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face

  [feys] noun, verb, faced, fac⋅ing.
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–noun
1. the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
2. a look or expression on this part: a sad face.
3. an expression or look that indicates ridicule, disgust, etc.; grimace: The child put on a face when told to go to bed.
4. cosmetics; makeup: Excuse me while I go to the powder room to put on my face.
5. impudence; boldness: to have the face to ask such a rude question.
6. outward appearance: These are just old problems with new faces. The future presented a fair face to the fortunate youth.
7. outward show or pretense, esp. as a means of preserving one's dignity or of concealing a detrimental fact, condition, etc.: Though shamed beyond words, he managed to show a bold face.
8. good reputation; dignity; prestige: They hushed up the family scandal to preserve face.
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: the face of the earth.
13. the side, or part of a side, upon which the use of a thing depends: the clock's face; the face of a playing card.
14. the most important or most frequently seen side; front: the face of a building.
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: a cube has six faces.
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.
a. the working surface of a type, of a plate, etc.
b. Also called typeface, typestyle. any design of type, including a full range of characters, as letters, numbers, and marks of punctuation, in all sizes: Caslon is one of the most popular faces.
c. Also called typeface, typestyle. the general style or appearance of type: broad or narrow face.
20. Nautical, Aeronautics. the rear or after side of a propeller blade (opposed to back ).
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: to flee from the face of the enemy.
–verb (used with object)
25. to look toward or in the direction of: to face the light.
26. to have the front toward or permit a view of: The building faces Fifth Avenue. The bedroom faces the park.
27. to confront directly: to be faced with a problem; to face the future confidently.
28. to confront courageously, boldly, or impudently (usually fol. by down or out): He could always face down his detractors.
29. to oppose or to meet defiantly: to face fearful odds; Army faces Navy in today's football game.
30. to cover or partly cover with a different material in front: They faced the old wooden house with brick.
31. to finish the edge of a garment with facing.
32. to turn the face of (a playing card) upwards.
33. to dress or smooth the surface of (a stone or the like).
34. to cause (soldiers) to turn to the right, left, or in the opposite direction.
35. 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)
36. to turn or be turned (often fol. by to or toward): She faced toward the sea.
37. to be placed with the front in a certain direction (often fol. by on, to, or toward): The house faces on the street. The barn faces south.
38. to turn to the right, left, or in the opposite direction: Left face!
39. Ice Hockey. to face the puck (often fol. by off).
—Verb phrases
40. face down, to confront boldly or intimidate (an opponent, critic, etc.).
41. face off, Ice Hockey. to start a game or period with a face-off.
42. face up to,
a. to acknowledge; admit: to face up to the facts.
b. to meet courageously; confront: He refused to face up to his problems.
—Idioms
43. face the music. music (def. 9).
44. face to face,
a. facing or opposite one another: We sat face to face at the table.
b. in an open, personal meeting or confrontation: The leaders spoke face to face about a reduction in nuclear arms.
45. face to face with, in close proximity to; narrowly escaping; confronting: face to face with death.
46. fly in the face of. fly 1 (def. 35).
47. get out of someone's face (usually used imperatively)
a. Southern U.S. go away!; leave.
b. Slang. to stop bothering or annoying someone.
48. in the face of,
a. in spite of; notwithstanding: She persevered in the face of many obstacles.
b. when confronted with: They were steadfast in the face of disaster.
49. lose face, to suffer disgrace, humiliation, or embarrassment: It was impossible to apologize publicly without losing face.
50. make a face, to grimace, as in distaste or contempt; contort one's face in order to convey a feeling or to amuse another: She made a face when she was told the work wasn't finished. The children made me laugh by making faces.
51. on the face of it, to outward appearances; superficially; seemingly: On the face of it, there was no hope for a comeback.
52. put on a bold face, to give the appearance of confidence or assurance: Everyone knew that he had been fired, even though he put on a bold face. Also, put a bold face on.
53. save face, to avoid disgrace, humiliation, or embarrassment: She tried to save face by saying that the bill had never arrived.
54. set one's face against, to disapprove strongly of; oppose: My parents have set their face against my becoming an actress.
55. show one's face, to make an appearance; be seen: I would be ashamed to show my face in such an outlandish outfit. Just show your face at the party and then you can leave.
56. to one's face, in one's presence; brazenly; directly: Tell him to his face that he's a liar!
Origin:
1250–1300; (n.) ME < AF, OF < VL *facia, for L faciēs facies; (v.) late ME facen, deriv. of the n.

Related forms:
face⋅a⋅ble, adjective

Synonyms:
1. Face, countenance, visage refer to the front of the (usually human) head. The face is the combination of the features: a face with broad cheekbones. Countenance, a more formal word, denotes the face as it is affected by or reveals the state of mind, and hence often signifies the look or expression on the face: a thoughtful countenance. Visage, still more formal, refers to the face as seen in a certain aspect, esp. as revealing seriousness or severity: a stern visage. 2. appearance, aspect, mien. 7. exterior. 14. façade. 30. veneer.
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lose

