Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb face
5 of 9 senses of face
Sense 1
confront, face up face
=> undertake, tackle, take on
Sense 2
confront, face
=> front, breast
=> take the bull by the horns
=> pit, oppose, match, play off
=> tackle, take on
Sense 3
front, look face
=> confront
Sense 8
face
=> reface
Sense 9
face
=> reface
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb face
5 of 9 senses of face
Sense 1
confront, face up face
=> undertake, tackle, take on
Sense 2
confront, face
=> front, breast
=> take the bull by the horns
=> pit, oppose, match, play off
=> tackle, take on
=> rise
Sense 3
front, look face
=> confront
Sense 8
face
=> reface
Sense 9
face
=> reface
Entailment of verb face
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb face
9 senses of face
Sense 1
confront, face up face
=> set about go about approach
Sense 2
confront, face
=> meet encounter, play, take on
Also See-> face off#1
Sense 3
front, look face
=> lie
Sense 4
face
=> be
Sense 5
face
=> turn
Sense 6
confront, face, present
Sense 7
face
=> disclose, expose
Sense 8
face
=> line
Sense 9
face
=> cover
Familiarity of verb face
face used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 9)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb face
Sense 1
confront, face up face
=> set about go about approach
Sense 6
confront, face, present
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Sense 3
front, look face
=> lie
Sense 4
face
=> be
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Sense 5
face
=> turn
Sense 7
face
=> disclose, expose
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Sense 8
face
=> line
Sense 9
face
=> cover
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Sense 2
confront, face
=> meet encounter, play, take on
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Grep of noun face
about-face
blackface
bold face
boldface
clock face
coalface
command line interface
control surface
earth's surface
face
face-amount certificate company
face-off
face angle
face card
face cloth
face cream
face fungus
face guard
face lift
face lifting
face mask
face pack
face powder
face recognition
face saver
face saving
face soap
face towel
face value
faceplate
facer
facet
facet plane
facetiousness
false face
graphical user interface
horizontal surface
human face
interface
musical instrument digital interface
oil-water interface
open-face sandwich
paleface
parallel interface
paved surface
poker face
preface
puddingface
quadric surface
road surface
scarface
small computer system interface
stone life face
stoneface
straight face
surface
typeface
undersurface
upper surface
user interface
vertical surface
volte-face
whiteface
work surface
wry face
Overview of noun face
The noun face has 14 senses (first 9 from tagged texts)
1. (193) face, human face -- (the front of the 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")
2. (23) expression, look aspect, facial expression, face -- (the expression on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face")
3. (22) face -- (the general outward appearance of something "the face of the city is changing")
4. (5) face, facing -- (the act of confronting bravely; "he hated facing the facts"; "he excelled in the face of danger")
5. (4) face -- (the striking or working surface of an implement)
6. (2) face -- ((synecdoche) 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")
7. (1) side 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")
8. (1) face -- (the part of an animal corresponding to the human face)
9. (1) 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")
10. grimace, face -- (a contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect")
11. font, fount, typeface, face -- (a specific size and style of type within a type family)
12. face -- (status in the eyes of others "he lost face")
13. boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheek -- (impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty")
14. face -- (a vertical surface of a building or cliff)
Overview of verb face
The verb face has 9 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (56) confront, face up face -- (deal with (something unpleasant) head on "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes")
2. (33) confront, 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")
3. (14) front, look face -- (face 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")
4. (4) face -- (be opposite; "the facing page"; "the two sofas face each other")
5. (4) face -- (turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction; "Turn and face your partner now")
6. (3) confront, face, present -- (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")
7. face -- (turn so as to expose the face; "face a playing card")
8. face -- (line the edge (of a garment) with a different material; "face the lapels of the jacket")
9. face -- (cover the front or surface of: "The building was faced with beautiful stones")
Grep of adj face
air-to-surface
biface
face-saving
face-to-face
faced
faceless
faceted
facetious
full-face
subsurface
surface
Overview of noun face
The noun face has 14 senses (first 9 from tagged texts)
1. (193) face, human face -- (the front of the 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")
2. (23) expression, look aspect, facial expression, face -- (the expression on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face")
3. (22) face -- (the general outward appearance of something "the face of the city is changing")
4. (5) face, facing -- (the act of confronting bravely; "he hated facing the facts"; "he excelled in the face of danger")
5. (4) face -- (the striking or working surface of an implement)
6. (2) face -- ((synecdoche) 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")
7. (1) side 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")
8. (1) face -- (the part of an animal corresponding to the human face)
9. (1) 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")
10. grimace, face -- (a contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect")
11. font, fount, typeface, face -- (a specific size and style of type within a type family)
12. face -- (status in the eyes of others "he lost face")
13. boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheek -- (impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty")
14. face -- (a vertical surface of a building or cliff)
Overview of verb face
The verb face has 9 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (56) confront, face up face -- (deal with (something unpleasant) head on "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes")
2. (33) confront, 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")
3. (14) front, look face -- (face 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")
4. (4) face -- (be opposite; "the facing page"; "the two sofas face each other")
5. (4) face -- (turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction; "Turn and face your partner now")
6. (3) confront, face, present -- (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")
7. face -- (turn so as to expose the face; "face a playing card")
8. face -- (line the edge (of a garment) with a different material; "face the lapels of the jacket")
9. face -- (cover the front or surface of: "The building was faced with beautiful stones")
face definition
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