face

ˈfeɪ̯s

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#1·6h ago

(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.

Origin: From , from , from , from . . Displaced native face, countenance, appearance, face, from , andwlita, compare ; , (from ), (from ), and non-native (from ) and from . In the sense of face as in reputation, influenced by or , both of which mean literally the front of the head and metaphorically one's public image. See lose face. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·6h ago

The frontal aspect of something.

They turned the boat into the face of the storm.

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#3·6h ago

The directed force of something.

Put a big sign on each face of the building that can be seen from the road.

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