Face vs. Front

Facenoun

(anatomy) The front part of the head, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth and the surrounding area.

‘The monkey has a pretty face.’;

Frontnoun

The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.

Facenoun

One's facial expression.

‘Why the sad face?’;

Frontnoun

The side of a building with the main entrance.

Facenoun

The public image; outward appearance.

‘The face of this company.’; ‘He managed to show a bold face despite his embarrassment.’;

Frontnoun

A field of activity.

Facenoun

The frontal aspect of something.

‘The face of the cliff loomed above them.’;

Frontnoun

A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group.

‘Officially it's a dry-cleaning shop, but everyone knows it's a front for the mafia.’;

Facenoun

(figurative) Presence; sight; front.

‘to fly in the face of danger;’; ‘to speak before the face of God’;

Frontnoun

(meteorology) The interface or transition zone between two airmasses of different density, often resulting in precipitation. Since the temperature distribution is the most important regulator of atmospheric density, a front almost invariably separates airmasses of different temperature.

Facenoun

The directed force of something.

‘They turned to boat into the face of the storm.’;

Frontnoun

(military) An area where armies are engaged in conflict, especially the line of contact.

Facenoun

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

Frontnoun

(military) The lateral space occupied by an element measured from the extremity of one flank to the extremity of the other flank.

Facenoun

Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.

Frontnoun

(military) The direction of the enemy.

Facenoun

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

‘a pulley or cog wheel of ten inches face’;

Frontnoun

(military) When a combat situation does not exist or is not assumed, the direction toward which the command is faced.

Facenoun

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

Frontnoun

(obsolete) A major military subdivision of the Soviet Army.

Facenoun

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.’; ‘They climbed the north face of the mountain.’; ‘She wanted to wipe him off the face of the earth.’;

Frontnoun

(dated) Cheek; boldness; impudence.

Facenoun

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

Frontnoun

(informal) An act, show, façade, persona: an intentional and false impression of oneself.

‘He says he likes hip-hop, but I think it's just a front.’; ‘You don't need to put on a front. Just be yourself.’;

Facenoun

(slang) The mouth.

‘Shut your face!’; ‘He's always stuffing his face with chips.’;

Frontnoun

(historical) That which covers the foremost part of the head: a front piece of false hair worn by women.

Facenoun

(slang) Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.

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

Frontnoun

The most conspicuous part.

Facenoun

Short for baby face. A headlining wrestler whose in-ring persona is embodying heroic or virtuous traits.

‘The fans cheered on the face as he made his comeback.’;

Frontnoun

(obsolete) The beginning.

Facenoun

(cricket) The front surface of a bat.

Frontnoun

(UK) a seafront or coastal promenade.

Facenoun

(golf) The part of a golf club that hits the ball.

Frontnoun

(obsolete) The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face.

Facenoun

(cards) 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).

Frontnoun

The bellhop whose turn it is to answer a client's call, which is often the word "front" used as an exclamation.

Facenoun

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

Frontnoun

A grill jewellery worn on front teeth.

Facenoun

(typography) A typeface.

Frontadjective

Located at or near the front.

‘The front runner was thirty meters ahead of her nearest competitor.’;

Facenoun

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

Frontadjective

Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the front of the mouth, near the hard palate (most often describing a vowel).

Facenoun

(computing) An interface.

Frontverb

To face (on, to); to be pointed in a given direction.

Facenoun

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

Frontverb

(transitive) To face, be opposite to.

Faceverb

To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).

‘Face the sun.’;

Frontverb

(transitive) To face up to, to meet head-on, to confront.

Faceverb

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

‘Turn the chair so it faces the table.’;

Frontverb

(transitive) To adorn the front of; to put on the front.

Faceverb

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

Frontverb

To pronounce with the tongue in a front position.

Faceverb

(transitive) 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.’;

Frontverb

To move (a word or clause) to the start of a sentence.

Faceverb

(intransitive) To have the front in a certain direction.

‘The bunkers faced north and east, toward Germany.’;

Frontverb

To act as a front (for); to cover (for).

Faceverb

(transitive) To have as an opponent.

Frontverb

(transitive) To lead or be the spokesperson of (a campaign, organisation etc.).

Faceverb

To be the batsman on strike.

Frontverb

To provide money or financial assistance in advance to.

Faceverb

(obsolete) To confront impudently; to bully.

Frontverb

To assume false or disingenuous appearances.

Faceverb

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

‘a building faced with marble’;

Frontverb

(transitive) To deceive or attempt to deceive someone with false or disingenuous appearances (on).

Faceverb

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

‘to face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress’;

Frontverb

To appear before, as in to front court.

Faceverb

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.

Frontnoun

The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face.

‘Bless'd with his father's front, his mother's tongue.’; ‘Grim-visaged war hath smoothed his wrinkled front.’; ‘His front yet threatens, and his frowns command.’;

Faceverb

(engineering) 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.

