A contorted facial expression; a grimace: made a face at the prospect of eating lemons.
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A façade.
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A marked side: the face of a clock; the face of a playing card.
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A person: We saw many new faces on the first day of classes.
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A planar surface of a geometric solid.
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phrasal-verb
Face down To attain mastery over or overcome by confronting in a resolute, determined manner: face down an opponent in a debate; faced the enemy down.
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Face off Sports To start play in ice hockey, lacrosse, and other games by releasing the puck or ball between two opposing players.
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Face up To confront an unpleasant situation with resolution and assurance: had to face up or get out; finally faced up to the problem.
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verb-transitive
Games To turn (a playing card) so that the face is up.
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To be certain to encounter; have in store: An unskilled youth faces a difficult life.
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To bring or to be brought face to face with: "The prospect of military conflict . . . faced us with nightmarish choices” ( Henry A. Kissinger).
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To cause (troops) to change direction by giving a command.
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To confront with complete awareness: had to face the facts.
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idiom
In the face In opposition to or defiance of.
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On the face of it From appearances alone; apparently: On the face of it, the problem seems minor.
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verb-intransitive
To be turned or placed with the front toward a specified direction.
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To turn the face in a specified direction.
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