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  • 61Face transplant — A face transplant is a still experimental procedure to replace all or part of a person s face.PurposePeople with faces disfigured by burns, trauma, disease or birth defects might benefit from the procedure. [… …

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  • 62face — I [[t]fe͟ɪs[/t]] NOUN USES ♦ faces (Please look at category 28 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) N COUNT: oft poss N Your face is the front part of your head from your chin to the top of your… …

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  • 63face — faceable, adj. /fays/, n., v., faced, facing. n. 1. the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin. 2. a look or expression on this part: a sad face. 3. an expression or look that indicates ridicule, disgust, etc.; grimace: The child… …

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  • 64face — I n. grimace 1) to make, pull (BE) a face (at) prestige 2) to save face 3) to lose face front part of the head 4) to press one s face (against a window) 5) (fig.) to show one s face (he didn t dare show his face) 6) to powder one s face 7) a… …

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  • 65face — face1 [ feıs ] noun count *** ▸ 1 front of head ▸ 2 mountain/building side ▸ 3 side of coin ▸ 4 way something looks/appears ▸ 5 one flat side of object ▸ 6 front of clock ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) the front part of your head, where your eyes, nose, and… …

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  • 66face */*/*/ — I UK [feɪs] / US noun [countable] Word forms face : singular face plural faces 1) the front part of your head, where your eyes, nose, and mouth are She wiped her face. He had a big smile on his face. The ball hit me in the face. a) the expression …

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  • 67face*/*/*/ — [feɪs] noun [C] I 1) the front part of your head, where your eyes, nose, and mouth are She wiped her face.[/ex] He had a big smile on his face.[/ex] The ball hit me in the face.[/ex] 2) a side of something the mountain s north face[/ex] the faces …

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  • 68Face —    Means simply presence, as when it is recorded that Adam and Eve hid themselves from the face [R.V., presence ] of the Lord God (Gen. 3:8; comp. Ex. 33:14, 15, where the same Hebrew word is rendered presence ). The light of God s countenance is …

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  • 69face mask — noun mask that provides a protective covering for the face in such sports as baseball or football or hockey • Hypernyms: ↑mask • Hyponyms: ↑catcher s mask, ↑face guard, ↑fencing mask, ↑fencer s mask, ↑ski mask * * * face …

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  • 70his — ♦ (The determiner is pronounced [[t]hɪz[/t]]. The pronoun is pronounced [[t]hɪ̱z[/t]].) 1) DET POSS You use his to indicate that something belongs or relates to a man, boy, or male animal. Brian splashed water on his face, then brushed his teeth …

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