Frontnoun

The forehead, countenance, or personal presence, as expressive of character or temper, and especially, of boldness of disposition, sometimes of impudence; seeming; as, a bold front; a hardened front;

‘With smiling fronts encountering.’; ‘The inhabitants showed a bold front.’;

Facenoun

The exterior form or appearance of anything; that part which presents itself to the view; especially, the front or upper part or surface; that which particularly offers itself to the view of a spectator.

‘A mist . . . watered the whole face of the ground.’; ‘Lake Leman wooes me with its crystal face.’;

Frontnoun

The part or surface of anything which seems to look out, or to be directed forward; the fore or forward part; the foremost rank; the van; - the opposite to back or rear; as, the front of a house; the front of an army.

‘Had he his hurts before?Ay, on the front.’;

Facenoun

That part of a body, having several sides, which may be seen from one point, or which is presented toward a certain direction; one of the bounding planes of a solid; as, a cube has six faces.

Frontnoun

A position directly before the face of a person, or before the foremost part of a thing; as, in front of un person, of the troops, or of a house.

Facenoun

The principal dressed surface of a plate, disk, or pulley; the principal flat surface of a part or object.

Frontnoun

The most conspicuous part.

‘The very head and front of my offending.’;

Facenoun

The upper surface, or the character upon the surface, of a type, plate, etc.

Frontnoun

That which covers the foremost part of the head: a front piece of false hair worn by women.

‘Like any plain Miss Smith's, who wears s front.’;

Facenoun

Outside appearance; surface show; look; external aspect, whether natural, assumed, or acquired.

‘To set a face upon their own malignant design.’; ‘This would produce a new face of things in Europe.’; ‘We wear a face of joy, becauseWe have been glad of yore.’;

Frontnoun

The beginning.

Facenoun

That part of the head, esp. of man, in which the eyes, cheeks, nose, and mouth are situated; visage; countenance.

‘In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread.’;

Frontnoun

All the works along one side of the polygon inclosing the site which is fortified.

Facenoun

Cast of features; expression of countenance; look; air; appearance.

‘We set the best faceon it we could.’;

Frontnoun

The middle of the upper part of the tongue, - the part of the tongue which is more or less raised toward the palate in the pronunciation of certain sounds, as the vowel i in machine, e in bed, and consonant y in you. See Guide to Pronunciation, 10.

Facenoun

Ten degrees in extent of a sign of the zodiac.

Frontnoun

The call boy whose turn it is to answer the call, which is often the word "front," used as an exclamation.

Facenoun

Maintenance of the countenance free from abashment or confusion; confidence; boldness; shamelessness; effrontery.

‘This is the man that has the face to charge others with false citations.’;

Frontadjective

Of or relating to the front or forward part; having a position in front; foremost; as, a front view.

Facenoun

Presence; sight; front; as in the phrases, before the face of, in the immediate presence of; in the face of, before, in, or against the front of; as, to fly in the face of danger; to the face of, directly to; from the face of, from the presence of.

Frontverb

To oppose face to face; to oppose directly; to meet in a hostile manner.

‘You four shall front them in the narrow lane.’;

Facenoun

Mode of regard, whether favorable or unfavorable; favor or anger; mostly in Scriptural phrases.

‘The Lord make his face to shine upon thee.’; ‘My face [favor] will I turn also from them.’;

Frontverb

To appear before; to meet.

‘[Enid] daily fronted himIn some fresh splendor.’;

Facenoun

The end or wall of the tunnel, drift, or excavation, at which work is progressing or was last done.

Frontverb

To face toward; to have the front toward; to confront; as, the house fronts the street.

‘And then suddenly front the changed reality.’;

Facenoun

The exact amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, or other mercantile paper, without any addition for interest or reduction for discount; most commonly called face value.

Frontverb

To stand opposed or opposite to, or over against as, his house fronts the church.

Faceverb

To meet in front; to oppose with firmness; to resist, or to meet for the purpose of stopping or opposing; to confront; to encounter; as, to face an enemy in the field of battle.

‘I'll faceThis tempest, and deserve the name of king.’;

Frontverb

To adorn in front; to supply a front to; as, to front a house with marble; to front a head with laurel.

‘Yonder walls, that pertly front your town.’;

Faceverb

To Confront impudently; to bully.

‘I will neither be facednor braved.’;

Frontverb

To have or turn the face or front in any direction; as, the house fronts toward the east.

Faceverb

To stand opposite to; to stand with the face or front toward; to front upon; as, the apartments of the general faced the park; some of the seats on the train faced backward.

‘He gained also with his forces that part of Britain which faces Ireland.’;

Frontnoun

the immediate proximity of someone or something;

‘she blushed in his presence’; ‘he sensed the presence of danger’; ‘he was well behaved in front of company’;

Faceverb

To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon; as, a building faced with marble.

Frontnoun

the side that is forward or prominent

Faceverb

To line near the edge, esp. with a different material; as, to face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress.

Frontnoun

the side that is seen or that goes first

Faceverb

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.

Frontnoun

a sphere of activity involving effort;

‘the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front’; ‘they advertise on many different fronts’;

Faceverb

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

Frontnoun

the line along which opposing armies face each other

Faceverb

To cause to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.

