the face

Definition of the face in English English dictionary: kisser; phizog; mush; semblant; fizzog; punim; cheer
on the morne they departed, with wepyng chere, and than every knyght toke the way that hym lyked beste.; boat race; phiz
thy one eye and thy lameness and thy ill-omened phiz.
face: The part of a {{|}} that hits the ball
face: to position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something)
Face the sun.
face: The frontal aspect of something
The face of the cliff loomed above them.
face: Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron. More generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension
face: To be the striking batsman
face: The front part of the head, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth and the surrounding area
She has a pretty face.
face: One's facial expression
Why the sad face?.
face: The good guy; a wrestler embodying heroic or virtuous traits
The fans cheered on the face as he made his comeback.
face: to have its front closest to (something else)
Turn the chair so it faces the table.
face: Good reputation; standing in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige. (See lose face, save face)
face: To have the front in a certain direction
The bunkers faced north and east, toward Germany.
face: The directed force of something
They turned to boat into the face of the storm.
face: To deal with (a difficult situation or person)
I'm going to have to face this sooner or later.
face: A typeface
face: The public image; outward appearance
He managed to show a bold face despite his embarrassment.
face: Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application
I'll be out in a sec, just let me put on my face.
face: {n} a visage, front, appearance, boldness, surface
face: {v} to oppose, to meet or cover in front
face: A face is a style of displaying characters It specifies attributes such as font family and size, foreground and background colors, underline and strike-through, background stipple, etc Emacs provides features to associate specific faces with portions of buffer text, in order to display that text as specified by the face attributes
face: The public image
face: with a different material; as, to face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress
face: {f} stand opposite; stand face to face; turn toward; cover, coat; brave, defy; chisel or dress the surface of a stone
face: a part of an object forming a shape -- "The sum of the areas of the faces of an object is called its surface area " (258)
face: turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction; "Turn and face your partner now"
face: The surface of the club head that strikes the ball
face: the side of the card that shows its value (as opposed to the back side, which looks the same on all cards of the deck)
face: present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; "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"
face: To line near the edge, esp
face: the part of an animal corresponding to the human face a part of a person that is used to refer to a person; "he looked out at a roomful of faces"; "when he returned to work he met many new faces"
face: To cause to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction
face: To Confront impudently; to bully
face: Outside appearance; surface show; look; external aspect, whether natural, assumed, or acquired
face: The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end; as, a pulley or cog wheel of ten inches face
face: a specific size and style of type within a type family
face: the act of confronting bravely; "he hated facing the facts"; "he excelled in the face of danger"
face: Ten degrees in extent of a sign of the zodiac
face: Any surface; especially a front or outer one
face: deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"
face: Within a file, * tag, defines the face which can be place on a tame button Unlike an image this tag includes both an image and a text face Depending on the use of the *TAGNAME* either the image or the test will appear on the tame page
face: be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to; "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park"
face: The decorated surface of a sign; the area on which the copy and art is placed
face: a vertical surface of a building or cliff the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object); "he dealt the cards face down"
face: The exposed part of a frame parallel to the face of the wall
face: to put a facing upon; as, a building faced with marble
face: To turn the face; as, to face to the right or left
face: A closed figure that forms part of the surface of an object Usually faces are planar, but mesh faces do not need to be planar See also mesh face
face: The region between the anterior margin of the compound eyes, from the lower margin of the ocelli to the bottom of the clypeus (Goulet and Huber, 1993)
face: A convex subset, say S, of a convex set, say C, such that [x, y] in C and [x, y] /\ ri(S) not empty imply x, y are in S C, itself, is a face of C, and most authors consider the empty set a face The faces of zero dimension are the extreme points of C When C is a polyhedron, {x: Ax <= b}, the faces are the subsystems with some inequalities holding with equality: {x: Bx = c, Dx <= d}, where A = [B D] and b = [c' d']'
face: To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc
face: the expression on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"
face: The surface of the clubhead that strikes the ball
face: The numbered dial of a clock or watch
face: The mouth
face: One of the plane surfaces of a crystal
face: the general outward appearance of something; "the face of the city is changing"
face: To carry a false appearance; to play the hypocrite
face: Face In: Turn 90' to face into the formation Face Out: Turn 90' to face out from the formation Face the Sides: Directs a head person(s) to turn his back on his partner and face the sides Face the Heads: Directs a side person(s) to turn his back on his partner and face the heads Face Those Two: Designated persons will face those with whom they have just worked Face To The Middle: A call usually directed to active couples to change their present facing direction to make a quarter turn toward the center of the square When in an even numbered line dancers should turn a quarter to face the center of that line Face Your Own: Designates a quarter turn to face partner
face: Edge of a bound publication opposite the spine Also called foredge Also, an abbreviation for typeface referring to a family of a general style
face: impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"
face: The best face of the material where the beautiful design is clearly visible
