| query | If you refer to something as the particular f___ of an activity, belief, or system, you mean that it is one particular aspect of it, in contrast to other aspects.If you refer to something as the particular face of an activity, belief, or system, you mean that it is one particular aspect of it, in contrast to other aspects. We aim to expose the ugly face of Western authoritarianism in the third world. |
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| word | face |
| full-definition | noun Your face is the front part of your head from your chin to the top of your forehead, where your mouth, eyes, nose, and other features are. He rolled down his window and stuck his face out. A strong wind was blowing right in my face. He was going red in the face and breathing with difficulty. She had a beautiful face. If your face is happy, sad, or serious, for example, the expression on your face shows that you are happy, sad, or serious. He was walking around with a sad face. The priest frowned into the light, his face puzzled. The face of a cliff, mountain, or building is a vertical surface or side of it. ...the north face of the Eiger. He scrambled 200 feet up the cliff face. The face of a clock or watch is the surface with the numbers or hands on it, which shows the time. If you say that the face of an area, institution, or field of activity is changing, you mean its appearance or nature is changing. ...the changing face of the British countryside. This would change the face of Malaysian politics. If you refer to something as the particular face of an activity, belief, or system, you mean that it is one particular aspect of it, in contrast to other aspects. We aim to expose the ugly face of Western authoritarianism in the third world. |
| inflections | faceskisser |
| cefr-level | B1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b1
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