Face definition

Face as a noun

1. the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

   "he washed his face"

   Same sense: human face

2. the feelings expressed on a person's face

   "an angry face"

   Same sense: look, expression, aspect, facial expression

3. the general outward appearance of something

   "the face of the city is changing"

4. the striking or working surface of an implement

5. a part of a person that is used to refer to a person

   "he looked out at a roomful of faces"

6. a surface forming part of the outside of an object

   "dew dripped from the face of the leaf"

   Same sense: side

7. the part of an animal corresponding to the human face

8. the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object)

   "he dealt the cards face down"

9. a contorted facial expression

   Same sense: grimace

10. a specific size and style of type within a type family

    Same sense: case, font, typeface, fount

11. status in the eyes of others

    "he lost face"

12. impudent aggressiveness

    Same sense: nerve, brass, cheek, boldness

13. a vertical surface of a building or cliff

Face as a verb

14. deal with (something unpleasant) head on

    "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"

    Same sense: face up, confront

15. oppose, as in hostility or a competition

    "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"

    Same sense: confront

16. be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to

    "The building faces the park"

    Same sense: look, front

17. be opposite

    "the two sofas face each other"

18. turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction

    "Turn and face your partner now"

19. present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize

    "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"

    Same sense: present, confront

20. turn so as to expose the face

    "face a playing card"

21. line the edge (of a garment) with a different material

    "face the lapels of the jacket"

22. cover the front or surface of

    "The building was faced with beautiful stones"

Synonyms and antonyms

• human face
• look definition
• expression
• aspect
• facial expression
• side definition
• grimace
• case definition
• font
• typeface
• fount
• nerve
• brass
• cheek
• boldness
• face up
• confront
• front definition
• present definition

All synonyms of face, sense by sense

How to say face

Face has 1 syllable and rhymes with place. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with face

• place
• case
• space
• race
• base
• replace
• grace
• chase
• pace
• database
• trace
• embrace

FACE in word games

Scrabble

9

Words With Friends

10

Anagrams

1

Is FACE a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check FACE in the word checker, or unscramble FACE to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.