have the face or front turned in a specified direction
2.
to turn the face in a specified direction
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
face (noun)1.
the front part of the head
SYNONIMS:
countenance, kisser, mug, pan, puss, visageRELATED WORDS:
appearance, aspect, features, lineaments, looks, mien, presence; expression, physiognomy2.
a forward part or surface
SYNONIMS:
exterior, facade ( façade), face, forehead, forepartRELATED WORDS:
outside, skin, surface, veneerNEAR ANTONYMS:
innards, inside, interior3.
a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval
SYNONIMS:
face, frown, lower ( lour), moue, mouth, mow, mug, pout, scowl, snootRELATED WORDS:
flinch, squinch, wince; growl, snarl; rictus, simper, smirk; scoff, sneer; glare, glower, look, stareNEAR ANTONYMS:
grin, laugh, smile4.
an outer part or layer
SYNONIMS:
face, outside, shell, skin, surface, veneerRELATED WORDS:
facade ( façade), front, top; cover, covering, facing; appearance, disguise, guise, mask, semblance, show5.
facial appearance regarded as an indication of mood or feeling
SYNONIMS:
cast, countenance, expression, face, visageRELATED WORDS:
frown, grimace, lower ( lour), mouth, pout, scowl; grin, smile; air, appearance, aspect, bearing, demeanor, manner, mien, presence6.
outward and often deceptive indication
SYNONIMS:
face, guise, name, outward, seeming, semblance, showRELATED WORDS:
air, effect, impression; hint, implication, insinuation, resemblance, suggestion; affectation, demonstration, display, fiction, image, imitation, imposture, likeness, make-believe ( make-belief), pose, pretense ( pretence), representation, simulation; cloak, disguise, exterior, facade ( façade), front, gloss, mask, masquerade, patina, Potemkin village, shape, shell, surface, veneer7.
a member of the human race
SYNONIMS:
baby, being, bird, bod, body, character, cookie ( cooky), creature, customer, devil, duck, egg, face, fish, guy, head, human being, individual, life, man, mortal, party, person, personage, scout, slob, sort, soul, specimen, stiff, thing, wightRELATED WORDS:
hominid, homo, humanoid; brother, fellow, fellowman, neighbor; celebrity, personality, self, somebodyNEAR ANTONYMS:
animal, beast, beastie, brute, critter8.
shameless boldness
SYNONIMS:
audaciousness, audacity, brashness, brass, brassiness, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah ( chutzpa hutzpah hutzpa), crust, face, gall, nerve, nerviness, pertness, presumption, presumptuousness, sauce, sauciness, temerityRELATED WORDS:
arrogance, assurance, cockiness, confidence, hardihood, overconfidence, sanguinity, self-assurance, self-confidence; discourteousness, disrespect, impertinence, impoliteness, impudence, incivility, inconsiderateness, inconsideration, insolence, rudeness, ungraciousness; back talk, sass; swagger, swashNEAR ANTONYMS:
bashfulness, diffidence, faintheartedness, hesitancy, modesty, shyness, timidity, timidness, timorousness; civility, courteousness, courtesy, gentility, graciousness, mannerliness, manners9.
a state of mind in which one is free from doubt
SYNONIMS:
assurance, assuredness, certainty, certitude, cocksureness, conviction, doubtlessness, face, positiveness, satisfaction, sureness, suretyRELATED WORDS:
authoritarianism, dogmatism; decisiveness, determination, firmness, purposefulness, resoluteness, resolution, resolveNEAR ANTONYMS:
hesitancy, hesitation, indecisiveness, irresolution; disbelief, incredulity, unbelief; anxiety, concern, misgiving; distrust, mistrust, suspicion1.
to stand or sit with the face or front toward
SYNONIMS:
front, look (toward), point (toward)RELATED WORDS:
abut, adjoin, border, bound, fringe, margin, meet, neighbor, rim, skirt, touch; command, dominate, overlook; look down (on)2.
to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage
SYNONIMS:
beard, brave, brazen, breast, confront, dare, defy, outbrave, outfaceRELATED WORDS:
face up (to), front; affront; challenge; encounter, meet; accost, approach, corner; repel, resist, stand, withstand; battle, combat, contend (with), fight, oppose, square (off)NEAR ANTONYMS:
avoid, eschew, shun; elude, escape, evade, shake3.
to cover with something that protects
SYNONIMS:
clad, faceRELATED WORDS:
apparel, array, clothe, dress, garb, robe; side, skin; embosom, embower, embrace, encase, enclose ( inclose), encompass, enshroud, envelop, enwrap, invest, lap, mantle, shroud, surround, swathe, veil, wrap; blanket, overlay, overspreadNEAR ANTONYMS:
bare, denude, expose, strip; unswathe4.
to enter into contest or conflict with
SYNONIMS:
battle, encounter, face, meet, take onRELATED WORDS:
emulate, rival; contend, fight, opposeNEAR ANTONYMS:
elude, escape, evade; retreat