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”

the feelings expressed on a person's face

“a sad expression”

“a look of triumph”

“an angry face”

the general outward appearance of something

“the face of the city is changing”

the striking or working surface of an implement

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”

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”

“they travelled across the face of the continent”

deal with (something unpleasant) head on

“You must confront your problems”

“He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes”

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”

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”

“His fields face mine at this point”

be opposite

“the facing page”

“the two sofas face each other”

turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction

“Turn and face your partner now”

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”