Definitions for faced

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faced faced

Spelling: [feyst]

IPA: /feɪst/

Faced is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 68 anagrams from letters in faced (acdef).

Definitions for faced

noun

1. the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
2. a look or expression on this part:
3. an expression or look that indicates ridicule, disgust, etc.; grimace:
4. cosmetics; makeup:
5. impudence; boldness:
6. outward appearance:
7. outward show or pretense, especially as a means of preserving one's dignity or of concealing a detrimental fact, condition, etc.:
8. good reputation; dignity; prestige:
9. the amount specified in a bill or note, exclusive of interest.
10. the manifest sense or express terms, as of a document.
11. the geographic characteristics or general appearance of a land surface.
12. the surface:
13. the side, or part of a side, upon which the use of a thing depends:
14. the most important or most frequently seen side; front:
15. the outer or upper side of a fabric; right side.
16. the acting, striking, or working surface of an implement, tool, etc.
17. Geometry. any of the bounding surfaces of a solid figure:
18. Also called working face. Mining. the front or end of a drift or excavation, where the material is being or was last mined.
19. Printing. the working surface of a type, of a plate, etc. Also called typeface, typestyle. any design of type, including a full range of characters, as letters, numbers, and marks of punctuation, in all sizes: Also called typeface, typestyle. the general style or appearance of type:
20. Nautical, Aeronautics. the rear or after side of a propeller blade (opposed to back1 (def 11.)).
21. Fortification. either of the two outer sides that form the salient angle of a bastion or the like.
22. Crystallography. any of the plane surfaces of a crystal.
23. Electronics. faceplate (def 3).
24. Archaic. sight; presence:

Idioms

1. face the music. music (def 9).
2. face to face, facing or opposite one another: in an open, personal meeting or confrontation:
3. face to face with, in close proximity to; narrowly escaping; confronting:
4. fly in the face of. fly1 (def 35).
5. get out of someone's face, Southern U.S. go away!; leave. Slang. to stop bothering or annoying someone.
6. in someone’s face, in a confrontational way that shows annoyance or contempt: Slang. confrontational toward someone, as by criticizing or annoying persistently:
7. in your face, Slang. (usually used imperatively to tease someone or flaunt something in a confrontational way): involving confrontation; defiant; provocative: See also in-your-face.
8. in the face of, in spite of; notwithstanding: when confronted with:
9. lose face, to suffer disgrace, humiliation, or embarrassment:
10. make a face, to grimace, as in distaste or contempt; contort one's face in order to convey a feeling or to amuse another:
11. on the face of it, to outward appearances; superficially; seemingly:
12. put on a bold face, to give the appearance of confidence or assurance: Also, put a bold face on.
13. save face, to avoid disgrace, humiliation, or embarrassment:
14. set one's face against, to disapprove strongly of; oppose:
15. show one's face, to make an appearance; be seen:
16. to one's face, in one's presence; brazenly; directly:

adjective

1. having a specified kind of face or number of faces (usually used in combination):

Verb phrases

1. face down, to confront boldly or intimidate (an opponent, critic, etc.).
2. face off, to confront, fight, or compete against each other as opponents: Ice Hockey. to start a game or period with a face-off.
3. face up to, to acknowledge; admit: to meet courageously; confront:

verb (used with object)

1. to look toward or in the direction of:
2. to have the front toward or permit a view of:
3. to confront directly:
4. to confront courageously, boldly, or impudently (usually followed by down or out):
5. to oppose or to meet defiantly:
6. to cover or partly cover with a different material in front:
7. to finish the edge of a garment with facing, a piece of fabric added for ornament or strengthening.
8. to turn the face of (a playing card) upwards.
9. to dress or smooth the surface of (a stone or the like).
10. to cause (soldiers) to turn to the right, left, or in the opposite direction.
11. Ice Hockey. (of a referee) to put (the puck) in play by dropping it between two opposing players each having his or her stick on the ice and facing the goal of the opponent.

verb (used without object)

1. to turn or be turned (often followed by to or toward):
2. to be placed with the front in a certain direction (often followed by on, to, or toward):
3. to turn to the right, left, or in the opposite direction:
4. Ice Hockey. to face the puck; put the puck in play (often followed by off).

Origin of faced

First recorded in 1490-1500; face + -ed³

Examples for faced

But if Democrats are faced with the reality of a glut of qualified candidates, Republicans are assembling more of a fantasy team.

The only repercussions Iraqi has faced are outside of Egypt, as she lost her place in an upcoming Swiss Film Festival, he added.

faced with the loss of middle class voters, the administration seems determined to double down on its current coalition.

The man who faced the redhead was as light as his companion was ponderous.

He turned and faced Percival, looking from him to his sandwich with vacant eyes.

faced by failure of credit they have proposed only the lending of more money.

It had been vaguely present in his mind when he faced the crowd at Martindale, he remembered now.

Was it not fear that had made his nerves so rocklike as he faced that crowd and made his get-away?

If Huckabee runs, the hurdles he faced the last time out, namely geography and money, would still be there.

Politically in the last five decades, every problem Cuba faced was part of larger struggle against northern imperialists.