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Face Definition–noun | 1. | the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin. | | 2. | a look
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or expression on this part: a sad face. | | 3. | an expression or look that indicates ridicule, disgust, etc.; grimace: The child put on a face when told to go to bed. | | 4. | cosmetics; makeup: Excuse me while I go to the powder room to put on my face. | | 5. | impudence; boldness: to have the face to ask such a rude question. | | 6. | outward appearance: These are just old problems with new faces. The future presented a fair face to the fortunate youth. | | 7. | outward show or pretense, esp. as a means of preserving one's dignity or of concealing a detrimental fact, condition, etc.: Though shamed beyond words, he managed to show a bold face. | | 8. | good reputation; dignity; prestige: They hushed up the family scandal to preserve face. | | 9. | the amount specified in a bill or note, exclusive of interest. | | 10. | the manifest sense or express terms, as of a document. | | 11. | the geographic characteristics or general appearance of a land surface. | | 12. | the surface: the face of the earth. | | 13. | the side, or part of a side, upon which the use of a thing depends: the clock's face; the face of a playing card. | | 14. | the most important or most frequently seen side; front: the face of a building. | | 15. | the outer or upper side of a fabric; right side. | | 16. | the acting, striking, or working surface of an implement, tool, etc. | |
| 17. | Geometry. any of the bounding surfaces of a solid figure: a cube has six faces. | | 18. | Also called working face. Mining. the front or end of a drift or excavation, where the material is being or was last mined. | | 19. | Printing. | a. | the working surface of a type, of a plate, etc. | | b. | Also called typeface, typestyle. any design of type, including a full range of characters, as letters, numbers, and marks of punctuation, in all sizes: Caslon is one of the most popular faces. | | c. | Also called typeface, typestyle. the general style or appearance of type: broad or narrow face. | | | 20. | Nautical, Aeronautics. the rear or after side of a propeller blade (opposed to back ). | | 21. | Fortification. either of the two outer sides that form the salient angle of a bastion or the like. | | 22. | Crystallography. any of the plane surfaces of a crystal. | | 24. | Archaic. sight; presence: to flee from the face of the enemy. | –verb (used with object) | 25. | to look toward or in the direction of: to face the light. | | 26. | to have the front toward or permit a view of: The building faces Fifth Avenue. The bedroom faces the park. | | 27. | to confront directly: to be faced with a problem; to face the future confidently. |
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| 28. | to confront courageously, boldly, or impudently (usually fol. by down or out): He could always face down his detractors. | | 29. | to oppose or to meet defiantly: to face fearful odds; Army faces Navy in today's football game. | | 30. | to cover or partly cover with a different material in front: They faced the old wooden house with brick. | | 31. | to finish the edge of a garment with facing. | | 32. | to turn the face of (a playing card) upwards. | | 33. | to dress or smooth the surface of (a stone or the like). | | 34. | to cause (soldiers) to turn to the right, left, or in the opposite direction. | | 35. | Ice Hockey. (of a referee) to put (the puck) in play by dropping it between two opposing players each having his or her stick on the ice and facing the goal of the opponent. | –verb (used without object) | 36. | to turn or be turned (often fol. by to or toward): She faced toward the sea. | | 37. | to be placed with the front in a certain direction (often fol. by on, to, or toward): The house faces on the street. The barn faces south. | | 38. | to turn to the right, left, or in the opposite direction: Left face! | | 39. | Ice Hockey. to face the puck (often fol. by off). | —Verb phrases | 40. | face down, to confront boldly or intimidate (an opponent, critic, etc.). | | 41. | face off, Ice Hockey. to start a game or period with a face-off. | | 42. | face up to, | a. | to acknowledge; admit: to face up to the facts. | | b. | to meet courageously; confront: He refused to face up to his problems. | | —Idioms | 43. | face the music. music (def. 9). | | 44. | face to face, | a. | facing or opposite one another: We sat face to face at the table. | | b. | in an open, personal meeting or confrontation: The leaders spoke face to face about a reduction in nuclear arms. | | | 45. | face to face with, in close proximity to; narrowly escaping; confronting: face to face with death. | | 46. | fly in