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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.

Meet

To come into the presence of by chance or arrangement
I was surprised to meet an old friend in the park. I met a friend for coffee.

Face

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

Meet

To come into the company of
I met my colleagues for a meeting.

Face

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

To be introduced to; make the acquaintance of
Have you met my wife?.

Face

A person of a particular type
This season's squad has a lot of old faces in it

Meet

To come together or confront in opposition
The rival teams meet next week.

Face

Short for typeface

Meet

To be present at the arrival of
Met the train.

Face

Be positioned with the face or front towards (someone or something)
He turned to face her

Meet

To come into conjunction with; join or touch
Where the road meets the highway.

Face

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

Meet

To come into conformity with the views, wishes, or opinions of
The firm has done its best to meet us on that point.

Face

Cover the surface of (something) with a layer of a different material
The external basement walls were faced with granite slabs

Meet

To come to the notice of (the senses)
There is more here than meets the eye.

Face

The surface of the front of the head from the top of the forehead to the base of the chin and from ear to ear.

Meet

To experience or undergo
He met his fate with courage. The project has met a setback.

Face

A person
We saw many new faces on the first day of classes.

Meet

To be sufficient for (a need, for example); fulfill
Meet all the conditions in the contract.

Face

A person's countenance
A happy face.

Meet

To deal or contend with effectively
We can meet each problem as it arises.

Face

A contorted facial expression; a grimace
Made a face at the prospect of eating lemons.

Meet

To pay; settle
Enough money to meet expenses.

Face

A countenance of a certain complexion or form. Used in combination
Babyface.
Frogface.

Meet

To come together
Didn't recognize him when we met. Where should we meet for lunch?.

Face

A person having such a countenance. Used in combination
Paleface.

Meet

To come into conjunction; be joined
The two pipes meet in the corner.

Face

Facial makeup
Put one's face on.

Meet

To come together as opponents; contend
The team met with its rival.

Face

Facial makeup of a certain color, usually worn for the purpose of impersonating or mocking people of a particular racial or ethnic group. Used in combination
Applied blackface.

Meet

To become introduced
Where did the two of you meet?.

Face

Assumed characteristics, such as clothing or behavior, intended to impersonate or mock people of a particular racial or ethnic group. Used in combination
Dressing up in yellowface.

Meet

To assemble
Protesters met in the square.

Face

Outward appearance
The modern face of the city.

Meet

To occur together, especially in one person or entity
Suspense and intrigue meet in this new movie.

Face

Value or standing in the eyes of others; prestige
Did their best to save face after they were shown to be wrong.
Did not want to lose face by being unable to live up to his reputation.

Meet

A meeting or contest, especially an athletic competition.

Face

Self-assurance; confidence
The team managed to maintain a firm face even in times of great adversity.

Meet

Fitting; proper
"It seems not meet, nor wholesome to my place" (Shakespeare).

Face

Effrontery; impudence
Had the face to question my judgment.

Meet

To make contact (with) while in proximity.

Face

The surface presented to view; the front.

Meet

To come face to face with by accident; to encounter.
Fancy meeting you here! Guess who I met at the supermarket today?

Face

A façade.

Meet

To come face to face with someone by arrangement.
Let's meet at the station at 9 o'clock.

Face

Outer surface
The face of the earth.

Meet

To get acquainted with someone.
I'm pleased to meet you! I'd like you to meet a colleague of mine.
I met my husband through a mutual friend at a party. It wasn't love at first sight; in fact, we couldn't stand each other at first!

Face

A marked side
The face of a clock.
The face of a playing card.

Meet

(Of groups) To come together.

Face

The right side, as of fabric.

Meet

To gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting.
I met with them several times. The government ministers met today to start the negotiations.

Face

An exposed, often precipitous surface of rock.

Meet

To come together in conflict.

Face

A planar surface of a geometric solid.

Meet

(sports) To play a match.
England and Holland will meet in the final.

Face

Any of the surfaces of a rock or crystal.

Meet

To make physical or perceptual contact.

Face

The end, as of a mine or tunnel, at which work is advancing.

Meet

To converge and finally touch or intersect.
The two streets meet at a crossroad half a mile away.

Face

The appearance and geologic surface features of an area of land; topography.

Meet

To touch or hit something while moving.
The right wing of the car met the column in the garage, leaving a dent.

Face

A typeface or range of typefaces.

