face

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.”

One's facial expression.

“Why the sad face?”

(in expressions such as 'make a face') A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.

“Children! Stop making faces at each other!”

The public image; outward appearance.

“He managed to show a bold face despite his embarrassment.”

The frontal aspect of something.

“The face of the cliff loomed above them.”

An aspect of the character or nature of someone or something.

“Poverty is the ugly face of capitalism.”

Presence; sight; front.

“to fly in the face of danger”

The directed force of something.

“They turned the boat into the face of the storm.”

Good reputation; standing in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige. (See lose face, save face).

Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.

“You've got some face coming round here after what you've done.”

Any surface, especially a front or outer one.

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

Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron. More generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.

The numbered dial of a clock or watch, the clock face.

The mouth.

“He's always stuffing his face with chips.”

Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.

“I'll be out in a sec. Just let me put on my face.”

(metonymic) A person.

“It was just the usual faces at the pub tonight.”

A familiar or well-known person; a member of a particular scene, such as music or fashion scene.

“He owned several local businesses and was a face around town.”

A headlining wrestler with a persona embodying heroic or virtuous traits and who is regarded as a "good guy", especially one who is handsome and well-conditioned; a baby face.

“The fans cheered on the face as he made his comeback.”

The front surface of a bat.

The part of a golf club that hits the ball.

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).

The head of a lion, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.

The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.

“a pulley or cog wheel of ten inches face”

A typeface.

Mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.

The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.

(of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).

“Face the sun.”

(of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).

“Turn the chair so it faces the table.”

To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.

To be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect.

“We are facing an uncertain future.”

To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.

“I'm going to have to face this sooner or later.”

To have the front in a certain direction.

“The seats in the carriage faced backwards.”

To have as an opponent.

“Puddletown United face Mudchester Rovers in the quarter-finals.”

To be the batsman on strike.

“Willoughby comes in to bowl, and it's Hobson facing.”

To confront impudently; to bully.

To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.

“a building faced with marble”

To line near the edge, especially with a different material.

“to face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress”

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.

To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); especially, in turning, to shape or smooth the flat surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical surface.

(retail) To arrange the products in (a store) so that they are tidy and attractive.

“In my first job, I learned how to operate a till and to face the store to high standards.”