Stuart's Daily Word Spot: Face

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Face: noun - front of head, from forehead to chin; visage, countenance; correspondingpart of an animal, insect, or other creature; a portrait; form of address to someone,especially if admired or despised. Slang; the countenance as a way ofexpressing feelings, character; what's shown by expression; a grimace; thecountenance with regard to beauty, make-up, cosmetics; the surface of anything;in Astrology - a third of a sign of the zodiac, extending over 10 degrees inlongitude; a polished surface; either side of a medal or coin; the outer orupper side of a two-sided object; the front; the inscribed side of a document; thepicture side of a playing card; in Architecture - the facade of a building; theexposed surface of a wall; the front of an arch; the main side, frequentlyvertical or steeply sloped, presented by the front of a cliff, a geologicalfault; an open slope or hillside; each surface of a solid; the dial of a clockor watch; the working surface of an implement or tool; the striking surface ofa cricket bat, golf club, hockey stick, etc.; external look; semblance of; outwardshow; disguise, pretence; a pretext; visible state or condition; aspect; in Typography- the printing surface of type; a style of type; boldface, fat-face, old-face,etc.; in Mining - the end of a tunnel where work is going on; the principalsurface from which coal is being removed.
'Karmen Kass is the faceof Max Factor today.'
'George made a face whenhis mother tried to get him to eat sprouts.'
'Climbing the face of thecliff required more skill than Jennifer had developed at this stage and shefell off, plunging into the calm sea below.'
'The medallion awarded tothe winning competitors had one face bearing the name and date of the contestbut the main face carrying a depiction of a naked female athlete engaged in thesport.'
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