WordNet is a semantic lexicon for the English language. It was created and is being maintained at the Cognitive Science Laboratory of Princeton University under the direction of psychology professor George A. Miller.
The purpose is twofold: to produce a combination of dictionary and thesaurus that is more intuitively usable, and to support automatic text analysis and artificial intelligence applications.
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aspect, boldness, brass, cheek, confront, expression, face, face up, facial expression, facing, font, fount, front, grimace, human face, look, nerve, present, side, typeface,
1. NOUN. (face)
the act of confronting bravely
"he hated facing the facts"
"he excelled in the face of danger"
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2. NOUN. (face)
a vertical surface of a building or cliff
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3. NOUN. (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"
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4. NOUN. (face)
the striking or working surface of an implement
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5. NOUN. (face)
the general outward appearance of something
"the face of the city is changing"
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6. NOUN. (face)
the expression on a person''s face
"a sad expression"
"a look of triumph"
"an angry face"
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7. NOUN. (face)
impudent aggressiveness
"I couldn''t believe her boldness"
"he had the effrontery to question my honesty"
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8. NOUN. (face)
status in the eyes of others
"he lost face"
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9. NOUN. (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"
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10. NOUN. (face)
the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
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11. NOUN. (face)
a specific size and style of type within a type family
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typewriter font, constant-width font, fixed-width font, monospaced font, proportional font, font cartridge, cartridge font, Gothic, black letter, boldface, bold face, bold, italic, screen font, raster font, sans serif, Helvetica,
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12. NOUN. (face)
a contorted facial expression
"she made a grimace at the prospect"
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13. NOUN. (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"
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beam-ends, bottom, underside, undersurface, front, front end, forepart, lee, lee side, leeward, rear, backside, back end, top, top side, upper side, upside,
14. NOUN. (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"
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15. VERB. (face)
deal with (something unpleasant) head on
"You must confront your problems"
"He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"
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16. VERB. (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"
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17. VERB. (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"
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18. VERB. (face)
cover the front or surface of
"The building was faced with beautiful stones"
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19. VERB. (face)
line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
"face the lapels of the jacket"
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20. VERB. (face)
turn so as to face
turn the face in a certain direction
"Turn and face your partner now"
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face,
21. VERB. (face)
turn so as to expose the face
"face a playing card"
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22. VERB. (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"
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23. VERB. (face)
be opposite
"the facing page"
"the two sofas face each other"
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