face-lift

  • 21face lift — Synonyms and related words: furbish, furbishment, recondition, reconditioning, refit, refresh, refreshment, refurbish, refurbishment, renew, renewal, renovate, renovation, retread, retreading, revamp, slum clearance, urban renewal …

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  • 22face-lift — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. renovation (see restoration). II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The act of making new or as if new again: facelifting, refurbishment, rejuvenation, renewal, renovation, restoration, revampment. See HELP …

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  • 23face lift — see facelift …

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  • 24face-lift — n. plastic surgery designed to correct sagging facial tissues. Eyelid drooping can be corrected at the same procedure …

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  • 25Face-Lifting — Face|lif|ting, Face Lif|ting [ feɪslɪftɪŋ ], das; s, s [engl. face lift(ing), aus: face = Gesicht < (a)frz. face ↑ (Face) u. lift(ing), ↑ 2Lift, ↑ Lifting]: Gesichtsoperation …

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  • 26lift — [lift] vt. [ME liften < ON lypta < lopt, air, akin to OE lyft, Ger luft, Du lucht] 1. to bring up to a higher position; raise 2. to pick up and move or set [lift the box down from the shelf] 3. to hold up; support high in the air 4. to… …

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  • 27face-lifting — fā .slif tiŋ n FACE LIFT …

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  • 28lift — 1. n. the potency of alcohol in liquor. □ his stuff doesn’t have much lift! □ Now, his imported stuff has enough lift to raise the dead. 2. n. a brief spiritual or ego lifting occurrence. □ Your kind words have given me quite a lift …

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  • 29face lifting — noun 1. a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes (Freq. 1) give your home a facelift more than a facelift, the new model marks a fundamental change of direction • Syn: ↑face… …

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  • 30face — n. & v. n. 1 the front of the head from the forehead to the chin. 2 the expression of the facial features (had a happy face). 3 composure, coolness, effrontery. 4 the surface of a thing, esp. as regarded or approached, esp.: a the visible part of …

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