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noun
- The forehead.
- the part of the face above the eyes
- The eyebrow.
- (nautical) The gangway from ship to shore when a ship is lying alongside a quay.
- The first tine of an antler's beam.
- (figurative) Aspect; appearance; facial expression.
- The bony ridge over the eyes, upon which the eyebrows are located.
- The projecting upper edge of a steep place such as a hill.
- (nautical) The hinged part of a landing craft or ferry which is lowered to form a landing platform; a ramp.
- (mining) A gallery in a coal mine running across the face of the coal.
- the peak of a hill
- the arch of hair above each eye
verb
noun
- the flat area on either side of the forehead
- place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
- an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes
- (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
- (weaving) A contrivance used in a loom for keeping the web stretched transversely.
- A house of worship dedicated to a polytheistic faith.
- (figurative) Any place regarded as holding a religious presence.
- (figurative) Anything regarded as important or minutely cared for.
- (ophthalmology) Either of the sidepieces on a set of spectacles, extending backwards from the hinge toward the ears and, usually, turning down around them.
- (anatomy) The slightly flatter region, on either side of the head of a vertebrate, including a human, behind the eye and forehead, above the zygomatic arch, and forward of the ear.
- (Mormonism) As opposed to an LDS meetinghouse, a church closed to non-Mormons and necessary for particular rituals.
- A meeting house of the Oddfellows fraternity; its members.
- (figurative) A gesture wherein the forefingers are outstretched and touch pad to pad while the other fingers are clasped together.
- (figurative) Any place seen as an important centre for some activity.
- (Judaism) Synonym of synagogue, especially a non-Orthodox synagogue.
verb
noun
verb
- (transitive) To pull one's brows or eyebrows together due to concentration, worry, etc.
- (transitive) To cut one or more grooves in (the ground, etc.).
- (transitive) To wrinkle.
- (intransitive) to become furrowed
- make wrinkled or creased
- hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove
- cut a furrow into a column
noun
adj
- of or adjacent to the forehead or frontal bone
- of or relating to the front of an advancing mass of air
- meeting front to front
- belonging to the front part
- Directed against the front or at the main point or issue.
- (meteorology) Of or relating to a weather front.
- (anatomy) Parallel to the main axis of the body and at right angles to the sagittal plane.
- (zootomy) Any of the scales of a reptile that lie in the general region of the forehead, more specifically between the eyes and to the anterior of this area.
- Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front.
- (anatomy) Of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone.
noun
- The part of a person's hairstyle which covers the forehead.
- a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead
- The part of a horse's (or similar animal's) mane that lies on its forehead.
- A wedge pushed through a hole at the end of a bolt to hold it in place.
- a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears
verb
noun
- the part of the face above the eyes
- the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: includes the upper part of the orbits
- The upper part of a mobile phone, above the screen.
- (countable) The part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline.
- (uncountable) confidence; audacity; impudence.
noun
- a prominent forelock (especially one brushed upward from the forehead)
- (slang) A young girl, especially as promiscuous; a prostitute.
- (regional, slang) A trick or ploy; a stratagem.
- (British dialect) A puff or whiff, especially of tobacco smoke.
- (slang) The vulva or vagina.
- (UK) A hairstyle whereby the forelock is brushed and/or gelled upward, often associated with the styles of the 1950s.
verb
noun
- the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
- a part of a person that is used to refer to a person
- the general outward appearance of something
- a surface forming part of the outside of an object
- status in the eyes of others
- a vertical surface of a building or cliff
- impudent aggressiveness
- the feelings expressed on a person's face
- the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
- the striking or working surface of an implement
- a specific size and style of type within a type family
- the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object)
- a contorted facial expression
- (anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
- (geometry) Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron; more generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.
- Good reputation; standing, in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige.
- Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.
- (card games) 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).
- Public image; outward appearance.
- (golf) The part of a golf club that hits the ball.
- (typography) A typeface.
- A mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.
- (synecdochic) A person; the self; (reflexively) oneself.
- (mining) The exposed surface of the mineral deposit where it is being mined. Also the exposed end surface of a tunnel where digging may still be in progress.
- The directed force of something.
- (heraldry) The head of a lion, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
- (mechanics) The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.
- (slang) The mouth.
- (slang) Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.
