facing vs party

facing

noun
  • The movement of soldiers by turning on their heels to the right, left, or about. 

  • Fabric applied to a garment edge on the underside. 

  • A powdered substance, such as charcoal or bituminous coal, applied to the face of a mould, or mixed with the sand that forms it, to give a fine smooth surface to the casting. 

  • The most external portion of exterior siding. 

  • The collar and cuffs of a military coat, commonly of a different colour from the rest of the coat. 

adj
  • Diverging in the direction of travel. 

  • Positioned so as to face (in a particular direction) 

party

noun
  • A discrete detachment of troops, especially for a particular purpose. 

  • A group of people traveling or attending an event together, or participating in the same activity. 

  • A group of persons collected or gathered together for some particular purpose. 

  • A political group considered as a formal whole, united under one specific political platform of issues and campaigning to take part in government. 

  • With to: an accessory, someone who takes part. 

  • A person or group of people constituting a particular side in a contract or legal action. 

  • A gathering of acquaintances so that one of them may offer items for sale to the rest of them. 

  • A gathering of usually invited guests for entertainment, fun and socializing. 

  • A small group of birds or mammals. 

verb
  • To form a party (with). 

  • To celebrate at a party, to have fun, to enjoy oneself. 

  • To take recreational drugs. 

  • To engage in flings, to have one-night stands, to sow one's wild oats. 

adj
  • Of a fence or wall: shared by two properties and serving to divide them. 

  • Parted or divided, as in the direction or form of one of the ordinaries. 

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