face: Maintenance of the countenance free from abashment or confusion; confidence; boldness; shamelessness; effrontery
face: Front part of the head, extending from the forehead to the chin and housing the eyes, nose, mouth, and jaws. The receding of the jaw and the increasing size of the brain in human evolution has made the face essentially vertical, with two distinctively human features: a prominent, projecting nose and a clearly defined chin. The face and braincase follow different patterns of growth. While the face grows more slowly, it ends up much larger compared to the braincase in adults than at birth. The facial muscles move the features to express emotion
face: A region enclosed by an edge or set of edges (a face has area) Faces are topologically linked to their surrounding edges as well as to the other faces that surround them Faces are always non overlapping, exhausting the area of a plane
face: The right side or the better-looking side of the fabric
face: The external surface of a structure, such as the surface of a dam
face: Makeup
face: The broader area of a tool or projectile between the edges This area could include the blade and hafting area
face: the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object); "he dealt the cards face down"
face: line the edge (of a garment) with a different material; "face the lapels of the jacket"
face: Mode of regard, whether favorable or unfavorable; favor or anger; mostly in Scriptural phrases
face: be opposite; "the facing page"; "the two sofas face each other"
face: The end or wall of the tunnel, drift, or excavation, at which work is progressing or was last done
face: That part of a body, having several sides, which may be seen from one point, or which is presented toward a certain direction; one of the bounding planes of a solid; as, a cube has six faces
face: esp
face: turn so as to expose the face; "face a playing card"
face: oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other"
face: a surface forming part of the outside of an object; "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf"
face: Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron
face: To present a face or front
face: That part of the acting surface of a cog in a cog wheel, which projects beyond the pitch line
face: To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc
face: To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc
face: be opposite; "the facing page"; "the two sofas face each other
face: status in the eyes of others; "he lost face"
face: a part of a person that is used to refer to a person; "he looked out at a roomful of faces"; "when he returned to work he met many new faces"
face: The visible side of the watch where the dial is contained, most are printed with Arabic or Roman numerals Note: traditionally IIII, rather than IV, is used to indicate the 4 o'clock position
face: The front surface of a bat
face: To stand opposite to; to stand with the face or front toward; to front upon; as, the apartments of the general faced the park
face: the striking or working surface of an implement the general outward appearance of something; "the face of the city is changing"
face: The faces are the two parts of the bastion that form the salient angle
face: the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news"
face: in turning, to shape or smooth the flat surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical surface
face: The principal dressed surface of a plate, disk, or pulley; the principal flat surface of a part or object
face: The exterior form or appearance of anything; that part which presents itself to the view; especially, the front or upper part or surface; that which particularly offers itself to the view of a spectator
face: The plane surface of a polyhedron
face: to position oneself or itself so as to have ones face closest to (something)
face: Front part of the head
face: the act of confronting bravely; "he hated facing the facts"; "he excelled in the face of danger" a vertical surface of a building or cliff the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object); "he dealt the cards face down" the striking or working surface of an implement the general outward appearance of something; "the face of the city is changing" status in the eyes of others; "he lost face" the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news" the part of an animal corresponding to the human face a part of a person that is used to refer to a person; "he looked out at a roomful of faces"; "when he returned to work he met many new faces" cover the front or surface of; "The building was faced with beautiful stones" line the edge (of a garment) with a different material; "face the lapels of the jacket" turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction; "Turn and face your partner now" turn so as to expose the face; "face a playing card" be opposite; "the facing page"; "the two sofas face each other
face: The upper surface, or the character upon the surface, of a type, plate, etc
face: of man, in which the eyes, cheeks, nose, and mouth are situated; visage; countenance
face: the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
face: Presence; sight; front; as in the phrases, before the face of, in the immediate presence of; in the face of, before, in, or against the front of; as, to fly in the face of danger; to the face of, directly to; from the face of, from the presence of
face: The exact amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, or other mercantile paper, without any addition for interest or reduction for discount
face: The flat area of the racket formed by the strings and bounded by the frame
face: a contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect"
face: a vertical surface of a building or cliff
face: Cast of features; expression of countenance; look; air; appearance
face: {i} front part of the head with the eyes nose and mouth; facial expression; surface; front; boldness, insolence (Slang); look; appearance; good reputation; makeup
face: To meet in front; to oppose with firmness; to resist, or to meet for the purpose of stopping or opposing; to confront; to encounter; as, to face an enemy in the field of battle
face: cover the front or surface of; "The building was faced with beautiful stones"
face: the striking or working surface of an implement
face: 1 (also "clubface") the hitting surface of the clubhead 2 the sloped surface of a bunker that is (usually) toward the player Example: The ball will go the way the club's face if decent contact is made 2 The shot was right on line, but ended up buried in the face of the bunker
face: One of the styles of a family of faces For example, the italic style of the Garamond family is a face
face: The style or cut of a type or font of type
face: That part of the head, esp
face: Ones facial expression