[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

face \face\ f=as, n. f., from l. facies form, shape, face,
   perh. from facere to make see fact; or perh. orig.
   meaning appearance, and from a root meaning to shine, and
   akin to e. fancy. cf. facetious.
   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.
      1913 webster

            a mist . . . watered the whole face of the ground.
                                                  --gen. ii. 6.
      1913 webster

            lake leman wooes me with its crystal face. --byron.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   3. mach.
      a the principal dressed surface of a plate, disk, or
          pulley; the principal flat surface of a part or
          object.
      b that part of the acting surface of a cog in a cog
          wheel, which projects beyond the pitch line.
      c 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.
          1913 webster

   4. print.
      a the upper surface, or the character upon the surface,
          of a type, plate, etc.
      b the style or cut of a type or font of type.
          1913 webster

   5. outside appearance; surface show; look; external aspect,
      whether natural, assumed, or acquired.
      1913 webster

            to set a face upon their own malignant design.
                                                  --milton.
      1913 webster

            this would produce a new face of things in europe.
                                                  --addison.
      1913 webster

            we wear a face of joy, because
            we have been glad of yore.            --wordsworth.
      1913 webster

   6. that part of the head, esp. of man, in which the eyes,
      cheeks, nose, and mouth are situated; visage; countenance.
      1913 webster

            in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread.
                                                  --gen. iii.
                                                  19.
      1913 webster

   7. cast of features; expression of countenance; look; air;
      appearance.
      1913 webster

            we set the best faceon it we could.   --dryden.
      1913 webster

   8. astrol. ten degrees in extent of a sign of the zodiac.
      --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   9. maintenance of the countenance free from abashment or
      confusion; confidence; boldness; shamelessness;
      effrontery.
      1913 webster

            this is the man that has the face to charge others
            with false citations.                 --tillotson.
      1913 webster

   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 presence of.
       1913 webster

   11. mode of regard, whether favorable or unfavorable; favor
       or anger; mostly in scriptural phrases.
       1913 webster

             the lord make his face to shine upon thee. --num.
                                                  vi. 25.
       1913 webster

             my face favor will i turn also from them. --ezek.
                                                  vii. 22.
       1913 webster

   12. mining the end or wall of the tunnel, drift, or
       excavation, at which work is progressing or was last
       done.
       1913 webster

   13. com. 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. --mcelrath.
       1913 webster

   note: face is used either adjectively or as part of a
         compound; as, face guard or face-guard; face cloth;
         face plan or face-plan; face hammer.
         1913 webster

   face ague med., a form of neuralgia, characterized by
      acute lancinating pains returning at intervals, and by
      twinges in certain parts of the face, producing convulsive
      twitches in the corresponding muscles; -- called also tic
      douloureux.

   face card, one of a pack of playing cards on which a human
      face is represented; the king, queen, or jack.

   face cloth, a cloth laid over the face of a corpse.

   face guard, a mask with windows for the eyes, worn by
      workman exposed to great heat, or to flying particles of
      metal, stone, etc., as in glass works, foundries, etc.

   face hammer, a hammer having a flat face.

   face joint arch., a joint in the face of a wall or other
      structure.

   face mite zool., a small, elongated mite demdex
      folliculorum, parasitic in the hair follicles of the
      face.

   face mold, the templet or pattern by which carpenters,
      etc., outline the forms which are to be cut out from
      boards, sheet metal, etc.

   face plate.
       a turning a plate attached to the spindle of a lathe,
           to which the work to be turned may be attached.
       b a covering plate for an object, to receive wear or
           shock.
       c a true plane for testing a dressed surface. --knight.

   face wheel. mach.
       a a crown wheel.
       b a wheel whose disk face is adapted for grinding and
           polishing; a lap.

   face value the value written on a financial instrument;
      same as face13. also used metaphorically, to mean
      apparent value; as, to take his statemnet at its face
      value.
      1913 webster

   cylinder face steam engine, the flat part of a steam
      cylinder on which a slide valve moves.