- (professional wrestling, slang) A headlining wrestler with a persona embodying heroic or virtuous traits and who is regarded as a "good guy", especially one who is handsome and well-conditioned; a baby face.
- (video games, TCGs, uncountable) The player character, especially as opposed to minions or other entities which might absorb damage instead of the player character.
- Any surface, especially a front or outer one.
- The frontal aspect of something.
- (informal) A familiar or well-known person; a member of a particular scene, such as the music or fashion scene.
- (figurative) Presence; sight; front.
- The numbered dial of a clock or watch; the clock face.
- (informal) The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.
- (cricket) The front surface of a bat.
- An aspect of the character or nature of someone or something.
- (in expressions such as make a face) A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.
- One's facial expression.
verb
- present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
- line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
- be opposite
- deal with (something unpleasant) head on
- cover the front or surface of
- oppose, as in hostility or a competition
- turn so as to expose the face
- be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
- turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction
- (transitive, of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
- (intransitive, cricket) To be the batsman on strike.
- (engineering) 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 (transverse) surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical (axial) surface.
- (transitive, retail) To improve the display of stock by ensuring items aren't upside down or back to front and are pulled forwards.
- (transitive) To line near the edge, especially with a different material.
- (transitive) To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.
- 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.
- (intransitive) To have the front in a certain direction.
- (transitive) To have as an opponent.
- (transitive) To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.
- (transitive, of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
- (transitive) To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
- (transitive) To be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect.
noun
- (slang) A face; the head.
- (British) The odometer of a motor vehicle.
- A large beetle, especially the European dung beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius).
- (uncountable) A luck-based patience or solitaire card game with the cards laid out to represent the face of a clock.
- The seed head of a dandelion.
- A time clock.
- (computing, informal) A CPU clock cycle, or T-state.
- (attributive) A common noun relating to an instrument that measures or keeps track of time.
- A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day.
- A pattern near the heel of a sock or stocking.
- (electronics) An electrical signal that synchronizes timing among digital circuits of semiconductor chips or modules.
- a timepiece that shows the time of day
verb
- (ambitransitive, chiefly African-American Vernacular and LGBTQ slang) To expose or attack someone, typically in a targeted and insulting manner.
- (transitive, informal, with as) To recognize; to assess, register.
- (British, slang) To falsify the reading of the odometer of a vehicle.
- (transitive, informal) To identify (someone) as having some attribute (for example, being trans or gay).
- (transitive, slang) To hit (someone) heavily.
- (transitive, British, New Zealand, Australia, slang) To beat a video game.
- (transitive) To ornament (e.g. the side of a stocking) with figured work.
- (transitive, informal) To notice; to take notice of (someone or something).
- (transitive) To measure the duration of.
- (transitive) To measure the speed of.
- measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
adj
noun
noun
- (slang) The face.
- One who kisses.
- (slang) The mouth.
- (archery) A button on a bowstring that indicates consistent height when drawing a bow, for example by being placed against the archer's mouth .
- The kissing gourami.
- the human face (‘kisser’ and ‘smiler’ and ‘mug’ are informal terms for ‘face’ and ‘phiz’ is British)
- someone who kisses
noun
- (slang) The face.
- (vulgar, slang) The vulva (female genitalia).
- (informal, often as a term of address) A cat.
- (uncountable, vulgar, slang, metonymic) Sex with a woman.
- (slang) The mouth.
- Alternative spelling of pus.
- (vulgar, slang, chiefly Canada, US) A coward; a wuss; someone who is unable to stand up for themselves.
- informal terms referring to a domestic cat
- obscene terms for female genitals
noun
- Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck.
- The curved underside of an axehead, extending from the lower end of the cutting edge to the axehandle.
- The cluster of small feathers at the base of the beak in some birds.
- (slang, originally gambling) A fake customer or companion; an intermediary.
- A barb or sharp point of an arrow or other instrument, projecting backward to prevent the head from being easily drawn out.
- One who helps to conceal infidelity in a monogamous relationship by acting as a cover.
- The gills of some bivalves, such as the oyster.
- (LGBTQ) A woman who accompanies a gay man, or a man who accompanies a lesbian, in order to give the impression that the person being accompanied is heterosexual.
- The byssus of certain shellfish.
- (entomology, lepidopterology) The hairs of the labial palpi of moths and butterflies.
