Definition of face:

• The face of an instrument is that which is shown by the mere language employed,without any explanation, modification, or addition from extrinsic facts or evidence.Thus, if the express terms of the paper disclose a fatal legal defect, it is said tobe " void on its face." Regarded as an evidence of debt, the face of an instrument is the principal sumwhich it expresses to be due or payable, without any additions in the way of interest orcosts. Thus, the expression " the face of a judgment" means the sum for which thejudgment was rendered, excluding the interest accrued thereon. Osgood v. Bringolf, 32Iowa, 265.
• means simply presence, as when it is recorded that Adam and Eve hid themselves from the " face [ RSV, ' presence'] of the Lord God" ( Genesis 3:8 ; Compare Exodus 33:14 Exodus 33:15 , where the same Hebrew word is rendered " presence"). The " light of God's countenance" is his favour ( Psalms 44:3 ; Daniel 9:17 ). " Face" signifies also anger, justice, severity ( Genesis 16:6 Genesis 16:8 ; Exodus 2:15 ; Psalms 68:1 ; Revelation 6:16 ). To " provoke God to his face" ( Isaiah 65:3 ) is to sin against him openly. The Jews prayed with their faces toward the temple and Jerusalem ( 1 Kings 8:38 1 Kings 8:44 1 Kings 8:48 ; Daniel 6:10 ). To " see God's face" is to have access to him and to enjoy his favour ( Psalms 17:15 ; 27:8 ). This is the privilege of holy angels ( Matthew 18:10 ; Luke 1:19 ). The " face of Jesus Christ" ( 2 Corinthians 4:6 ) is the office and person of Christ, the revealer of the glory of God ( John 1:14 John 1:18 ).
• To play the hypocrite; to turn the face. To face the enemy, to meet him in front, and oppose him with determination. Right face Left face! and Right about face! words of command, on which the soldiers individually turn to the side specified To face down, to oppose boldly or impudently. To face out, to brave unblushingly.
• To meet in front; confront; oppose.
• To cover; smooth the surface of.
• To meet in front; to oppose with firmness; to resist, or to meet for the purpose of stopping or opposing; to confront; to encounter; as, to face an enemy in the field of battle.
• To Confront impudently; to bully.
• To stand opposite to; to stand with the face or front toward; to front upon; as, the apartments of the general faced the park.
• To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon; as, a building faced with marble.
• To line near the edge, esp. with a different material; as, to face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress.
• To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.
• To make the surface of ( anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of ( a stone, a casting, etc.); esp., in turning, to shape or smooth the flat surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical surface.
• To cause to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
• To meet in front; oppose with boldness or confidence; stand opposite to; cover with an additional surface.
• To meet in the face or in front; to stand opposite to; to resist; to put an additional face or surface on; to cover in front.
• To meet in front; oppose; cover in front.
• To carry a false appearance; to play the hypocrite.
• To turn the face; as, to face to the right or left.
• To present a face or front.
• To turn the body, as after the command " right face.".
• To turn the face.
• deal with ( something unpleasant) head on; " You must confront your problems"; " He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"
• be opposite; " the facing page"; " the two sofas face each other"
• To meet in front; to oppose with firmless; to resist, or to meet for the purpose of stopping or opposing; to stand with the face or front toward; to cover in front; to smooth the surface of; to make appear of superior quality.
• To meet in front; to meet and oppose with firmness; to cover with an additional surface; to make a false appearance.
• Facing.
• the expression on a person's face; " a sad expression"; " a look of triumph"; " an angry face"
• impudent aggressiveness; " I couldn't believe her boldness"; " he had the effrontery to question my honesty"
• the act of confronting bravely; " he hated facing the facts"; " he excelled in the face of danger"
• a vertical surface of a building or cliff
• the side upon which the use of a thing depends ( usually the most prominent surface of an object); " he dealt the cards face down"
• the striking or working surface of an implement
• the general outward appearance of something; " the face of the city is changing"
• status in the eyes of others; " he lost 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"
