| noun | the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear “he washed his face” |
| noun | the feelings expressed on a person's face “a sad expression” |
| noun | the general outward appearance of something “the face of the city is changing” |
| noun | the striking or working surface of an implement |
| noun | a part of a person that is used to refer to a person “he looked out at a roomful of faces” |
| noun | a surface forming part of the outside of an object “he examined all sides of the crystal” |
| noun | the part of an animal corresponding to the human face |
| noun | the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object) “he dealt the cards face down” |
| noun | a contorted facial expression “she made a grimace at the prospect” |
| noun | a specific size and style of type within a type family |
| noun | status in the eyes of others “he lost face” |
| noun | impudent aggressiveness “I couldn't believe her boldness” |
| noun | a vertical surface of a building or cliff |
| verb | deal with (something unpleasant) head on “You must confront your problems” |
| verb | oppose, as in hostility or a competition “You must confront your opponent” |
| verb | be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to “The house looks north” |
| verb | be opposite “the facing page” |
| verb | turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction “Turn and face your partner now” |
| verb | present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize “We confronted him with the evidence” |
| verb | turn so as to expose the face “face a playing card” |
| verb | line the edge (of a garment) with a different material “face the lapels of the jacket” |
| verb | cover the front or surface of “The building was faced with beautiful stones” |
| facial | adjective | of or concerning the face |
| look | verb | give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect |
| face | verb | turn so as to expose the face |
| grimace | verb | contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state |
| nervy | adjective | offensively bold |
| brassy | adjective | unrestrained by convention or propriety; ; ; - Los Angeles Times; ; ; - Bertrand Russell |
| cheeky | adjective | offensively bold |
| cheek | verb | speak impudently to |
| confrontation | noun | a bold challenge |
| face | noun | impudent aggressiveness |
| front | noun | the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer |
| frontage | noun | the direction in which something (such as a building) faces |
| facing | noun | a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening |