face
Noun
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is a type of: external body part - any body part visible externallysubtypes: countenance, kisser, mug, phiz, physiognomy, smiler, visage - the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)has:
- beard, face fungus, whiskers - the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
- mouth - the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening
- eye, oculus, optic - the organ of sight
- brow, eyebrow, supercilium - the arch of hair above each eye
- facial vein, vena facialis - any of several veins draining the face
- facial, facial nerve, nervus facialis, seventh cranial nerve - cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles
- nose, olfactory organ - the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
- chin, mentum - the protruding part of the lower jaw
- feature, lineament - the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin
- facial muscle - any of the skeletal muscles of the face
- brow, forehead - the part of the face above the eyes
- cheek - either side of the face below the eyes
- jowl - a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging)
- jaw - the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth
is a part of:same as: human face -
is a type of: countenance, visage - the appearance conveyed by a person's facesubtypes:
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is a type of: appearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
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is a type of: surface - the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundaryis a part of:
- club head, club-head, clubhead, golf-club head - (golf) the head of the club which strikes the ball
- head - the striking part of a tool
- racket, racquet - a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games
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domain usage: synecdoche - substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa
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is a type of: surface - the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional objectsubtypes:
- beam-ends - (nautical) at the ends of the transverse deck beams of a vessel
- bottom, underside, undersurface - the lower side of anything
- forepart, front, front end - the side that is forward or prominent
- lee, lee side, leeward - the side of something that is sheltered from the wind
- windward - the side of something that is toward the wind
- back end, backside, rear - the side of an object that is opposite its front
- top, top side, upper side, upside - the highest or uppermost side of anything
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is a type of: external body part - any body part visible externallysubtypes: muzzle - forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose
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is a type of: front - the side that is seen or that goes firstsubtypes:
- clock dial, clock face - the face of a clock showing hours and minutes of the day
- dial - the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
is a part of:- playing card - one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games
- ticker, watch - a small portable timepiece
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is a type of: facial expression, facial gesture - a gesture executed with the facial musclessame as: grimace
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is a type of: type - printed characterssubtypes:
- unicameral script - a script with a single case
- bicameral script - a script having two distinct cases
- constant-width font, fixed-width font, monospaced font, typewriter font - a typeface is which each character is given the same width (as by a typewriter)
- proportional font - any font whose different characters have different widths
- cartridge font, font cartridge - any font that is contained in a cartridge that can be plugged into a computer printer
- black letter, gothic - a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries
- bold, bold face, boldface - a typeface with thick heavy lines
- italic - a typeface with letters slanting upward to the right
- raster font, screen font - the font that is displayed on a computer screen
- helvetica, sans serif - a typeface in which characters have no serifs
belongs to: type family - a complete set of type suitable for printing text -
is a type of: aggressiveness - the quality of being bold and enterprisingsubtypes: audaciousness, audacity - aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery
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is a type of: vertical surface - a surface that is verticalsubtypes:
- perpendicular - an extremely steep face
- coalface - the part of a coal seam that is being cut
Verb
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is a type of: encounter, meet, play, take on - contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battlesubtypes:same as: confront
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is a type of: lie - be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain positionsubtypes: confront - be face to face withverb group: face - be opposite
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is a type of: be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
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is a type of: turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract senseverb group: face - turn so as to expose the face
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verb group: face - turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction
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is a type of: line - cover the interior ofsubtypes: reface - put a new facing on (a garment)verb group: face - cover the front or surface of
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is a type of: cover - provide with a covering or cause to be coveredsubtypes:verb group: face - line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
Found on Word Lists
- Body Parts
- Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
- Nouns denoting body parts
- Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
- Nouns denoting man-made objects
- Nouns denoting people
- Nouns denoting spatial position
- Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
- Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
- Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
- Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
- Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
- Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
- Where?
- Who?
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