   face of an anvil, its flat upper surface.

   face of a bastion fort., the part between the salient and
      the shoulder angle.

   face of coal mining, the principal cleavage plane, at
      right angles to the stratification.

   face of a gun, the surface of metal at the muzzle.

   face of a place fort., the front comprehended between the
      flanked angles of two neighboring bastions. --wilhelm.

   face of a square mil., one of the sides of a battalion
      when formed in a square.

   face of a watch, clock, compass, card etc., the dial or
      graduated surface on which a pointer indicates the time of
      day, point of the compass, etc.

   face to face.
       a in the presence of each other; as, to bring the
           accuser and the accused face to face.
       b without the interposition of any body or substance.
           "now we see through a glass darkly; but then face to
           face." 1 --cor. xiii. 12.
       c with the faces or finished surfaces turned inward or
           toward one another; vis `a vis; -- opposed to back
           to back.

   to fly in the face of, to defy; to brave; to withstand.

   to make a face, to distort the countenance; to make a
      grimace; -- often expressing dislike, annoyance, or
      disagreement. --shak.
      1913 webster
see also:
fact facetious face value face ague tic douloureux face card 
face cloth face guard face hammer face joint face mite 
demdex folliculorum face mold face plate face wheel face13 
cylinder face face of an anvil face of a bastion face of coal face of a gun 
face of a place face of a square face of a watch, clock, compass, card etc. face to face 
back to back to fly in the face of to make a face 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

face \face\ f=as, v. t. imp.  p. p. faced; p. pr.  vb.
   n. facing.
   1. 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.
      1913 webster

            i'll face
            this tempest, and deserve the name of king.
                                                  --dryden.
      1913 webster

   2. to confront impudently; to bully.
      1913 webster

            i will neither be facednor braved.    --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. 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.
      1913 webster

            he gained also with his forces that part of britain
            which faces ireland.                  --milton.
      1913 webster

   4. to cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put
      a facing upon; as, a building faced with marble.
      1913 webster

   5. to line near the edge, esp. with a different material; as,
      to face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress.
      1913 webster

   6. 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.
      1913 webster

   7. mach. 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.
      1913 webster

   8. to cause to turn or present a face or front, as in a
      particular direction.
      1913 webster

   to face down, to put down by bold or impudent opposition.
      "he faced men down." --prior.

   to face a thing out, to persist boldly or impudently in
      an assertion or in a line of conduct. "that thinks with
      oaths to face the matter out." --shak.

   to face the music to admit error and accept reprimand or
      punishment as a consequence for having failed or having
      done something wrong; to willingly experience an
      unpleasant situation out of a sense of duty or obligation;
      as, as soon as he broke the window with the football,
      billy knew he would have to face the music.
      1913 webster +pjc
see also:
faced facing to face down to face a thing out to face the music 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

face \face\, v. i.
   1. to carry a false appearance; to play the hypocrite. "to
      lie, to face, to forge." --spenser.
      1913 webster

