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face

noun (HEAD)
 
 
/feɪs/

Definition

A1 [C] the front of the head, where the eyes, nose, and mouth are: She's got a long, thin face. She had a puzzled expression on her face.The head and face A1 [C] an expression on someone's face: I was greeted by smiling faces. He had a face like thunder (= he looked very angry).The head and face make/pull a face B1 to make a strange expression with your face, usually to show that you do not like someone or something: "This tastes horrible," said Tom, pulling a face at his glass. I was pulling silly faces to make the baby laugh.Grimacing and frowning
(Definition of face noun (HEAD) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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