Word Meanings - FACE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Ten degrees in extent of a sign of the zodiac. Chaucer. 9. 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.

Additional info about word: FACE

Ten degrees in extent of a sign of the zodiac. Chaucer. 9. 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. Tillotson. 10. 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 presenceof. 11. Mode of regard, whether favorable or unfavorable; favor or anger; mostly in Scriptural phrases. The Lord make his face to shine upon thee. Num. vi. 25. My face will I turn also from them. Ezek. vii. 22. (more info) facere to make ; or perh. orig. meaning appearance, and 1. 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. Gen. ii. 6. Lake Leman wooes me with its crystal face. Byron. 2. 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. The principal dressed surface of a plate, disk, or pulley; the principal flat surface of a part or object. That part of the acting surface of a cog in a cog wheel, which projects beyond the pitch line. The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end; as, a pulley or cog wheel of ten inches face. The upper surface, or the character upon the surface, of a type, plate, etc. The style or cut of a type or font of type. 5. Outside appearance; surface show; look; external aspect, whether natural, assumed, or acquired. To set a face upon their own malignant design. Milton. This would produce a new face of things in Europe. Addison. We wear a face of joy, because We have been glad of yore. Wordsworth. 6. 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. Gen. iii. 19. 7. Cast of features; expression of countenance; look; air; appearance. We set the best faceon it we could. Dryden.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of FACE)

• Abide
• Dwell
• stay
• inhabit
• continue
• rest
• tarry
• lodge
• reside
• live
• wait
• sojourn
• remain
• expect
• endure
• tolerate
• anticipate
• confront
• await
• bear
• face
• watch
• Aspect
• Front
• phase
• side
• appearance
• presentation
• exhibition
• exposure
• feature
• view
• air
• mien
• deportment
• countenance
• bearing
• complexion
• sight
• Complexion
• Face
• aspect
• color
• look
• character
• hue
• interpretation
• indication
• Confront
• Oppose
• encounter
• resist
• intimidate
• menace
• Dare
• Venture
• brave
• hazard
• risk
• defy
• challenge

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of FACE)

• Pass
• allow
• grant
• concede
• Oppose
• confront
• discourage
• discountenance
• browbeat

Related words: (words related to FACE)

• COLORMAN
  A vender of paints, etc. Simmonds.
• CHARACTERISTIC
  Pertaining to, or serving to constitute, the character; showing the character, or distinctive qualities or traits, of a person or thing; peculiar; distinctive. Characteristic clearness of temper. Macaulay.
• INHABITATE
  To inhabit.
• HAZARDIZE
  A hazardous attempt or situation; hazard. Herself had run into that hazardize. Spenser.
• FRONTIERSMAN
  A man living on the frontier.
• CONFRONT
  1. To stand facing or in front of; to face; esp. to face hostilely; to oppose with firmness. We four, indeed, confronted were with four In Russian habit. Shak. He spoke and then confronts the bull. Dryden. Hester caught hold of Pearl, and drew
• EXHIBITION
  The act of administering a remedy. (more info) 1. The act of exhibiting for inspection, or of holding forth to view; manifestation; display. 2. That which is exhibited, held forth, or displayed; also, any public show; a display of works of art,
• ENCOUNTERER
  One who encounters; an opponent; an antagonist. Atterbury.
• INHABITATIVENESS
  A tendency or propensity to permanent residence in a place or abode; love of home and country.
• WATCHET
  Pale or light blue. "Watchet mantles." Spenser. Who stares in Germany at watchet eyes Dryden.
• CHARACTER
  1. A distinctive mark; a letter, figure, or symbol. It were much to be wished that there were throughout the world but one sort of character for each letter to express it to the eye. Holder. 2. Style of writing or printing; handwriting;
• FRONTIERED
  Placed on the frontiers.
• EXHIBITIONER
  One who has a pension or allowance granted for support. A youth who had as an exhibitioner from Christ's Hospital. G. Eliot.
• WATCHDOG
  A dog kept to watch and guard premises or property, and to give notice of the approach of intruders.
• WATCHHOUSE
  1. A house in which a watch or guard is placed. 2. A place where persons under temporary arrest by the police of a city are kept; a police station; a lockup.
• VENTURESOME
  Inclined to venture; not loth to run risk or danger; venturous; bold; daring; adventurous; as, a venturesome boy or act. -- Ven"ture*some*ly, adv. -- Ven"ture*some*ness, n.
• ALLOWEDLY
  By allowance; admittedly. Shenstone.
• FRONTLESSLY
  Shamelessly; impudently.
• FRONTED
  Formed with a front; drawn up in line. "Fronted brigades." Milton.
• SIGHTLY
  1. Pleasing to the sight; comely. "Many brave, sightly horses." L'Estrange. 2. Open to sight; conspicuous; as, a house stands in a sightly place.
• WATER-BEARER
  The constellation Aquarius.
• DISVENTURE
  A disadventure. Shelton.
• HALLOW
  To make holy; to set apart for holy or religious use; to consecrate; to treat or keep as sacred; to reverence. "Hallowed be thy name." Matt. vi. 9. Hallow the Sabbath day, to do no work therein. Jer. xvii. 24. His secret altar touched with hallowed
• CALLOW
  1. Destitute of feathers; naked; unfledged. An in the leafy summit, spied a nest, Which, o'er the callow young, a sparrow pressed. Dryden. 2. Immature; boyish; "green"; as, a callow youth. I perceive by this, thou art but a callow maid. Old Play .
• WHITE-FRONTED
  Having a white front; as, the white-fronted lemur. White- fronted goose , the white brant, or snow goose. See Snow goose, under Snow.
• INDWELLING
  Residence within, as in the heart. The personal indwelling of the Spirit in believers. South.
• THRYFALLOW
  To plow for the third time in summer; to trifallow. Tusser.
• UNRESISTANCE
  Nonresistance; passive submission; irresistance. Bp. Hall.
• PEEP SIGHT
  An adjustable piece, pierced with a small hole to peep through in aiming, attached to a rifle or other firearm near the breech; -- distinguished from an open sight.
• CONCOLOR
  Of the same color; of uniform color. "Concolor animals." Sir T. Browne.
• COINDICATION
  One of several signs or sumptoms indicating the same fact; as, a coindication of disease.
• INEXPECTABLE
  Not to be expected or anticipated. Bp. Hall.
• UNEXPECTATION
  Absence of expectation; want of foresight. Bp. Hall.
• SALLOWISH
  Somewhat sallow. Dickens.