"human face" | Definition and Related Words

human face

Noun

The front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear (synset 105608392)
"he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news"

is a type of: external body part - any body part visible externally

subtypes: 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:
- homo, human, human being, man - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
- caput, head - the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
same as: face

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