Frontnoun

a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals;

‘he was a charter member of the movement’; ‘politicians have to respect a mass movement’; ‘he led the national liberation front’;

Faceverb

To carry a false appearance; to play the hypocrite.

Frontnoun

(meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses

Faceverb

To turn the face; as, to face to the right or left.

‘Face about, man; a soldier, and afraid!’;

Frontnoun

a person used as a cover for some questionable activity

Faceverb

To present a face or front.

Frontnoun

the outward appearance of a person;

‘he put up a bold front’;

Facenoun

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear;

‘he washed his face’; ‘I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news’;

Frontnoun

the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer;

‘he walked to the front of the stage’;

Facenoun

the expression on a person's face;

‘a sad expression’; ‘a look of triumph’; ‘an angry face’;

Frontverb

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

‘The house looks north’; ‘My backyard look onto the pond’; ‘The building faces the park’;

Facenoun

the general outward appearance of something;

‘the face of the city is changing’;

Frontverb

confront bodily;

‘breast the storm’;

Facenoun

the act of confronting bravely;

‘he hated facing the facts’; ‘he excelled in the face of danger’;

Frontadjective

relating to or located in the front;

‘the front lines’; ‘the front porch’;

Facenoun

the striking or working surface of an implement

Frontadjective

located anteriorly

Facenoun

a part of a person that is used to refer to a person;

‘he looked out at a roomful of faces’; ‘when he returned to work he met many new faces’;

Facenoun

a surface forming part of the outside of an object;

‘he examined all sides of the crystal’; ‘dew dripped from the face of the leaf’;

Facenoun

the part of an animal corresponding to the human face

Facenoun

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

‘he dealt the cards face down’;

Facenoun

a contorted facial expression;

‘she made a grimace at the prospect’;

Facenoun

a specific size and style of type within a type family

Facenoun

status in the eyes of others;

‘he lost face’;

Facenoun

impudent aggressiveness;

‘I couldn't believe her boldness’; ‘he had the effrontery to question my honesty’;

Facenoun

a vertical surface of a building or cliff

Faceverb

deal with (something unpleasant) head on;

‘You must confront your problems’; ‘He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes’;

Faceverb

oppose, as in hostility or a competition;

‘You must confront your opponent’; ‘Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring’; ‘The two enemies finally confronted each other’;

Faceverb

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

‘The house looks north’; ‘My backyard look onto the pond’; ‘The building faces the park’;

Faceverb

be opposite;

‘the facing page’; ‘the two sofas face each other’;

Faceverb

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

‘Turn and face your partner now’;

Faceverb

present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize;

‘We confronted him with the evidence’; ‘He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions’; ‘An enormous dilemma faces us’;

Faceverb

turn so as to expose the face;

‘face a playing card’;

Faceverb

line the edge (of a garment) with a different material;

‘face the lapels of the jacket’;

Faceverb

cover the front or surface of;

‘The building was faced with beautiful stones’;

Facenoun

the front part of a person's head from the forehead to the chin, or the corresponding part in an animal

‘she was scarlet in the face and perspiring profusely’;

Facenoun

an expression shown on the face

‘the happy faces of these children’;

Facenoun

an aspect of something

‘the unacceptable face of social drinking’;

Facenoun

the surface of a thing, especially one that is presented to the view or has a particular function.

Facenoun

each of the surfaces of a solid

‘the faces of a cube’;

Facenoun

a vertical or sloping side of a mountain or cliff

‘the north face of the Eiger’;

Facenoun

the side of a planet or moon facing the observer

‘we can often see the dark face of the moon by earthshine’;

Facenoun

the front of a building

‘a series of loggias make up the face of the church’;

Facenoun

the plate of a clock or watch bearing the digits or hands

‘a dial like the face of a clock’;

Facenoun

the distinctive side of a playing card

‘she scattered a deck of cards face down’;

Facenoun

the obverse of a coin.

Facenoun

a person of a particular type

‘this season's squad has a lot of old faces in it’;

Facenoun

short for typeface

Faceverb

be positioned with the face or front towards (someone or something)

‘he turned to face her’;

Faceverb

have the face or front pointing in a specified direction

‘the house faces due east’;

Faceverb

(of a soldier) turn in a particular direction

‘the men had faced about to the front’;

Faceverb

confront and deal with or accept

‘he was too old to face up to the responsibilities of his position’; ‘honesty forced her to face facts’;

Faceverb

have (a difficult situation) in prospect

‘each defendant faced a maximum sentence of 10 years’;

Faceverb

(of a problem or difficult situation) present itself to and require action from (someone)

‘the difficulties facing British farming’;

Faceverb

overcome someone or something by a show of determination

‘he climbed atop a tank to face down a coup’;

Faceverb

cover the surface of (something) with a layer of a different material

‘the external basement walls were faced with granite slabs’;

Face

The face is the front of an animal's head that features three of the head's sense organs, the eyes, nose, and mouth, and through which animals express many of their emotions. The face is crucial for human identity, and damage such as scarring or developmental deformities affects the psyche adversely.