Meet

To adjoin, be physically touching.
The carpet meets the wall at this side of the room. The forest meets the sea along this part of the coast.

Face

The raised printing surface of a piece of type.

Meet

(transitive) To respond to (an argument etc.) with something equally convincing; to refute.
He met every objection to the trip with another reason I should go.

Face

To occupy a position with the face toward
Stood and faced the audience.

Meet

To satisfy; to comply with.
This proposal meets my requirements. The company agrees to meet the cost of any repairs.

Face

To front on
A window that faces the south.

Meet

(intransitive) To balance or come out correct.

Face

To meet or confront with self-assurance
How can I face your parents when they know that I've let them down?.

Meet

To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer.
The eye met a horrid sight. He met his fate.

Face

To acknowledge and accept or deal with
Had to face the facts.
Must be willing to face our problems.

Meet

To be mixed with, to be combined with aspects of.

Face

To be certain to encounter; have in store
An unskilled youth faces a difficult life.

Meet

(sports) A sports competition, especially for track and field or swimming.
Track meet
Swim meet

Face

To bring or to be brought face to face with
"The prospect of military conflict ... faced us with nightmarish choices" (Henry A. Kissinger).

Meet

(hunting) A gathering of riders, horses and hounds for foxhunting; a field meet for hunting.

Face

To cause (troops) to change direction by giving a command.

Meet

(rail transport) A meeting of two trains in opposite directions on a single track, when one is put into a siding to let the other cross.

Face

(Games) To turn (a playing card) so that the face is up.

Meet

(informal) A meeting.
OK, let's arrange a meet with Tyler and ask him.

Face

To furnish with a surface or cover of a different material
Bronze that is faced with gold foil.

Meet

(algebra) The greatest lower bound, an operation between pairs of elements in a lattice, denoted by the symbol ∧.

Face

To line or trim the edge of, especially with contrasting material
Face a hem with lace.

Meet

(archaic) Suitable; right; proper.

Face

To treat the surface of so as to smooth.

Meet

To join, or come in contact with; esp., to come in contact with by approach from an opposite direction; to come upon or against, front to front, as distinguished from contact by following and overtaking.

Face

To be turned or placed with the front toward a specified direction.

Meet

To come in collision with; to confront in conflict; to encounter hostilely; as, they met the enemy and defeated them; the ship met opposing winds and currents.

Face

To turn the face in a specified direction.

Meet

To come into the presence of without contact; to come close to; to intercept; to come within the perception, influence, or recognition of; as, to meet a train at a junction; to meet carriages or persons in the street; to meet friends at a party; sweet sounds met the ear.
His daughter came out to meet him.

Face

(anatomy) 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.
The monkey pressed its face against the railings.

Meet

To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer; as, the eye met a horrid sight; he met his fate.
Of vice or virtue, whether blest or curst,Which meets contempt, or which compassion first.

Face

One's facial expression.
Why the sad face?

Meet

To come up to; to be even with; to equal; to match; to satisfy; to ansver; as, to meet one's expectations; the supply meets the demand.

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!

Meet

To come together by mutual approach; esp., to come in contact, or into proximity, by approach from opposite directions; to join; to come face to face; to come in close relationship; as, we met in the street; two lines meet so as to form an angle.
O, when meet nowSuch pairs in love and mutual honor joined !

Face

Image; outward appearance.
Our chairman is the face of this company.
He managed to show a bold face despite his embarrassment.

Meet

To come together with hostile purpose; to have an encounter or conflict.
Weapons more violent, when next we meet,May serve to better us and worse our foes.

Face

The frontal aspect of something.
The face of the cliff loomed above them.

Meet

To assemble together; to congregate; as, Congress meets on the first Monday of December.
They . . . appointed a day to meet together.

Face

An aspect of the character or nature of someone or something.
This is a face of her that we have not seen before.
Poverty is the ugly face of capitalism.

Meet

To come together by mutual concessions; hence, to agree; to harmonize; to unite.
We met with many things worthy of observation.
Prepare to meet with more than brutal furyFrom the fierce prince.

Face

(figurative) presence; sight; front.
To fly in the face of danger
To speak before the face of God

Meet

An assembling together; esp., the assembling of huntsmen for the hunt; also, the persons who so assemble, and the place of meeting.

Face

The directed force of something.
They turned the boat into the face of the storm.

Meet

Suitable; fit; proper; appropriate; qualified; convenient.
It was meet that we should make merry.