- That part of the underside of a horse's lower jaw which is above the chin, and bears the curb of a bridle.
- The appendages to the jaw in some cetaceans, and to the mouth or jaws of some fishes.
- (botany) The long or stiff hairs on a plant; the awn.
- Long, hairlike feathers that protrude from the chest of a turkey.
- a person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality)
- the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
- a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses
- tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface
- hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals
verb
- (transitive) To take by the beard; to seize, pluck, or pull the beard of (a man), in anger or contempt.
- (transitive) To boldly and bravely oppose or confront, often to the chagrin of the one being bearded.
- (intransitive, beekeeping) Of bees, to accumulate together in a beard-like shape.
- (transitive) To deprive (an oyster or similar shellfish) of the gills.
- (LGBTQ, slang, ambitransitive) Of a gay man or woman: to accompany a gay person of the opposite sex in order to give the impression that they are heterosexual.
- go along the rim, like a beard around the chin
noun
- A wrinkling of the forehead with the eyebrows brought together, typically indicating displeasure, severity, or concentration.
- Any facial expression that indicates disapproval or displeasure.
- (Canada, US) A downturn of the corners of the mouth, typically expressing sadness.
- a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
verb
- (transitive) To communicate by frowning.
- (intransitive) To have a frown on one's face.
- (transitive) To repress or repel by expressing displeasure or disapproval; to rebuke with a look.
- (intransitive, figurative) To manifest displeasure or disapprobation; to look with disfavour or threateningly.
- look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
noun
- The region of the eyebrows.
- A fillet above and below the scotia of an Attic base.
- The lintel or transverse part of a door frame.
- (zoology) A superciliary marking or structure, especially in a bird.
- (anatomy) The overhanging margin of a bony cavity (as of the acetabulum).
- (rare, humorous) Superciliousness, haughtiness; an instance of this, a supercilious demeanor.
- the arch of hair above each eye
noun
- The part of the face below the mouth.
- (nautical) The inner end of a boom or gaff, hollowed in a half circle so as to move freely on a mast.
- A notch or opening.
- (Scotland, Northern England) A dash or spurt of water; any large quantity of water or other liquid.
- (figuratively, especially in the plural) Anything resembling the jaw (sense 1) of an animal in form or action; the mouth or way of entrance.
- (Scotland, Northern England) A wave, a billow, a breaker.
- (slang) An axle guard.
- (snooker) The curved part of the cushion marking the entry to the pocket.
- One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.
- A notched or forked part, adapted for holding an object in place.
- One of a pair of opposing parts which are movable towards or from each other, for grasping or crushing anything between them.
- the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth
- the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
- holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
verb
- (intransitive, informal) To talk; to converse.
- (Scotland, transitive, of water) To splash; to surge.
- (Scotland, transitive) To pour or throw out.
- (snooker, transitive, intransitive) (of a ball) To stick in the jaws of a pocket.
- (transitive) To assail or abuse by scolding.
- (intransitive) To scold; to clamor.
- talk incessantly and tiresomely
- censure severely or angrily
- talk socially without exchanging too much information
- chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
noun
- the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin
- an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles
- a prominent attribute or aspect of something
- (linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind
- a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine
- the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater
- (music) The act of being featured in a piece of music.
- (engineering) Characteristic forms or shapes of parts. For example, a hole, boss, slot, cut, chamfer, or fillet.
- (media) A long, prominent article or item in the media, or the department that creates them; frequently used technically to distinguish content from news.
- (statistics, machine learning) An individual measurable property or characteristic of a phenomenon being observed; the input of a model.
- An important or main item.
- (linguistics) The elements into which linguistic units can be broken down.
- Any of the physical constituents of the face (eyes, nose, etc.).
- (computing) A beneficial capability of a piece of software.
- (archaeology) Something discerned from physical evidence that helps define, identify, characterize, and interpret an archeological site.
- The cast or structure of anything, or of any part of a thing, as of a landscape, a picture, a treaty, or an essay; any marked peculiarity or characteristic.
- (film) Ellipsis of feature film.
verb
noun
noun
- either side of the face below the eyes
- either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump
- impudent aggressiveness
- an impudent statement
- (in the plural) The branches of a bridle bit.
