The difference between Face and Mush

When used as nouns, face means the front part of the head, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth and the surrounding area, whereas mush means a somewhat liquid mess, often of food.

When used as verbs, face means to position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something), whereas mush means to squish so as to break into smaller pieces or to combine with something else.


check bellow for the other definitions of Face and Mush

  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:

    "rfquotek McElrath"

  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. Mush as a noun:

    A somewhat liquid mess, often of food; a soft or semisolid substance.

  2. Mush as a noun (radio):

    A mixture of noise produced by the harmonics of continuous-wave stations.

  1. Mush as a verb:

    To squish so as to break into smaller pieces or to combine with something else.

    Examples:

    "He mushed the ingredients together."

  1. Mush as a noun:

    A food comprising cracked or rolled grains cooked in water or milk; porridge.

  2. Mush as a noun:

    Cornmeal cooked in water and served as a porridge or as a thick sidedish like grits or mashed potatoes.

  1. Mush as a noun:

    A walk, especially across the snow with dogs.

  1. Mush as a verb (intransitive):

    To walk, especially across the snow with dogs.

  2. Mush as a verb (transitive):

    To drive dogs, usually pulling a sled, across the snow.

  1. Mush as a noun (Quebec, slang):

    magic mushrooms

  1. Mush as a noun (British slang, primarily, Southern England):

    A form of address to a man.

    Examples:

    "* "'Oy, mush! Get out of it!'<br>That's what we'd say<br>Barging the locals<br>Out of the way"<br>&mdash; ''MAUREEN AND DOREEN AND NOREEN AND ME'', ''Peculiar Poems'', [http://www.jclamb.com/]"

    "* "When I'm around it's not uncommon for someone to call me and say :'Oy mush, get your bum over here and give us a hand.'" &mdash; ''THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING: In Which King Arthur Uther Pendragon Grants An Interview'' [http://arthurpendragon.ukonline.co.uk/arthur.html]"

  2. Mush as a noun (British slang, primarily, Northern England, Australian):

    The face

    Examples:

    "* "My ugly mush finally found its way onto the www, but not in the manner to which I deserved." &mdash; [http://owlfarm.pmgr.net/aspen/hst16.htm]"

    "* 2002:"I grew my face fungus to cover up an ugly mush." &mdash; [http://www.maggotdrowning.com/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=809]"

    "* "and your bird has an ugly mush" &mdash; [http://b3ta.com/board/archive/21323/]"

  1. Mush as a verb (transitive):

    To notch, cut, or indent (cloth, etc.) with a stamp.