What is the meaning of the word "face"?
Definitions:
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a part of a person that is used to refer to a person
noun
- The actor looked out at a roomful of faces.
- The actor looked out at a roomful of faces.
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cover the front or surface of
verb
- The building was faced with beautiful stones
- The building was faced with beautiful stones
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line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
verb
- face the lapels of the jacket
- face the lapels of the jacket
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status in the eyes of others
noun
- The company lost face after its latest debacle.
- The company lost face after its latest debacle.
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the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
noun
- Every morning, I wash my face.
- Every morning, I wash my face.
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the general outward appearance of something
noun
- the face of the city is changing
- the face of the city is changing
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the side upon which the use of a thing depends, usually the most prominent surface of an object
noun
- I dealt the cards face down.
- I dealt the cards face down.
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turn so as to expose the face
verb
- face a playing card
- face a playing card
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turn so as to face
verb
- turn the face in a certain direction
- turn the face in a certain direction