- One of the pieces of a machine, or of timber or stonework, that form corresponding sides or a similar pair.
- (biology, informal) One of the genae, flat areas on the sides of a trilobite's cephalon.
- (anatomy) The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.
- Either side of an axehead.
- (metalworking) The middle section of a flask, made so that it can be moved laterally, to permit the removal of the pattern from the mould.
- (anatomy, informal, usually in the plural) The lower part of the buttocks that is often exposed beneath very brief underwear, swimwear, or extremely short shorts.
- (figurative, informal, uncountable) Impudence.
- (nautical) pump-cheek, pump-cheeks, a piece of wood cut out fork-shaped in which the brake is fastened by means of a bolt and can thus move around and move the upper box of the pump up and down
verb
adj
- having hair on the cheeks and chin
- having a growth of hairlike awns
- Having a fringe or appendage resembling a beard in some way (often followed by with).
- Of an axe: having the lower portion of the axehead extending the cutting edge significantly below the width of the butt, thus providing a wide cutting surface while keeping overall weight low.
- (in combination) Having a beard (or similar appendage) of a specified type.
- Having a beard; involving a beard.
- (heraldry) Having barbs of a certain color.
noun
verb
noun
- The front part of the neck.
- The part of a chimney between the gathering, or portion of the funnel which contracts in ascending, and the flue.
- (rail transport) Short for station throat
- (botany) The orifice of a tubular organ; the outer end of the tube of a monopetalous corolla; the faux, or fauces.
- A narrow opening in a vessel.
- The gullet or windpipe.
- (shipbuilding) The inside of a timber knee.
- (nautical) The upper fore corner of a boom-and-gaff sail, or of a staysail.
- (nautical) The angle where the arm of an anchor is joined to the shank.
- (nautical) That end of a gaff which is next to the mast.
- the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
- the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's throat
- a passage resembling a throat in shape or function
- an opening in the vamp of a shoe at the instep
verb
noun
- The forehead.
- the part of the face above the eyes
- The eyebrow.
- (nautical) The gangway from ship to shore when a ship is lying alongside a quay.
- The first tine of an antler's beam.
- (figurative) Aspect; appearance; facial expression.
- The bony ridge over the eyes, upon which the eyebrows are located.
- The projecting upper edge of a steep place such as a hill.
- (nautical) The hinged part of a landing craft or ferry which is lowered to form a landing platform; a ramp.
- (mining) A gallery in a coal mine running across the face of the coal.
- the peak of a hill
- the arch of hair above each eye
verb
noun
- the flat area on either side of the forehead
- place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
- an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes
- (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
- (weaving) A contrivance used in a loom for keeping the web stretched transversely.
- A house of worship dedicated to a polytheistic faith.
- (figurative) Any place regarded as holding a religious presence.
- (figurative) Anything regarded as important or minutely cared for.
- (ophthalmology) Either of the sidepieces on a set of spectacles, extending backwards from the hinge toward the ears and, usually, turning down around them.
- (anatomy) The slightly flatter region, on either side of the head of a vertebrate, including a human, behind the eye and forehead, above the zygomatic arch, and forward of the ear.
- (Mormonism) As opposed to an LDS meetinghouse, a church closed to non-Mormons and necessary for particular rituals.
- A meeting house of the Oddfellows fraternity; its members.
- (figurative) A gesture wherein the forefingers are outstretched and touch pad to pad while the other fingers are clasped together.
- (figurative) Any place seen as an important centre for some activity.
- (Judaism) Synonym of synagogue, especially a non-Orthodox synagogue.
verb
noun
verb
- (transitive) To pull one's brows or eyebrows together due to concentration, worry, etc.
- (transitive) To cut one or more grooves in (the ground, etc.).
- (transitive) To wrinkle.
- (intransitive) to become furrowed
- make wrinkled or creased
- hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove
- cut a furrow into a column
noun
adj
- of or adjacent to the forehead or frontal bone
- of or relating to the front of an advancing mass of air
- meeting front to front
- belonging to the front part
- Directed against the front or at the main point or issue.
- (meteorology) Of or relating to a weather front.
- (anatomy) Parallel to the main axis of the body and at right angles to the sagittal plane.
- (zootomy) Any of the scales of a reptile that lie in the general region of the forehead, more specifically between the eyes and to the anterior of this area.
- Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front.
- (anatomy) Of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone.
noun
- The part of a person's hairstyle which covers the forehead.
- a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead
- The part of a horse's (or similar animal's) mane that lies on its forehead.
- A wedge pushed through a hole at the end of a bolt to hold it in place.
- a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears
verb
noun
- the part of the face above the eyes
- the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: includes the upper part of the orbits
- The upper part of a mobile phone, above the screen.
- (countable) The part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline.
- (uncountable) confidence; audacity; impudence.
noun
- a prominent forelock (especially one brushed upward from the forehead)
- (slang) A young girl, especially as promiscuous; a prostitute.
- (regional, slang) A trick or ploy; a stratagem.
- (British dialect) A puff or whiff, especially of tobacco smoke.
- (slang) The vulva or vagina.
- (UK) A hairstyle whereby the forelock is brushed and/or gelled upward, often associated with the styles of the 1950s.
verb
noun
- the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
- a part of a person that is used to refer to a person
- the general outward appearance of something
- a surface forming part of the outside of an object
- status in the eyes of others
- a vertical surface of a building or cliff
- impudent aggressiveness
- the feelings expressed on a person's face
- the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
- the striking or working surface of an implement
- a specific size and style of type within a type family
- the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object)
- a contorted facial expression
- (anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
- (geometry) Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron; more generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.
- Good reputation; standing, in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige.
- Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.
- (card games) 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).
- Public image; outward appearance.
- (golf) The part of a golf club that hits the ball.
- (typography) A typeface.
- A mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.
- (synecdochic) A person; the self; (reflexively) oneself.
- (mining) The exposed surface of the mineral deposit where it is being mined. Also the exposed end surface of a tunnel where digging may still be in progress.
- The directed force of something.
- (heraldry) The head of a lion, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
- (mechanics) The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.
- (slang) The mouth.
- (slang) Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.
- (professional wrestling, slang) A headlining wrestler with a persona embodying heroic or virtuous traits and who is regarded as a "good guy", especially one who is handsome and well-conditioned; a baby face.
- (video games, TCGs, uncountable) The player character, especially as opposed to minions or other entities which might absorb damage instead of the player character.
- Any surface, especially a front or outer one.
- The frontal aspect of something.
- (informal) A familiar or well-known person; a member of a particular scene, such as the music or fashion scene.
- (figurative) Presence; sight; front.
- The numbered dial of a clock or watch; the clock face.
- (informal) The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.
- (cricket) The front surface of a bat.
- An aspect of the character or nature of someone or something.
- (in expressions such as make a face) A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.
- One's facial expression.
verb
- present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
- line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
- be opposite
- deal with (something unpleasant) head on
- cover the front or surface of
- oppose, as in hostility or a competition
- turn so as to expose the face
- be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
- turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction
- (transitive, of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
- (intransitive, cricket) To be the batsman on strike.
- (engineering) 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 (transverse) surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical (axial) surface.
- (transitive, retail) To improve the display of stock by ensuring items aren't upside down or back to front and are pulled forwards.
- (transitive) To line near the edge, especially with a different material.
- (transitive) To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.
- 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.
- (intransitive) To have the front in a certain direction.
- (transitive) To have as an opponent.
- (transitive) To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.
- (transitive, of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
- (transitive) To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
- (transitive) To be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect.
noun
- (slang) A face; the head.
- (British) The odometer of a motor vehicle.
- A large beetle, especially the European dung beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius).
- (uncountable) A luck-based patience or solitaire card game with the cards laid out to represent the face of a clock.
- The seed head of a dandelion.
- A time clock.
- (computing, informal) A CPU clock cycle, or T-state.
- (attributive) A common noun relating to an instrument that measures or keeps track of time.
- A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day.
- A pattern near the heel of a sock or stocking.
- (electronics) An electrical signal that synchronizes timing among digital circuits of semiconductor chips or modules.
- a timepiece that shows the time of day
verb
- (ambitransitive, chiefly African-American Vernacular and LGBTQ slang) To expose or attack someone, typically in a targeted and insulting manner.
- (transitive, informal, with as) To recognize; to assess, register.
- (British, slang) To falsify the reading of the odometer of a vehicle.
- (transitive, informal) To identify (someone) as having some attribute (for example, being trans or gay).