the face of. fly 1 (def. 35). | | 47. | get out of someone's face (usually used imperatively) | a. | Southern U.S. go away!; leave. | | b. | Slang. to stop bothering or annoying someone. | | | 48. | in the face of, | a. | in spite of; notwithstanding: She persevered in the face of many obstacles. | | b. | when confronted with: They were steadfast in the face of disaster. | | | 49. | lose face, to suffer disgrace, humiliation, or embarrassment: It was impossible to apologize publicly without losing face. | | 50. | make a face, to grimace, as in distaste or contempt; contort one's face in order to convey a feeling or to amuse another: She made a face when she was told the work wasn't finished. The children made me laugh by making faces. | | 51. | on the face of it, to outward appearances; superficially; seemingly: On the face of it, there was no hope for a comeback. | | 52. | put on a bold face, to give the appearance of confidence or assurance: Everyone knew that he had been fired, even though he put on a bold face. Also, put a bold face on. | | 53. | save face, to avoid disgrace, humiliation, or embarrassment: She tried to save face by saying that the bill had never arrived. | | 54. | set one's face against, to disapprove strongly of; oppose: My parents have set their face against my becoming an actress. | | 55. | show one's face, to make an appearance; be seen: I would be ashamed to show my face in suc
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h an outlandish outfit. Just show your face at the party and then you can leave. | | 56. | to one's face, in one's presence; brazenly; directly: Tell him to his face that he's a liar! | |
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Plate Definition–noun | 1. | a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten. | | 2. | the contents of such a dish; plateful. | | 3. | an entire course of a meal served on such a dish: I had the vegetable plate for lunch. | | 4. | the food and service for one person, as at a banquet, fund-raising dinner, or the like: The wedding breakfast cost $20 a plate. | | 5. | household dishes, utensils, etc., of metal plated with gold or silver. | | 6. | household dishes, utensils, etc., made of gold or silver. | | 7. | a dish, as of metal or wood, used for collecting offerings, as in a church. | | 8. | a thin, flat sheet or piece of metal or other material, esp. of uniform thickness. | | 10. | a flat, polished piece of metal on which something may be or is engraved. | | 12. | a flat or curved sheet of metal, plastic, glass, or similar hard material, on which a picture or text has been engraved, etched, molded, photographically d
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eveloped, or drawn, that is inked, as in a press, for printing impressions on other surfaces. | | 13. | a printed impression from such a piece or from some similar piece, as a woodcut. | | 14. | a full-page illustration in a book, esp. an insert on paper different from the text pages. | | 15. | a piece of armor made from a thin, flat piece or several such pieces of tough material, esp. wrought iron or steel. | | 16. | armor composed of thin, flat pieces; plate armor. | | 17. | Dentistry. | a. | the part of a denture that conforms to the mouth and contains the teeth. | | | 20. | Photography. a sheet of glass, metal, etc., coated with a sensitized emulsion, used for taking a photograph. | | 21. | Anatomy, Zoology. a platelike part, structure, or organ. | | 22. | a thin piece or cut of beef from the lower end of the ribs. | | 24. | Electronics. one of the interior elements of a vacuum tube, toward which electrons are attracted by virtue of its positive charge; anode. Abbreviation: P | | 25. | Carpentry. any of various horizontal timbers or boards laid flat across the heads of studding, upon floors, etc., to support joists, rafters, or studs at or near their ends. | | 26. | a gold or silver cup or the like awarded as the prize in a horse race or some other contest. | | 27. | a horse race or some other contest for such a prize. | | 28. | Heraldry. a rounded argent. | –verb (used with object) | 29. | to coat (metal) with a thin film of gold, silver, nickel, etc., by mechanical or chemical means. | | 30. | to cover or overlay with metal plates for protection. | | 31. | Metalworking. | a. | to forge (a bloom or the like) into a broad piece. | | b. | to hammer (cutlery) gently to produce an even surface. | | | 32. | Printing. to make a stereotype or electrotype plate from (type). | | 33. | Papermaking. to give a high gloss to (paper), as on supercalendered paper. | —Idiom | 34. | have on one's plate, Informal. to have as an immediate task, obligation, or prospect: I had too much on my plate already to take on another task. | |
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