To be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect.
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.
To have the front in a certain direction.
To arrange the products in (a store) so that they are tidy and attractive.
To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.
To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
To have as an opponent.
To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
To be the batsman on strike.
To line near the edge, especially with a different material.
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.
A person; the self; (reflexively, objectifying) oneself.
The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
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.
The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.
The mouth.
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).
One's facial expression.
A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.
A familiar or well-known person; a member of a particular scene, such as the music or fashion scene.
The front surface of a bat.
The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.
Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.
Any surface, especially a front or outer one.
The frontal aspect of something.
The numbered dial of a clock or watch; the clock face.
The part of a golf club that hits the ball.
Public image; outward appearance.
Presence; sight; front.
An aspect of the character or nature of someone or something.
Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron; more generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.
The directed force of something.
Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.
The head of a lion, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
A typeface.
A mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.
Good reputation; standing, in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige. (See lose face, save face).
To be accepted, come about or work out.
To be in the winged adult stage.
To hunt with a hawk.
To travel or proceed very fast; to hasten.
To proceed with great success.
To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly or swiftly.
To cause to fly (travel or float in the air): to transport via air or the like.
To display (a flag) on a flagpole.
To hit a fly ball; to hit a fly ball that is caught for an out. Compare ground (verb) and line (verb).
To travel through the air, another gas, or a vacuum, without being in contact with a grounded surface.
Well dressed, smart in appearance; in style, cool.
Beautiful; displaying physical beauty.
A vibrating frame with fingers, attached to a power printing press for doing the same work.
A wing.
A type of small, light, fast horse-drawn carriage that can be hired for transportation (sometimes pluralised flys).
Two or more vanes set on a revolving axis, to act as a fanner, or to equalize or impede the motion of machinery by the resistance of the air, as in the striking part of a clock.
A lightweight fishing lure resembling an insect.
The butterfly stroke (plural is normally flys).
A strip of material (sometimes hiding zippers or buttons) at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, underpants, bootees, etc.
Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).
A butterfly (combination of four options).
An act of flying.
One of the upper screens of a stage in a theatre.
The person who took the printed sheets from the press.
A piece of canvas that covers the opening at the front of a tent.
The pair of arms revolving around the bobbin, in a spinning wheel or spinning frame, to twist the yarn.
waste cotton
Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies.
A simple dance in which the hands are shaken in the air, popular in the 1960s.
An exercise that involves wide opening and closing of the arms perpendicular to the shoulders.
A chest exercise performed by moving extended arms from the sides to in front of the chest. (also flye)
Any similar, but not closely related insect, such as a dragonfly or butterfly.
That part of a compass on which the points are marked; the compass card.
In a knitting machine, the piece hinged to the needle, which holds the engaged loop in position while the needle is penetrating another loop; a latch..
The free edge of a flag.
The horizontal length of a flag.
A fly ball.
The part of a vane pointing the direction from which the wind blows.
Related terms: flyman
A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or jerk.