face (n)
human face#1 (n)

n05600637

type n
lex_filenum 08
def the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
examples he washed his face
I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news
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Hypernym external body part
Part holonym head, caput; homo, man, human being, human
Derivationally related form face → facial
Part meronym beard, face fungus, whiskers; mouth; eye, oculus, optic; eyebrow, brow, supercilium; facial vein, vena facialis; facial, facial nerve, nervus facialis, seventh cranial nerve; nose, olfactory organ; chin, mentum; feature, lineament; facial muscle; brow, forehead; cheek; jowl; jaw
Hyponym countenance, physiognomy, phiz, visage, kisser, smiler, mug
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Derivationally related form facial → face
Pertainym (pertains to noun) facial → face; mandibulofacial → face; maxillofacial → face
Part meronym homo, man, human being, human; head, caput
Hyponym external body part
Part holonym beard, face fungus, whiskers; mouth; eye, oculus, optic; eyebrow, brow, supercilium; facial vein, vena facialis; facial, facial nerve, nervus facialis, seventh cranial nerve; nose, olfactory organ; chin, mentum; feature, lineament; facial muscle; brow, forehead; cheek; jowl; jaw
Hypernym countenance, physiognomy, phiz, visage, kisser, smiler, mug

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