Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) face, human face (the 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"
S: (n) face (the general outward appearance of something) "the face of the city is changing"
S: (n) face (the striking or working surface of an implement)
S: (n) face (a 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"
S: (n) side, face (a 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"
S: (n) beam-ends ((nautical) at the ends of the transverse deck beams of a vessel) "on her beam-ends" means heeled over on the side so that the deck is almost vertical
S: (n) side, face (a 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"
S: (n) surface (the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object) "they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface"
S: (n) region, part (the extended spatial location of something) "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"
S: (n) top, top side, upper side, upside (the highest or uppermost side of anything) "put your books on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was painted"
S: (v) confront, face up, face (deal with (something unpleasant) head on) "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"
S: (v) confront, face (oppose, 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"
S: (v) front, look, face (be 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"
S: (v) lie (be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position)
S: (v) nestle (lie in a sheltered position) "The little cottage nestles in the forest"
S: (v) intervene (be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events) "This interludes intervenes between the two movements"; "Eight days intervened"
S: (v) top (be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point) "A star tops the Christmas Tree"
S: (v) mediate (occupy an intermediate or middle position or form a connecting link or stage between two others) "mediate between the old and the new"
S: (v) ride (lie moored or anchored) "Ship rides at anchor"
S: (v) lap (lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another)
S: (v) cap, crest (lie at the top of) "Snow capped the mountains"
S: (v) front, look, face (be 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"
S: (v) back (be in back of) "My garage backs their yard"
S: (v) flank (be located at the sides of something or somebody)
S: (v) head (be in the front of or on top of) "The list was headed by the name of the president"
S: (v) face (turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction) "Turn and face your partner now"
S: (v) confront, face, present (present 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"