face vs neck

face

noun
  • The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area. 

  • A person; the self; (reflexively, objectifying) oneself. 

  • 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). 

verb
  • 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 be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect. 

  • 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. 

neck

noun
  • The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals. 

  • The corresponding part in some other anatomical contexts. 

  • The slender tubelike extension atop an archegonium, through which the sperm swim to reach the egg. 

  • A reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it. 

  • A volcanic plug, solidified lava filling the vent of an extinct volcano. 

  • The small part of a gun between the chase and the swell of the muzzle. 

  • The tapered part of a bottle toward the opening. 

  • A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts. 

  • A shapeshifting water spirit in Germanic mythology and folklore; a nix. 

  • A falsehood; a lie. 

  • The part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck. 

  • The gorgerin of a capital. 

  • The extension of any stringed instrument on which a fingerboard is mounted 

  • The constriction between the root and crown of a tooth. 

  • A person's life. 

verb
  • To hang by the neck; strangle; kill, eliminate. 

  • To make love; to intently kiss or cuddle; to canoodle. 

  • To decrease in diameter. 

  • To drink rapidly. 

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