• 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"
• a contorted facial expression; " she made a grimace at the prospect"
• the part of an animal corresponding to the human 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"
• cover the front or surface of; " The building was faced with beautiful stones"
• line the edge ( of a garment) with a different material; " face the lapels of the jacket"
• turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction; " Turn and face your partner now"
• turn so as to expose the face; " face a playing card"
• 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"
• The exterior form or appearance of anything; that part which presents itself to the view; especially, the front or upper part or surface; that which particularly offers itself to the view of a spectator.
• That part of a body, having several sides, which may be seen from one point, or which is presented toward a certain direction; one of the bounding planes of a solid; as, a cube has six faces.
• The principal dressed surface of a plate, disk, or pulley; the principal flat surface of a part or object.
• That part of the acting surface of a cog in a cog wheel, which projects beyond the pitch line.
• The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end; as, a pulley or cog wheel of ten inches face.
• The upper surface, or the character upon the surface, of a type, plate, etc.
• The style or cut of a type or font of type.
• Outside appearance; surface show; look; external aspect, whether natural, assumed, or acquired.
• That part of the head, esp. of man, in which the eyes, cheeks, nose, and mouth are situated; visage; countenance.
• Cast of features; expression of countenance; look; air; appearance.
• Ten degrees in extent of a sign of the zodiac.
• Maintenance of the countenance free from abashment or confusion; confidence; boldness; shamelessness; effrontery.
• Presence; sight; front; as in the phrases, before the face of, in the immediate presence of; in the face of, before, in, or against the front of; as, to fly in the face of danger; to the face of, directly to; from the face of, from the presence of.
• Mode of regard, whether favorable or unfavorable; favor or anger; mostly in Scriptural phrases.
• The end or wall of the tunnel, drift, or excavation, at which work is progressing or was last done.
• The countenance; dial of a clock, etc.; front; surface; outward aspect; confidence; an expressive grimace; value, excluding discount or interest; said of a note, etc.
• The anterior portion of the head, containing the features.
• Anterior portion of head.
• The visible forepart of the head; the outside make or appearance; front; cast of features; look; boldness; presence; ( B.) anger or favor; a term applied in various technical meanings; as, the dial of a clock, watch, compass card, or other indicator, the sole of a plane, the flat portion of a hammer head which comes in contact with the object struck, the edge of a cutting instrument, the surface of a printing type that impresses the characters.
• Facial.
• Front of anything; forepart of the head; look; presence; boldness.
• The front part of the head; the countenance.
• The surface; front; aspect; look; show; direct statement.
• Personal presence; sight.
• Effrontery; assurance.
• A grotesque expression.
• The surface or side which presents itself to the view; the front of a thing; the front part of the head; the visage; aspect of the face; look; look, as of anger or favour; the plane surface or side of a solid; visible state; appearance; confidence; effrontery; presence; sight; the person. To accept one's face, to show him favour or grant his request. To set the face against, to oppose. To make faces, to distort the form of the face. Face to face, in immediate presence. The face of a bastion, the two sides resching from the flanks of the salient angle Face- prolonged, that part of the line of defence which is between the angle of the shoulder and the curtain. The face of a gun, the superficies of the metal at the extremity of the muzzle. The faces of a square. the different sides of a battalion, & c.
• The countenance; the front or surface of anything; appearance; look; visible state of affairs; boldness.
• Faced.

Usage examples for face

1. I am not afraid to face it.  The Coming of the Ice by G. Peyton Wertenbaker

2. One day he came to my brother, with a very long face.  Roughing it in the Bush by Susanna Moodie

3. I shall never forget Mr. Cullen's face!  An Amiable Charlatan by E. Phillips Oppenheim

4. Last had looked Courtrey in the face.  Tharon of Lost Valley by Vingie E. Roe