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Word: Face
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old French, based on Latin facies ‘form, appearance, face’
feɪs
the front part of a person's head from the forehead to the chin, or the corresponding part in an animal
Short Definition:front part of head
Examples:- she was scarlet in the face and perspiring profusely
the surface of a thing, especially one that is presented to the view or has a particular function.
Short Definition:surface of something
a person of a particular type
Short Definition:particular type of person
Examples:- this season's squad has a lot of old faces in it
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Word: Face
Speech Type: Verb
feɪs
be positioned with the face or front towards (someone or something)
Short Definition:be positioned with face towards
Examples:- he turned to face her
confront and deal with or accept a difficult or unpleasant task, fact, or situation
Short Definition:confront and deal with
Examples:- honesty forced her to face facts
- sooner or later you must face the truth
cover the surface of (something) with a layer of a different material
Short Definition:cover surface of something with material
Examples:- the external basement walls were faced with granite slabs
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