Face - English meaning

verb

Consent to receive or undertake (something offered).

Usage examples:

He accepted a pen as a present

verb

To agree to take something

Usage examples:

Do you accept credit cards?, she was in mumbai to accept an award for her latest novel., i offered …

verb

To say yes to an offer or invitation

Usage examples:

We've offered her the job, but i don't know whether she'll accept it., i've just accepted an invita…

verb

Cook (food) by dry heat without direct exposure to a flame, typically in an oven.

Usage examples:

They bake their own bread and cakes

noun

A dish consisting of a mixture of ingredients cooked in an oven.

Usage examples:

A vegetable bake

noun

A person's mouth.

Usage examples:

Shut your bake!

adjective

Past participle of clothe.

verb

Encase (a structure) with a covering or coating.

Usage examples:

He cladded the concrete-frame structure in stainless steel

verb

Put clothes on (oneself or someone); dress.

Usage examples:

Francesca was clothed in white

noun

A mechanical or electrical device for measuring time, indicating hours, minutes, and sometimes seconds by hands on a round dial or by displayed figures.

Usage examples:

The church clock struck four

verb

Attain or register (a specified time, distance, or speed).

Usage examples:

I clocked nearly nine hours of uninterrupted sleep

noun

An ornamental pattern woven or embroidered on the side of a stocking or sock near the ankle.

Usage examples:

I was wearing my powder-blue suit, with dark blue shirt, tie and display handkerchief, black brogue…

noun

An outer garment with sleeves, worn outdoors and typically extending below the hips.

Usage examples:

A winter coat

verb

Provide with a layer or covering of something.

Usage examples:

Her right leg was coated in plaster

noun

Any of various types of outer clothing that are worn over other clothes, usually open in the front, and are often used for warmth

Usage examples:

She put on her heavy winter coat., a raincoat, the dog’s coat is shiny and clean., there were about…

noun

A person's face or facial expression.

Usage examples:

His impenetrable eyes and inscrutable countenance give little away

verb

Admit as acceptable or possible.

Usage examples:

He was reluctant to countenance the use of force

noun

The appearance or expression of someone’s face

Usage examples:

[ c ] her countenance masked her feelings., this school will not countenance lateness.

noun

A voucher entitling the holder to a discount off a particular product.

Usage examples:

The current rates are $5 per day, $28 per week and a reduced fee if the customer uses available dis…

verb

(of a consumer) collect and use coupons or vouchers offering discounts on goods or services.

Usage examples:

She couponed and budgeted to feed her family of six

noun

A piece of paper that you can use to buy a product or service at a reduced price or to get it free, or to get information

Usage examples:

Send in this coupon with your name and address for a free travel brochure., you can collect points …

verb

Put something on top of or in front of (something), especially in order to protect or conceal it.

Usage examples:

The table had been covered with a checked tablecloth

noun

A thing which lies on, over, or around something, especially in order to protect or conceal it.

Usage examples:

A seat cover

verb

To put or spread something over something, or to lie on the surface of something

Usage examples:

Once the rice comes to a boil, turn down the flame and cover the pot., she covered the child with a…

noun

A face of a clock or watch that is marked to show units of time.

Usage examples:

The dial on your dive watch would send a geiger counter into cardiac arrest.

verb

Call (a phone number) by turning a dial or using a keypad or touchscreen.

Usage examples:

She dialled 999

verb

To operate a phone or make a phone call to someone by choosing a particular series of numbers on the phone

Usage examples:

Dial someone/something direct can i dial this number direct, or do i have to go through the operato…

verb

Put on one's clothes.

Usage examples:

Graham showered and dressed quickly

noun

A one-piece garment worn by women and girls that covers the body and extends down over the legs.

Usage examples:

A white cotton dress

verb

Put on clothes

noun

A distinctive attribute or aspect of something.

Usage examples:

A well-appointed house with interesting decorative features

verb

Have as a prominent attribute or aspect.

Usage examples:

The hotel features a large lounge, a sauna, and a coin-operated solarium

noun

A noticeable or important characteristic or part

Usage examples:

This car has excellent safety features., she has fine, delicate features (= parts of the face)., th…

noun

The side or part of an object that presents itself to view or that is normally seen or used first; the most forward part of something.

Usage examples:

A page at the front of the book had been torn out

adjective

Of or at the front.

Usage examples:

The front cover of the magazine

verb

(of a building or piece of land) have the front facing or directed towards.

Usage examples:

The flats which fronted crow road

noun

The most forward position or most important side of an object or surface

Usage examples:

The front of the house faces peach street., my little boy can’t eat ice cream without most of it dr…

noun

The part of a building that faces or is nearest to the street or that is most often seen or used

Usage examples:

Shop/store front the shop front occupies a very prominent position on the main street., at the fron…

phrase

To become familiar with something or someone

Usage examples:

Eventually you'll get used to the smells of the laboratory., [ + -ing verb ] i just can't get used …

phrasal verb

To expect someone or something to fail

Usage examples:

Most people gave up on him when he quit school, but he went back and earned his degree two years la…

verb

Ornament (an object) by embedding pieces of a different material in it, flush with its surface.

Usage examples:

Mahogany panelling inlaid with rosewood

noun

A design, pattern, or piece of material inlaid in something.

Usage examples:

Ivory inlays that decorated wooden furnishings

noun

A decorative pattern put into the surface of an object

Usage examples:

The walls of the palace are marble with silver inlay.

noun

A person who kisses someone, especially in a particular way.

Usage examples:

He's a good kisser

noun

Used with an adjective to describe how someone kisses

Usage examples:

Oh, he's a wonderful kisser, my boyfriend!, she punched him right in the kisser.

noun

Your mouth

Usage examples:

She punched him right in the kisser.

verb

Overlay (a flat surface, especially paper) with a layer of plastic or some other protective material.

