face

Universal Words noun, verb noun front of head 1 the front part of the head between the forehead and the chin: a pretty / round / freckled face * He buried his face in his hands. * You should have seen the look on her face when I told her! * The expression on his face never changed. * At that time, her face was on the covers of all the magazines. expression 2 an expression that is shown on sb's face: a sad / happy / smiling face * Her face lit up (= showed happiness) when she spoke of the past. * His face fell (= showed disappointment, sadness, etc.) when he read the headlines. * Sue's face was a picture (= she looked very surprised, angry, etc.) as she listened to her husband's speech. -faced 3 (in adjectives) having the type of face or expression mentioned: pale-faced * grim-faced person 4 (in compounds) used to refer to a person of the type mentioned: She looked around for a familiar face. * a well-known face on our television screens * It's nice to see some new faces here this evening. * I'm fed up of seeing the same old faces every time we go out! side / surface 5 a side or surface of sth: the north face of the mountain * The birds build their nests in the rock face. * Ivy covered the front face of the house. * How many faces does a cube have? seealsoCOALFACE front of clock 6 the front part of a clock or watch character / aspect 7 ~ of sth (written) the particular character of sth: the changing face of Britain 8 ~ of sth a particular aspect of sth: the unacceptable face of capitalism seealsoIN-YOUR-FACE, TYPEFACE, VOLTE-FACE IDIOMS disappear / vanish off the face of the earth to disappear completely: Keep looking-they can't just have vanished off the face of the earth. sb's face doesn't fit used to say that sb will not get a particular job or position because they do not have the appearance, personality, etc. that the employer wants, even when this should not be important: It doesn't matter how qualified you are, if your face doesn't fit, you don't stand a chance. sb's face is like thunder