  [looz] verb, lost, los⋅ing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
2. to fail inadvertently to retain (something) in such a way that it cannot be immediately recovered: I just lost a dime under this sofa.
3. to suffer the deprivation of: to lose one's job; to lose one's life.
4. to be bereaved of by death: to lose a sister.
5. to fail to keep, preserve, or maintain: to lose one's balance; to lose one's figure.
6. (of a clock or watch) to run slower by: The watch loses three minutes a day.
7. to give up; forfeit the possession of: to lose a fortune at the gaming table.
8. to get rid of: to lose one's fear of the dark; to lose weight.
9. to bring to destruction or ruin (usually used passively): Ship and crew were lost.
10. to condemn to hell; damn.
11. to have slip from sight, hearing, attention, etc.: to lose him in the crowd.
12. to stray from or become ignorant of (one's way, directions, etc.): to lose one's bearings.
13. to leave far behind in a pursuit, race, etc.; outstrip: She managed to lose the other runners on the final lap of the race.
14. to use to no purpose; waste: to lose time in waiting.
15. to fail to have, get, catch, etc.; miss: to lose a bargain.
16. to fail to win (a prize, stake, etc.): to lose a bet.
17. to be defeated in (a game, lawsuit, battle, etc.): He has lost very few cases in his career as a lawyer.
18. to cause the loss of: The delay lost the battle for them.
19. to let (oneself) go astray, miss the way, etc.: We lost ourselves in the woods.
20. to allow (oneself) to become absorbed or engrossed in something and oblivious to all else: I had lost myself in thought.
21. (of a physician) to fail to preserve the life of (a patient).
22. (of a woman) to fail to be delivered of (a live baby) because of miscarriage, complications in childbirth, etc.
–verb (used without object)
23. to suffer loss: to lose on a contract.
24. to suffer defeat or fail to win, as in a contest, race, or game: We played well, but we lost.
25. to depreciate in effectiveness or in some other essential quality: a classic that loses in translation.
26. (of a clock, watch, etc.) to run slow.
—Verb phrase
27. lose out, to suffer defeat or loss; fail to obtain something desired: He got through the preliminaries, but lost out in the finals.
—Idiom
28. lose face. face (def. 48).
Origin:
bef. 900; ME losen, OE -lēosan; r. ME lesen, itself also reflecting OE -lēosan; c. G verlieren, Goth fraliusan to lose. See loss
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Main Entry:  lose face
Part of Speech:  v
Definition:  to become disgraced, humiliated, or embarrassed, cf. {save face}
Usage:  idiom
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Word Origin & History

face  (n.)
c.1290, from O.Fr. face, from V.L. *facia, from L. facies "appearance, form, figure," and secondarily "visage, countenance;" probably related to facere "to make" (see factitious). Replaced O.E. andwlita. To face (v.) "confront" is first recorded 1465. To lose face (or save face), 1876, is said to be from Chinese tu lien; to face the music is theatrical. Face-lift (n.) first recorded 1934, from face-lifting (1922).

lose 
O.E. losian "be lost, perish," from los "destruction, loss," from P.Gmc. *lausa (cf. O.N. los "the breaking up of an army"), from PIE base *leu- "to loosen, divide, cut apart, untie, separate" (cf. Skt. lunati "cuts, cuts off," lavitram "sickle;" Gk. lyein "to loosen, untie, slacken," lysus "a loosening;" L. luere "to loose, release, atone for"). Replaced related leosan (a class II strong verb whose pp. loren survives in forlorn and love-lorn), from P.Gmc. *leusanan (cf. O.H.G. virliosan, Ger. verlieren, O.Fris. urliasa, Goth. fraliusan "to lose"). Transitive sense of "to part with accidentally" is from c.1205. Meaning "to be defeated" (in a game, etc.) is from c.1533. To lose (one's) mind "become insane" is attested from c.1500. To lose out "fail" is 1858, Amer.Eng.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: face
Function: noun
1 a : outward appearance b : the surface or superficial reading or meaning of something (as a document or statute) that does not take into account outside information face of [the] deed reveals that she had two purposes in mind —State v. Rand, 366 Atlantic Reporter, Second Series 183 (1976)> —often used in the phrases on its face and on the face of on its face but has a discriminatory effect on women —Marcia Coyle> on the face of the amendment that it was precisely directed at public as distinguished from private destruction —O'Brien v. United States, 376 Federal Reporter, Second Series 538 (1967)>
2 : the inscribed or printed side of something (as a document); broadly : the front side of something inscribed or printed on both sides face of a stock certificate>
3 : FACE VALUE
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: face
Pronunciation: 'fAs
Function: noun
often attributive 1 a : the front part of the human head including the chin, mouth, nose,cheeks, eyes, and usually the forehead b : the corresponding part of the head of a lower animal
2 : SURFACE; especially : a front, upper, or outer surface

Main Entry: lose
Pronunciation: 'lüz
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: lost /'lost/; los·ing
1 : tosuffer deprivation of : part with especially in an unforeseen or accidental manner <lose a leg in an auto crash>
2 a : to suffer deprivation through the deathor removal of or final separation from (a person) <lost a son in the war> b : to fail to keep (a patient) from dying lost many fewer pneumonia cases sincepenicillin came into use>
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Medical Dictionary

face (fās)
n.

  1. The front portion of the head, from forehead to chin.

  2. Facies.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Idioms & Phrases

lose face

Be embarrassed or humiliated, especially publicly. For example, Terry lost face when his assistant was promoted and became his boss. Both this expression and the underlying concept come from Asia; the term itself is a translation of the Chinese tiu lien and has been used in English since the late 1800s. Also see save face.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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