Meaning

• The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose and mouth, and the surrounding area.

  "That girl has a pretty face."

• One's facial expression.

  "Why the sad face?"

• (in expressions such as 'make a face') A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.

  "Children! Stop making faces at each other!"

• The public image; outward appearance.

  "He managed to show a bold face despite his embarrassment."

• The frontal aspect of something.

  "The face of the cliff loomed above them."

• An aspect of the character or nature of someone or something.

  "Poverty is the ugly face of capitalism."

• Presence; sight; front.

  "to fly in the face of danger"

• The directed force of something.

  "They turned the boat into the face of the storm."

• Good reputation; standing in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige. (See lose face, save face).

• Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.

  "You've got some face coming round here after what you've done."

• Any surface, especially a front or outer one.

  "Put a big sign on each face of the building that can be seen from the road."

• Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron. More generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.

• The numbered dial of a clock or watch, the clock face.

• The mouth.

  "He's always stuffing his face with chips."

• Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.

  "I'll be out in a sec. Just let me put on my face."

• (metonymic) A person.

  "It was just the usual faces at the pub tonight."

• A familiar or well-known person; a member of a particular scene, such as music or fashion scene.

  "He owned several local businesses and was a face around town."

• A headlining wrestler with a persona embodying heroic or virtuous traits and who is regarded as a "good guy", especially one who is handsome and well-conditioned; a baby face.

  "The fans cheered on the face as he made his comeback."

• The front surface of a bat.

• The part of a golf club that hits the ball.

• The side of the card that shows its value (as opposed to the back side, which looks the same on all cards of the deck).

• The head of a lion, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.

• The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.

  "a pulley or cog wheel of ten inches face"

• A typeface.

• Mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.

• The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.

Meaning

• (of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).

  "Face the sun."

• (of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).

  "Turn the chair so it faces the table."

• To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.

• To be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect.

  "We are facing an uncertain future."

• To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.

  "I'm going to have to face this sooner or later."

• To have the front in a certain direction.

  "The seats in the carriage faced backwards."

• To have as an opponent.

  "Puddletown United face Mudchester Rovers in the quarter-finals."

• To be the batsman on strike.

  "Willoughby comes in to bowl, and it's Hobson facing."

• To confront impudently; to bully.

• To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.

  "a building faced with marble"

• To line near the edge, especially with a different material.

  "to face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress"

• To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.

• To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); especially, in turning, to shape or smooth the flat surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical surface.

• (retail) To arrange the products in (a store) so that they are tidy and attractive.

  "In my first job, I learned how to operate a till and to face the store to high standards."