   2. to turn the face; as, to face to the right or left.
      1913 webster

            face about, man; a soldier, and afraid --dryden.
      1913 webster

   3. to present a face or front.
      1913 webster

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

face
     n 1: 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" syn: human
          face
     2: the expression on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a
        look of triumph"; "an angry face" syn: expression, look,
         aspect, facial expression
     3: the general outward appearance of something; "the face of
        the city is changing"
     4: the act of confronting bravely; "he hated facing the facts";
        "he excelled in the face of danger" syn: facing
     5: the striking or working surface of an implement
     6: 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"
     7: 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" syn: side
     8: the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
     9: the side upon which the use of a thing depends usually the
        most prominent surface of an object; "he dealt the cards
        face down"
     10: a contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the
         prospect" syn: grimace
     11: a specific size and style of type within a type family syn:
          font, fount, typeface
     12: status in the eyes of others; "he lost face"
     13: impudent aggressiveness; "i couldn't believe her boldness";
         "he had the effrontery to question my honesty" syn: boldness,
          nerve, brass, cheek
     14: a vertical surface of a building or cliff
     v 1: deal with something unpleasant head on; "you must confront
          your problems"; "he faced the terrible consequences of
          his mistakes" syn: confront, face up ant: avoid
     2: 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" syn: confront
     3: 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" syn: front, look ant: back
     4: be opposite; "the facing page"; "the two sofas face each
        other"
     5: turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction;
        "turn and face your partner now"
     6: 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" syn: confront,
         present
     7: turn so as to expose the face; "face a playing card"
     8: line the edge of a garment with a different material;
        "face the lapels of the jacket"
     9: cover the front or surface of; "the building was faced with
        beautiful stones"
see also:
human face expression look aspect facial expression facing 
side grimace font fount typeface 
boldness nerve brass cheek confront 
face up avoid front back present 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

535 moby thesaurus words for "face":
   communist threat, western imperialism, accept, account,
   acknowledge, acting, admit, affectation, affront, air, allow,
   anteriority, anticipate, apparently, appear, appearance,
   apply paint, approach, arrive, arrogance, ascender, aspect,
   atrocity story, attitudinizing, audacity, await, back, balls,
   banner, banter, bastard type, battle hymn, be imminent,
   be in store, be seen, beard, bearing, bedaub, bedizen, begild,
   bell the cat, belly, besmear, bevel, bid defiance, bite the bullet,
   black letter, bloody shirt, bluff, bluffing, board, boastfulness,
   body, bold front, boldness, border, brashness, brass, brave,
   brave face, brave front, brazen, brazen out, brazenly, breast,
   brew, brick, bring before, bring forward, bring up, brow, browbeat,
   brush on paint, bump heads, calcimine, call out, camouflage,
   candidly, cap, capital, carriage, case, cast, cast of countenance,
   ceil, challenge, cheating, cheek, chutzpah, circumference, clad,
   clapboard, cliff, cloak, clock, close, coat, color, coloring,
   colors, come on, come up against, complexion, conceit, confess,
   confront, confront with, confronting, contemplate, contend,
   contrapose, contraposit, contrast, conversion factor, cope with,
   cortex, countenance, counter, counteract, cover, covering, cow,
   crag, crostarie, crust, dab, dare, daring, daub, deal with,
   deception, deep-dye, defy, delusion, demeanor, descender, despite,
   dial, dignity, dip, directly, disguise, display, dissemblance,
   dissembling, dissimulation, distemper, double-dare, double-dye,
   draw near, draw nigh, draw on, dread, dress, dye, effrontery, em,
   emblazon, en, enamel, encounter, engild, envelope, envisage,
   epidermis, escarpment, evidently, expansionism, expect, experience,
   expression, exterior, external, eyeball to eyeball, facade,
   face down, face out, face the music, face to face, face up,
   face up to, face upon, face value, face with, facet, facia,