- (transitive, slang) To hit (someone) heavily.
- (transitive, British, New Zealand, Australia, slang) To beat a video game.
- (transitive) To ornament (e.g. the side of a stocking) with figured work.
- (transitive, informal) To notice; to take notice of (someone or something).
- (transitive) To measure the duration of.
- (transitive) To measure the speed of.
- measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
noun
- (slang) The face.
- One who kisses.
- (slang) The mouth.
- (archery) A button on a bowstring that indicates consistent height when drawing a bow, for example by being placed against the archer's mouth .
- The kissing gourami.
- the human face (‘kisser’ and ‘smiler’ and ‘mug’ are informal terms for ‘face’ and ‘phiz’ is British)
- someone who kisses
noun
- (slang) The face.
- (vulgar, slang) The vulva (female genitalia).
- (informal, often as a term of address) A cat.
- (uncountable, vulgar, slang, metonymic) Sex with a woman.
- (slang) The mouth.
- Alternative spelling of pus.
- (vulgar, slang, chiefly Canada, US) A coward; a wuss; someone who is unable to stand up for themselves.
- informal terms referring to a domestic cat
- obscene terms for female genitals
noun
- Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck.
- The curved underside of an axehead, extending from the lower end of the cutting edge to the axehandle.
- The cluster of small feathers at the base of the beak in some birds.
- (slang, originally gambling) A fake customer or companion; an intermediary.
- A barb or sharp point of an arrow or other instrument, projecting backward to prevent the head from being easily drawn out.
- One who helps to conceal infidelity in a monogamous relationship by acting as a cover.
- The gills of some bivalves, such as the oyster.
- (LGBTQ) A woman who accompanies a gay man, or a man who accompanies a lesbian, in order to give the impression that the person being accompanied is heterosexual.
- The byssus of certain shellfish.
- (entomology, lepidopterology) The hairs of the labial palpi of moths and butterflies.
- That part of the underside of a horse's lower jaw which is above the chin, and bears the curb of a bridle.
- The appendages to the jaw in some cetaceans, and to the mouth or jaws of some fishes.
- (botany) The long or stiff hairs on a plant; the awn.
- Long, hairlike feathers that protrude from the chest of a turkey.
- a person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality)
- the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
- a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses
- tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface
- hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals
verb
- (transitive) To take by the beard; to seize, pluck, or pull the beard of (a man), in anger or contempt.
- (transitive) To boldly and bravely oppose or confront, often to the chagrin of the one being bearded.
- (intransitive, beekeeping) Of bees, to accumulate together in a beard-like shape.
- (transitive) To deprive (an oyster or similar shellfish) of the gills.
- (LGBTQ, slang, ambitransitive) Of a gay man or woman: to accompany a gay person of the opposite sex in order to give the impression that they are heterosexual.
- go along the rim, like a beard around the chin
noun
- A wrinkling of the forehead with the eyebrows brought together, typically indicating displeasure, severity, or concentration.
- Any facial expression that indicates disapproval or displeasure.
- (Canada, US) A downturn of the corners of the mouth, typically expressing sadness.
- a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
verb
- (transitive) To communicate by frowning.
- (intransitive) To have a frown on one's face.
- (transitive) To repress or repel by expressing displeasure or disapproval; to rebuke with a look.
- (intransitive, figurative) To manifest displeasure or disapprobation; to look with disfavour or threateningly.
- look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
noun
- The region of the eyebrows.
- A fillet above and below the scotia of an Attic base.
- The lintel or transverse part of a door frame.
- (zoology) A superciliary marking or structure, especially in a bird.
- (anatomy) The overhanging margin of a bony cavity (as of the acetabulum).
- (rare, humorous) Superciliousness, haughtiness; an instance of this, a supercilious demeanor.
- the arch of hair above each eye
noun
- The part of the face below the mouth.
- (nautical) The inner end of a boom or gaff, hollowed in a half circle so as to move freely on a mast.
- A notch or opening.
- (Scotland, Northern England) A dash or spurt of water; any large quantity of water or other liquid.
- (figuratively, especially in the plural) Anything resembling the jaw (sense 1) of an animal in form or action; the mouth or way of entrance.
- (Scotland, Northern England) A wave, a billow, a breaker.
- (slang) An axle guard.
