Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)face, human facethe 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” (n)facethe general outward appearance of something“the face of the city is changing” (n)facethe striking or working surface of an implement (n)facea 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” (n)side, facea 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” (n)facethe part of an animal corresponding to the human face (n)facethe side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object)“he dealt the cards face down” (n)grimace, facea contorted facial expression“she made a grimace at the prospect” (n)facestatus in the eyes of others“he lost face” (n)boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheekimpudent aggressiveness“I couldn't believe her boldness”,
“he had the cheek to question my honesty” (n)facea vertical surface of a building or cliff Verbs
(v)confront, face up, facedeal with (something unpleasant) head on“You must confront your problems”,
“He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes” (v)confront, faceoppose, 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” (v)front, look, facebe 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” (v)facebe opposite“the facing page”,
“the two sofas face each other” (v)faceturn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction“Turn and face your partner now” (v)confront, face, presentpresent 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” (v)faceturn so as to expose the face“face a playing card” (v)faceline the edge (of a garment) with a different material“face the lapels of the jacket” (v)facecover the front or surface of“The building was faced with beautiful stones”