   facial appearance, facies, facing, fakery, faking, false,
   false air, false front, false show, falsity, fast-dye,
   fat-faced type, favor, feather, feature, features, feet, feigning,
   feint, fiery cross, fight, fill, finish, font, fore, forefront,
   foreground, forehand, foreland, forepart, forequarter, foresee,
   foreside, foreword, forthcome, four-flushing, frankly, fraud,
   fresco, fringe, front, front elevation, front man, front matter,
   front on, front page, front view, frontage, frontal, frontier,
   frontispiece, fur, gall, garb, gather, gaze, gild, gilt, give upon,
   glare, glass, glaze, gloss, gonfalon, grain, grimace, groove,
   guise, guts, gutsiness, hang over, haughtiness, have in mind, head,
   heading, high place, honor, hope, hover, hue, humbug, humbuggery,
   illuminate, image, imbue, impend, imperialist threat, impertinence,
   imposture, impudence, in defiance of, in opposition to,
   in spite of, independence, ingrain, inlay, integument, interline,
   intimidate, italic, japan, kisser, kudos, lacquer, lap, lath,
   lay before, lay on color, letter, lie opposite, lie over, ligature,
   line, lineaments, lines, load, logotype, look, look for,
   look out upon, look over, look toward, looks, loom, lower,
   lower case, majuscule, make a face, manifest destiny, map,
   market value, martial music, mask, masquerade, match, meet,
   meet boldly, meet head-on, meet squarely, meet with, menace,
   meretriciousness, mien, minuscule, mug, mush, muzzle, name,
   national anthem, near, nerve, net worth, nick, notwithstanding,
   obverse, openly, oppose, opposite, ostentation, outdare,
   outer face, outer layer, outer side, outer skin, outface, outline,
   outside, outward show, overawe, overhang, overlay, overlook, pack,
   pad, paint, palisade, palisades, pan, paper, par value,
   pardonable pride, parget, pennyworth, periphery, phiz, physiognomy,
   pi, pica, pigment, place before, plank, playacting, point,
   polarize, port, pose, pose against, posing, position, posture,
   precipice, preface, prefix, presence, present to, prestige,
   presume, presumption, pretense, pretension, pretext, pride,
   pridefulness, prime, print, priority, proscenium, proudness,
   purse-pride, puss, put in opposition, put it to, rank, rate,
   representation, reputation, repute, resist, revet, right side,
   rind, roman, run the gauntlet, sans serif, scar, scarp,
   scream defiance, script, seeming, seemingly, self-confidence,
   self-consequence, self-determination, self-esteem, self-reliance,
   self-respect, self-sufficiency, semblance, set at defiance,
   set before, set over against, shade, shadow, shake, sham, shank,
   sheathe, shell, shellac, shingle, shoulder, show, show fight,
   show up, showing, simulacrum, simulation, skin, slate,
   slop on paint, small cap, small capital, smear, speak out,
   speak up, speciousness, stain, stamp, stance, stand opposed,
   stand opposite, stand up to, standing, stare, stare down, station,
   stature, status, steep, stem, stiff-necked pride, stiff-neckedness,
   stipple, stone, stuff, subdue, subtend, superficially, superficies,
   superstratum, surface, take, take for granted, tete-a-tete, thatch,
   think, threaten, tile, tinct, tincture, tinge, tint, tone, top,
   traits, turn, turn up, type, type body, type class, type lice,
   typecase, typeface, typefounders, typefoundry, undercoat,
   upper case, value, value received, vanity, varnish, veneer,
   venture, vis-a-vis, visage, wad, wainscot, wall, wall in, wall up,
   wallpaper, war song, wash, watch, weatherboard, window dressing,
   withstand, worth, yellow peril

[6] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)

face
     framed access command environment unix, svr4
     
     

[7] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

face
   means simply presence, as when it is recorded that adam and eve
   hid themselves from the "face r.v., 'presence' of the lord
   god" gen. 3:8; comp. ex. 33:14, 15, where the same hebrew word
   is rendered "presence". the "light of god's countenance" is his
   favour ps. 44:3; dan. 9:17. "face" signifies also anger,
   justice, severity gen. 16:6, 8; ex. 2:15; ps. 68:1; rev. 6:16.
   to "provoke god to his face" isa. 65:3 is to sin against him
   openly.
   
     the jews prayed with their faces toward the temple and
   jerusalem 1 kings 8:38, 44, 48; dan. 6:10. to "see god's face"
   is to have access to him and to enjoy his favour ps. 17:15;
   27:8. this is the privilege of holy angels matt. 18:10; luke
   1:19. the "face of jesus christ" 2 cor. 4:6 is the office and
   person of christ, the revealer of the glory of god john 1:14,
   18.
   

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