- (snooker) The curved part of the cushion marking the entry to the pocket.
- One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.
- A notched or forked part, adapted for holding an object in place.
- One of a pair of opposing parts which are movable towards or from each other, for grasping or crushing anything between them.
- the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth
- the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
- holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
verb
- (intransitive, informal) To talk; to converse.
- (Scotland, transitive, of water) To splash; to surge.
- (Scotland, transitive) To pour or throw out.
- (snooker, transitive, intransitive) (of a ball) To stick in the jaws of a pocket.
- (transitive) To assail or abuse by scolding.
- (intransitive) To scold; to clamor.
- talk incessantly and tiresomely
- censure severely or angrily
- talk socially without exchanging too much information
- chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
noun
- the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin
- an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles
- a prominent attribute or aspect of something
- (linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind
- a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine
- the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater
- (music) The act of being featured in a piece of music.
- (engineering) Characteristic forms or shapes of parts. For example, a hole, boss, slot, cut, chamfer, or fillet.
- (media) A long, prominent article or item in the media, or the department that creates them; frequently used technically to distinguish content from news.
- (statistics, machine learning) An individual measurable property or characteristic of a phenomenon being observed; the input of a model.
- An important or main item.
- (linguistics) The elements into which linguistic units can be broken down.
- Any of the physical constituents of the face (eyes, nose, etc.).
- (computing) A beneficial capability of a piece of software.
- (archaeology) Something discerned from physical evidence that helps define, identify, characterize, and interpret an archeological site.
- The cast or structure of anything, or of any part of a thing, as of a landscape, a picture, a treaty, or an essay; any marked peculiarity or characteristic.
- (film) Ellipsis of feature film.
verb
noun
noun
- either side of the face below the eyes
- either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump
- impudent aggressiveness
- an impudent statement
- (in the plural) The branches of a bridle bit.
- One of the pieces of a machine, or of timber or stonework, that form corresponding sides or a similar pair.
- (biology, informal) One of the genae, flat areas on the sides of a trilobite's cephalon.
- (anatomy) The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.
- Either side of an axehead.
- (metalworking) The middle section of a flask, made so that it can be moved laterally, to permit the removal of the pattern from the mould.
- (anatomy, informal, usually in the plural) The lower part of the buttocks that is often exposed beneath very brief underwear, swimwear, or extremely short shorts.
- (figurative, informal, uncountable) Impudence.
- (nautical) pump-cheek, pump-cheeks, a piece of wood cut out fork-shaped in which the brake is fastened by means of a bolt and can thus move around and move the upper box of the pump up and down
verb
noun
- The front part of the neck.
- The part of a chimney between the gathering, or portion of the funnel which contracts in ascending, and the flue.
- (rail transport) Short for station throat
- (botany) The orifice of a tubular organ; the outer end of the tube of a monopetalous corolla; the faux, or fauces.
- A narrow opening in a vessel.
- The gullet or windpipe.
- (shipbuilding) The inside of a timber knee.
- (nautical) The upper fore corner of a boom-and-gaff sail, or of a staysail.
- (nautical) The angle where the arm of an anchor is joined to the shank.
- (nautical) That end of a gaff which is next to the mast.
- the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
- the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's throat
- a passage resembling a throat in shape or function
- an opening in the vamp of a shoe at the instep
verb
noun
adj
- of or adjacent to the forehead or frontal bone
- of or relating to the front of an advancing mass of air
- meeting front to front
- belonging to the front part
- Directed against the front or at the main point or issue.
- (meteorology) Of or relating to a weather front.
- (anatomy) Parallel to the main axis of the body and at right angles to the sagittal plane.
- (zootomy) Any of the scales of a reptile that lie in the general region of the forehead, more specifically between the eyes and to the anterior of this area.
- Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front.
- (anatomy) Of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone.
adj
noun
adj
- having hair on the cheeks and chin
- having a growth of hairlike awns
- Having a fringe or appendage resembling a beard in some way (often followed by with).
- Of an axe: having the lower portion of the axehead extending the cutting edge significantly below the width of the butt, thus providing a wide cutting surface while keeping overall weight low.
- (in combination) Having a beard (or similar appendage) of a specified type.
- Having a beard; involving a beard.
- (heraldry) Having barbs of a certain color.