Usage examples:

We will laminate your photos in clear plastic

noun

A laminated structure or material.

Usage examples:

The blade is suitable for cutting plastics or laminates

adjective

In the form of a lamina or laminae.

Usage examples:

The cells lack a sheath and are uni-nucleate with a conspicuous single laminate parietal chloroplas…

idiom

To accept a new but unpleasant situation that you cannot change

Usage examples:

It's hard not having him around but i've learned to live with it.

noun

A long, narrow mark or band.

Usage examples:

A row of closely spaced dots will look like a continuous line

verb

Stand or be positioned at intervals along.

Usage examples:

A processional route lined by people waving flags

verb

Cover the inside surface of (a container or garment) with a layer of different material.

Usage examples:

A basket lined with polythene

noun

A distinctive feature or characteristic, especially of the face.

Usage examples:

I recognized those haggard lineaments

phrasal verb

To watch something happen but not become involved in it

Usage examples:

A large crowd looked on as the band played.

noun

A large cup, typically cylindrical with a handle and used without a saucer.

Usage examples:

She picked up her coffee mug

verb

Attack and rob (someone) in a public place.

Usage examples:

He was mugged by three men who stole his bike

verb

Learn or revise a subject as far as possible in a short time.

Usage examples:

I'm constantly having to mug up things ahead of teaching them

noun

A soft, wet, pulpy mass.

Usage examples:

Red lentils cook quickly and soon turn to mush

verb

Reduce (a substance) to a soft, wet, pulpy mass.

Usage examples:

I reached over to his plate with my spoon and mushed together his pie with slice of flan

exclamation

A command urging on dogs pulling a sled during a journey across snow.

verb

Cover the surface of (something) with a coating.

Usage examples:

Their fingernails were overlaid with silver or gold

noun

Something laid as a covering over something else.

Usage examples:

A durable, cost-effective floor overlay

verb

Past of overlie.

verb

Fail to notice.

Usage examples:

He seems to have overlooked one important fact

noun

A commanding position or view.

Usage examples:

The overlook to the townsite

verb

To have or give a view of something from above

Usage examples:

Our hotel room overlooked the harbor., his film was nominated for an oscar, but reiner himself was …

noun

A metal container used for cooking food in.

Usage examples:

Heat the olive oil in a heavy pan

verb

Criticize severely.

Usage examples:

The movie was panned by the critics

noun

A panning movement.

Usage examples:

That slow pan over london

verb

Cover (a piece of ground) with flat stones or bricks; lay paving over.

Usage examples:

The yard at the front was paved with flagstones

noun

A setting of precious stones placed so closely together that no metal shows.

Usage examples:

A solid diamond pavé

verb

To cover an area of ground or a road with materials such as stone, concrete, or bricks that will form a hard, level surface

noun

A person's face or expression.

Usage examples:

It was enough to paste his phiz on the cover of time magazine

proper noun

(1815–82), english illustrator; pseudonym of hablot knight browne. he illustrated many of dickens's works, including martin chuzzlewit, pickwick papers, and bleak house. he took his pseudonym to complement dickens's ‘boz’.

proper noun

(1815–82), english illustrator; pseudonym of hablot knight browne. he illustrated many of dickens's works, including martin chuzzlewit, pickwick papers, and bleak house. he took his pseudonym to complement dickens's ‘boz’.

noun

A person's face or expression.

Usage examples:

He has a constant look of surprise on his fizzog

noun

A person's facial features or expression, especially when regarded as indicative of character or ethnic origin.

Usage examples:

Friends began to notice a change in his physiognomy

noun

The physical appearance of the face

noun

A flat dish, typically circular and made of china, from which food is eaten or served.

Usage examples:

He pushed his empty plate to one side and sipped his wine

verb

Cover (a metal object) with a thin coating of a different metal.

Usage examples:

The nickel is plated on the alloy or steel by using heat and chemistry.

noun

Dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten

noun

An outline of something, especially a person's face, as seen from one side.

Usage examples:

The man turned and she caught his profile

verb

Describe (a person or organization) in a short article.

Usage examples:

He was to profile a backbench mp

noun

An affectionate term for a cat.

Usage examples:

Dangly baubles can be too tantalizing for even the best behaved pusses

noun

A person's face, mouth, or expression.

Usage examples:

They hush up with little smiles on their pusses

phrasal verb

To accept a situation or fact although you do not like it

Usage examples:

She must reconcile herself to the fact that she must do some work if she wants to pass her exams.

noun

The thin layer of tissue forming the natural outer covering of the body of a person or animal.

Usage examples:

I use body lotion to keep my skin supple

verb

Remove the skin from (an animal or a fruit or vegetable).

Usage examples:

Scald and skin the tomatoes

noun

The natural outer layer that covers a person or animal

Usage examples:

[ c ] leopard skins, [ u ] he had dark, leathery skin., potato skins, [ c ] those airplanes have ti…

noun

The outside part or uppermost layer of something.

Usage examples:

The earth's surface

adjective

Relating to or found on the surface of something.

Usage examples:

Surface layers

verb

Rise or come up to the surface of the water or the ground.

Usage examples:

He surfaced from his dive

noun

A thin decorative covering of fine wood applied to a coarser wood or other material.

Usage examples:

A fine-grained veneer

verb

Cover (something) with a decorative layer of fine wood.

Usage examples:

Factories employed cabinetmakers to veneer looking glasses

noun

A thin layer of decorative wood or other material used to cover a cheaper or less attractive material

Usage examples:

[ c ] it’s a pine table with a mahogany veneer., [ u ] his ethics are pure veneer.

noun

A person's face, with reference to the form or proportions of the features.

Usage examples:

An elegant, angular visage