Face

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

Meet

Meetly.

Face

Confidence; boldness; effrontery.
You've got some face coming round here after what you've done.

Meet

A meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held

Face

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.

Meet

Come together;
I'll probably see you at the meeting
How nice to see you again!

Face

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

Meet

Get together socially or for a specific purpose

Face

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

Meet

Be adjacent or come together;
The lines converge at this point

Face

(slang) The mouth.
Shut your face!
He's always stuffing his face with chips.

Meet

Fill or meet a want or need

Face

(slang) makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.
I'll be out in a sec. Just let me put on my face.

Meet

Satisfy a condition or restriction;
Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?

Face

(metonymically) A person; the self; oneself.
It was just the usual faces at the pub tonight.
He better not show his face around here no more.

Meet

Satisfy or fulfill;
Meet a need
This job doesn't match my dreams

Face

(informal) A familiar or well-known person; a member of a particular scene, such as the music or fashion scene.
He owned several local businesses and was a face around town.

Meet

Get to know; get acquainted with;
I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!
We met in Singapore

Face

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.

Meet

Collect in one place;
We assembled in the church basement
Let's gather in the dining room

Face

(cricket) The front surface of a bat.

Meet

Meet by design; be present at the arrival of;
Can you meet me at the train station?

Face

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

Meet

Contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle;
Princeton plays Yale this weekend
Charlie likes to play Mary

Face

(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).

Meet

Experience as a reaction;
My proposal met with much opposition

Face

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

Meet

Undergo or suffer;
Meet a violent death
Suffer a terrible fate

Face

The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.
A pulley or cog wheel of ten inches face

Meet

Be in direct physical contact with; make contact;
The two buildings touch
Their hands touched
The wire must not contact the metal cover
The surfaces contact at this point

Face

(typography) A typeface.

Meet

Being precisely fitting and right;
It is only meet that she should be seated first

Face

A mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.

Face

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

Face

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

Face

To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
Turn the chair so it faces the table.

Face

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

Face

(transitive) To be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect.
We are facing an uncertain future.

Face

(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.

Face

(intransitive) To have the front in a certain direction.
The seats in the carriage faced backwards.

Face

(transitive) To have as an opponent.
Real Madrid face Juventus in the quarter-finals.

Face

To be the batsman on strike.
Willoughby comes in to bowl, and it's Hobson facing.

Face

To confront impudently; to bully.

Face

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

Face

(transitive) To line near the edge, especially with a different material.
To face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress

Face

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.

Face

(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 (transverse) surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical (axial) surface.

Face

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.

Face

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.

Face

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.

Face

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

Face

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

Face

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.

Face

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.

Face

Cast of features; expression of countenance; look; air; appearance.
We set the best faceon it we could.

Face

Ten degrees in extent of a sign of the zodiac.

Face

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.

Face

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.

Face

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.

Face

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

Face

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.

Face

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.

Face

To Confront impudently; to bully.
I will neither be facednor braved.

Face

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.

Face

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

Face

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

Face

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.

Face

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.

Face

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

Face

To carry a false appearance; to play the hypocrite.

Face

To turn the face; as, to face to the right or left.
Face about, man; a soldier, and afraid!

Face

To present a face or front.

Face

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

Face

The expression on a person's face;
A sad expression
A look of triumph
An angry face

Face

The general outward appearance of something;
The face of the city is changing

Face

The act of confronting bravely;
He hated facing the facts
He excelled in the face of danger

Face

The striking or working surface of an implement

Face

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

Face

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

Face

The part of an animal corresponding to the human face

Face

The side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object);
He dealt the cards face down

Face

A contorted facial expression;
She made a grimace at the prospect

Face

A specific size and style of type within a type family

Face

Status in the eyes of others;
He lost face

Face

Impudent aggressiveness;
I couldn't believe her boldness
He had the effrontery to question my honesty

Face

A vertical surface of a building or cliff

Face

Deal with (something unpleasant) head on;
You must confront your problems
He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes

Face

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

Face

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

Face

Be opposite;
The facing page
The two sofas face each other

Face

Turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction;
Turn and face your partner now

Face

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

Face

Turn so as to expose the face;
Face a playing card

Face

Line the edge (of a garment) with a different material;
Face the lapels of the jacket

Face

Cover the front or surface of;
The building was faced with beautiful stones

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