face
/feɪ̯s/ noun A1- 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.
- One's facial expression. · Why the sad face?
- A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc. · Children! Stop making faces at each other!
- The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.
- The mouth. · Shut your face!· He's always stuffing his face with chips.
- Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application. · I'll be out in a sec. Just let me put on my face.
- Public image; outward appearance. · Our chairman is the face of this company.· He managed to show a bold face despite his embarrassment.
- Good reputation; standing, in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige. · lose face· save face
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Phrasal verbs and expressions
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And Toto looked up into her face with his little black eyes and wagged his tail to show he knew what she meant.
Elizabeth walked on in quest of the only face whose features would be known to her.
Darcy, with such a smile over the face, as she remembered to have sometimes seen, when he looked at her.
Gardiner, looking at the picture; “it is a handsome face.
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