Facing - English meaning

verb

Consent to receive or undertake (something offered).

Usage examples:

He accepted a pen as a present

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 covering or coating on a structure or material.

Usage examples:

Timber cladding

verb

Encase (a structure) with a covering or coating.

Usage examples:

He cladded the concrete-frame structure in stainless steel

noun

Material that covers the surface of something and protects it

Usage examples:

The pipes froze because the cladding had fallen off.

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 thin layer or covering of something.

Usage examples:

A coating of paint

verb

Provide with a layer or covering of something.

Usage examples:

Her right leg was coated in plaster

noun

A coat

Usage examples:

Use a baking pan with a nonstick coating.

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 thing used to protect, decorate, or conceal something else.

Usage examples:

A vinyl floor covering

adjective

(of shooting) carried out to protect an exposed person from an enemy.

Usage examples:

We retreated behind spurts of covering fire

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

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 sauce for salads, typically one consisting of oil and vinegar with herbs or other flavourings.

Usage examples:

Vinaigrette dressing

verb

Put on one's clothes.

Usage examples:

Graham showered and dressed quickly

noun

Salad dressing

Usage examples:

You have to change the dressing every day.

noun

The principal front of a building, that faces on to a street or open space.

Usage examples:

The house has a half-timbered facade

noun

The front of a building

Usage examples:

The façade is made of limestone., behind her façade of gentleness was a tough competitor.

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

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 fact of putting a word or phrase that does not normally come at the beginning of a sentence at the beginning, in order to emphasize it

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

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…

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

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 …

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 surface made up of flat stones laid in a pattern.

Usage examples:

Weeds had forced their way up through the cracked paving

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 paved area, or material used to pave an area

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

A thin coating of gold, silver, or other metal.

Usage examples:

The pendants are enhanced by gold plating

verb

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

noun

(especially in fortification) a retaining wall or facing of masonry or other material, supporting or protecting a rampart, wall, etc.

Usage examples:

Many embankments, timber revetments and masonry river walls from the 10th to the 15th centuries wer…

noun

A short track at the side of and opening on to a railway line, used chiefly for shunting or stabling trains.

Usage examples:

Another old steam era operations feature were doubling sidings, short single-ended tracks.

verb

Support or oppose in a conflict, dispute, or debate.

Usage examples:

He felt that max had betrayed him by siding with beatrice

noun

Material that covers the outer walls of a building

Usage examples:

Vinyl/aluminum/wood siding

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.