Definition of face
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Face (n.) 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..
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Drag ::
Drag (v. t.) To draw slowly or heavily onward; to pull along the ground by main force; to haul; to trail; -- applied to drawing heavy or resisting bodies or those inapt for drawing, with labor, along the ground or other surface; as, to drag stone or timber; to drag a net in fishing..
Bay ::
Bay (v. i.) A state of being obliged to face an antagonist or a difficulty, when escape has become impossible..
Shave ::
Shave (v. t.) To make bare or smooth by cutting off closely the surface, or surface covering, of; especially, to remove the hair from with a razor or other sharp instrument; to take off the beard or hair of; as, to shave the face or the crown of the head; he shaved himself..
Ghost ::
Ghost (n.) A false image formed in a telescope by reflection from the surfaces of one or more lenses.
Reflector ::
Reflector (n.) Something having a polished surface for reflecting light or heat, as a mirror, a speculum, etc..
Ambigenous ::
Ambigenous (a.) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine, and the inner petaloid..
Muffle ::
Muffle (v. t.) To wrap up in something that conceals or protects; to wrap, as the face and neck, in thick and disguising folds; hence, to conceal or cover the face of; to envelop; to inclose; -- often with up..
External ::
External (a.) Outward; exterior; relating to the outside, as of a body; being without; acting from without; -- opposed to internal; as, the external form or surface of a body..
Platband ::
Platband (n.) A flat molding, or group of moldings, the width of which much exceeds its projection, as the face of an architrave..
Area ::
Area (n.) An extent of surface; a tract of the earth's surface; a region; as, vast uncultivated areas..
Configuration ::
Configuration (n.) Relative position or aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time..
Bornite ::
Bornite (n.) A valuable ore of copper, containing copper, iron, and sulphur; -- also called purple copper ore (or erubescite), in allusion to the colors shown upon the slightly tarnished surface..
Profile ::
Profile (n.) A human head represented sidewise, or in a side view; the side face or half face..
Nappe ::
Nappe (n.) Sheet; surface; all that portion of a surface that is continuous in such a way that it is possible to pass from any one point of the portion to any other point of the portion without leaving the surface. Thus, some hyperboloids have one nappe, and some have two..
Satin ::
Satin (n.) A silk cloth, of a thick, close texture, and overshot woof, which has a glossy surface..
Thin ::
Thin (superl.) Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering..
Jog ::
"Jog (n.) A rub; a slight stop; an obstruction; hence, an irregularity in motion of from; a hitch; a break in the direction of a line or the surface of a plane..
Clear ::
Clear (n.) Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls; as, a room ten feet square in the clear..
Streak ::
Streak (n.) The fine powder or mark yielded by a mineral when scratched or rubbed against a harder surface, the color of which is sometimes a distinguishing character..
Underground ::
Underground (a.) Being below the surface of the ground; as, an underground story or apartment..
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