Face vs Wall - What's the difference?
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(lb) The front part of the head, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth and the surrounding area.
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The public image; outward appearance.
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The frontal aspect of something.
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(lb) Presence; sight; front.
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*:The Bat—they called him the Bat. Like a bat he chose the night hours for his work of rapine; like a bat he struck and vanished, pouncingly, noiselessly; like a bat he never showed himself to the face of the day.
The directed force of something.
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Good reputation; standing in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige. (See'' lose face''', ' save face ).
Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.
*(John Tillotson) (1630-1694)
*:This is the man that has the face to charge others with false citations.
The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.
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(lb) Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron. More generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.
Any surface; especially a front or outer one.
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*(Bible), (w) ii.6:
*:A mistwatered the whole face of the ground.
*(Lord Byron) (1788-1824)
*:Lake Leman woos me with its crystal face .
The numbered dial of a clock or watch.
(lb) The mouth.
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(lb) Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.
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Short for babyface. A wrestler whose on-ring persona is embodying heroic or virtuous traits. Contrast with heel.
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(lb) The front surface of a bat.
(lb) The part of a golf club that hits the ball.
(lb) The side of the card that shows its value (as opposed to the back side, which looks the same on all cards of the deck).
(lb) A typeface.
Mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.
*(Bible), (w) vi.25:
*:The Lord make his face to shine upon thee.
*(Bible), (w) vii.22:
*:My face [favour] will I turn also from them.
(lb) An interface.
*2003 May 14, Bart Leeten, Kris Meukens,
*:For clarity reasons and to stress that JavaServer Faces is not only about ‘visual’ user interfaces, we propose to use the term ‘face ’, to express what for visual interfaces is typically named a ‘screen’.
The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.
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To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
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*:Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. The clear light of the bright autumn morning had no terrors for youth and health like hers.
To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
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*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:He gained also with his forces that part of Britain which faces Ireland.
(lb) To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
(lb) To deal with (a difficult situation or person).
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*(John Dryden) (1631-1700)
*:I'll face / This tempest, and deserve the name of king.
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, title= (lb) To have the front in a certain direction.
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(lb) To have as an opponent.
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, title= To be the batsman on strike.
(lb) To confront impudently; to bully.
*(William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
*:I will neither be faced nor braved.
To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.
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To line near the edge, especially with a different material.
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To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.
(lb) To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); especially, in turning, to shape or smooth the flat surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical surface.
A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.
A structure built for defense surrounding a city, castle etc.
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, title= Each of the substantial structures acting either as the exterior of or divisions within a structure.
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A point of defeat or extinction.
An impediment to free movement.
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A type of butterfly (Lasiommata megera ).
A barrier.
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A barrier to vision.
Something with the apparent solidity and dimensions of a building wall.
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A divisive or containing structure in an organ or cavity.
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*:The epidermal cells of the capsule wall of Jubulopsis'', with nodose "trigones" at the angles, are very reminiscent of what one finds in ''Frullania spp.
(lb) A fictional bidder used to increase the price at an auction. Also called a chandelier.
(lb) A line of defenders set up between an opposing free-kick taker and the goal.
*{{quote-news, year=2011, date=January 23, author=Alistair Magowan, work=BBC
, title= (lb) A personal notice board listing messages of interest to a particular user.
To enclose with a wall
To enclose by surrounding with walls.
To separate with a wall
To seal with a wall
As a verb face
is .As a proper noun wall is
or wall can be (astronomy) a chinese constellation located near pegasus and andromeda, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of the larger black turtle.face
English
(wikipedia face)Noun
(en noun)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces' were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's ' face ; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.}}
citation, passage=‘Children crawled over each other like little grey worms in the gutters,’ he said. ‘The only red things about them were their buttocks and they were raw. Their faces looked as if snails had slimed on them and their mothers were like great sick beasts whose byres had never been cleared.
JSR127 JavaServer Faces, VERSIE, p.1/6:
Synonyms
* (part of head) countenance, visage, phiz (obsolete), phizog (obsolete) * (facial expression) countenance, expression, facial expression, look, visage * (the front or outer surface) foreside * (public image) image, public image, reputation * (of a polyhedron) facet (different specialised meaning in mathematical use), surface (not in mathematical use) * cakehole, gob, mush, piehole, trap * good guy, hero * See alsoDerived terms
* baby face * blackfaced * facebook * face down * faceless * facelet * face-off * face-saving * face that would stop a clock * face to face, face-to-face * face up * face value * fall on one's face * feed one's face * fill one's face * game face * hatchet-faced * in face of * in one's face * in the face of * just another pretty face * lose face * manface * not just a pretty face * pizza face * pull a face * put a good face on * ratface * rock face * save face * shit-faced * stare someone in the face * suck face * whitefacedVerb
(fac)Globalisation is about taxes too, passage=It is time the international community faced the reality: we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. It is a tax system that is pivotal in creating the increasing inequality that marks most advanced countries today […].}}
Obama goes troll-hunting, passage=According to this saga of intellectual-property misanthropy, these creatures [patent trolls] roam the business world, buying up patents and then using them to demand extravagant payouts from companies they accuse of infringing them. Often, their victims pay up rather than face the costs of a legal battle.}}
Bulgaria 0-3 England, passage=And a further boost to England's qualification prospects came after the final whistle when Wales recorded a 2-1 home win over group rivals Montenegro, who Capello's men face in their final qualifier.}}
Synonyms
* * (have its front closest to) * (deal with) confront, deal withDerived terms
* face down * face facts * face the music * face up to * in-your-face * in your faceSee also
* (Face) * * * *Statistics
*External links
*MathWorld article on geometrical faces*
Faces in programming*
JavaServer Faces* (commonslite)
Anagrams
* 1000 English basic words ----wall
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) . More at (l), (l).Noun
(en noun)The new masters and commanders, passage=From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.}}
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=[…] St.?Bede's at this period of its history was perhaps the poorest and most miserable parish in the East End of London. Close-packed, crushed by the buttressed height of the railway viaduct, rendered airless by huge walls of factories, it at once banished lively interest from a stranger's mind and left only a dull oppression of the spirit.}}
citation, passage=Nanny Broome was looking up at the outer wall . Just under the ceiling there were three lunette windows, heavily barred and blacked out in the normal way by centuries of grime.}}
Blackburn 2-0 West Brom, passage=Blackburn were the recipients of another dose of fortune when from another Thomas pass Odemwingie was brought down by Jones inside the penalty area, but referee Mark Clattenburg awarded a free-kick which Chris Brunt slammed into the wall .}}
Synonyms
* (fictional bidder at an auction) chandelierVerb
(en verb)- He walled the study with books.
- They had walled in the garden
- The previous owners had walled off two rooms, making an apartment.
- They walled up the basement space that had been used as a coal bin.