The difference between Face and Look

When used as nouns, face means the front part of the head, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth and the surrounding area, whereas look means the action of looking.

When used as verbs, face means to position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something), whereas look means to try to see, to pay attention to with one's eyes.

Look is also interjection with the meaning: pay attention.

check bellow for the other definitions of Face and Look

  1. Face as a noun (anatomy):

    The front part of the head, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth and the surrounding area.

    Examples:

    "The monkey has a pretty face."

  2. Face as a noun:

    One's facial expression.

    Examples:

    "Why the sad face?"

  3. Face as a noun:

    The public image; outward appearance.

    Examples:

    "The face of this company.  nowrap He managed to show a bold face despite his embarrassment."

  4. Face as a noun:

    The frontal aspect of something.

    Examples:

    "The face of the cliff loomed above them."

  5. Face as a noun (figurative):

    Presence; sight; front.

    Examples:

    "to fly in the face of danger;  nowrap to speak before the face of God"

  6. Face as a noun:

    The directed force of something.

    Examples:

    "They turned to boat into the face of the storm."

  7. Face as a noun:

    Good reputation; standing in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige. (See lose face, save face).

  8. Face as a noun:

    Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.

  9. Face as a noun:

    The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.

    Examples:

    "a pulley or cog wheel of ten inches face'"

  10. Face as a noun (geometry):

    Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron. More generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.

  11. Face as a noun:

    Any surface; especially a front or outer one.

    Examples:

    "Put a big sign on each face of the building that can be seen from the road.  nowrap They climbed the north face of the mountain.  nowrap She wanted to wipe him off the face of the earth."

  12. Face as a noun:

    The numbered dial of a clock or watch, the clock face.

  13. Face as a noun (slang):

    The mouth.

    Examples:

    "Shut your face!  nowrap He's always stuffing his face with chips."

  14. Face as a noun (slang):

    Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.

    Examples:

    "I'll be out in a sec. Just let me put on my face."

  15. Face as a noun (slang, professional wrestling):

    A baby face: a headlining wrestler whose in-ring persona is embodying heroic or virtuous traits.

    Examples:

    "The fans cheered on the face as he made his comeback."

  16. Face as a noun (cricket):

    The front surface of a bat.

  17. Face as a noun (golf):

    The part of a golf club that hits the ball.

  18. Face as a noun (cards):

    The side of the card that shows its value (as opposed to the back side, which looks the same on all cards of the deck).

  19. Face as a noun:

    The head of a lion, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.

  20. Face as a noun (typography):

    A typeface.

  21. Face as a noun:

    Mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.

  22. Face as a noun (computing):

    An interface.

  23. Face as a noun:

    The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.

    Examples:

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  1. Face as a verb (transitive, of a person or animal):

    To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).

    Examples:

    "'Face the sun."

  2. Face as a verb (transitive, of an object):

    To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).

    Examples:

    "Turn the chair so it faces the table."

  3. Face as a verb (transitive):

    To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.

  4. Face as a verb (transitive):

    To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.

    Examples:

    "I'm going to have to face this sooner or later."

  5. Face as a verb (intransitive):

    To have the front in a certain direction.

    Examples:

    "The bunkers faced north and east, toward Germany."

  6. Face as a verb (transitive):

    To have as an opponent.

  7. Face as a verb (intransitive, cricket):

    To be the batsman on strike.

  8. Face as a verb (obsolete):

    To confront impudently; to bully.

  9. Face as a verb:

    To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.

    Examples:

    "a building faced with marble"

  10. Face as a verb:

    To line near the edge, especially with a different material.

    Examples:

    "to face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress"

  11. Face as a verb:

    To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.

  12. Face as a verb (engineering):

    To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); especially, in turning, to shape or smooth the flat surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical surface.

  1. Look as a verb (intransitive, often, with "at"):

    To try to see, to pay attention to with one's eyes.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: Thesaurus:look"

    "troponyms glance Thesaurus:stare"

    "'Look at my new car!"

    "Don’t look in the closet."

  2. Look as a verb:

    To appear, to seem.

    Examples:

    "It looks as if it’s going to rain soon."

  3. Look as a verb (copulative):

    To give an appearance of being.

    Examples:

    "That painting looks nice."

  4. Look as a verb (intransitive, often, with "for"):

    To search for, to try to find.

  5. Look as a verb:

    To face or present a view.

    Examples:

    "The hotel looks over the valleys of the HinduKush."

  6. Look as a verb:

    To expect or anticipate.

    Examples:

    "I look to each hour for my lover’s arrival."

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  7. Look as a verb (transitive):

    To express or manifest by a look.

  8. Look as a verb (transitive, often, with "to"):

    To make sure of, to see to.

  9. Look as a verb (dated, sometimes, figurative):

    To show oneself in looking.

    Examples:

    "'Look out of the window [i.e. lean out] while I speak to you."

  10. Look as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To look at; to turn the eyes toward.

  11. Look as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To seek; to search for.

  12. Look as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To influence, overawe, or subdue by looks or presence.

    Examples:

    "to look down opposition"

  13. Look as a verb (baseball):

    To look at a pitch as a batter without swinging at it.

    Examples:

    "The fastball caught him looking.'"

    "Clem Labine struck Mays out looking at his last at bat."

    "It's unusual for Mays to strike out looking. He usually takes a cut at it."

  1. Look as a noun:

    The action of looking; an attempt to see.

    Examples:

    "Let’s have a look under the hood of the car."

  2. Look as a noun (often plural):

    Physical appearance, visual impression.

    Examples:

    "She got her mother’s looks."

    "I don’t like the look of the new design."

  3. Look as a noun:

    A facial expression.

    Examples:

    "He gave me a dirty look."

    "If looks could kill ..."

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