9. subst. The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.
a pulley or cog wheel of ten inches face
10. subst. (geometry) Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron. More generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.
11. subst. Any surface; especially a front or outer one.
Put a big sign on each face of the building that can be seen from the road. They climbed the north face of the mountain. She wanted to wipe him off the face of the earth.
12. subst. The numbered dial of a clock or watch, the clock face.
13. subst. (slang) The mouth.
Shut your face! He's always stuffing his face with chips.
15. subst. (slang) Short for baby face. A headlining wrestler whose in-ring persona is embodying heroic or virtuous traits.
The fans cheered on the face as he made his comeback.
16. subst. (cricket) The front surface of a bat.
17. subst. (golf) The part of a golf club that hits the ball.
18. subst. (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. subst. (heraldiccharge) The head of a lion, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
20. subst. (typography) A typeface.
21. subst. Mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.
22. subst. (computing) An interface.
23. subst. The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.
24. v. (transitive, of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
Face the sun.
25. v. (transitive, of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
Turn the chair so it faces the table.
26. v. To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
27. v. To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.
I'm going to have to face this sooner or later.
28. v. (intransitive) To have the front in a certain direction.
The bunkers faced north and east, toward Germany.
29. v. To have as an opponent.
30. v. (intransitive, cricket) To be the batsman on strike.
31. v. (obsolete) To confront impudently; to bully.
32. v. To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.
a building faced with marble
33. v. To line near the edge, especially with a different material.
to face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress
34. v. 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.
35. v. (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 t
2. subst. A large cup for hot liquids, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.
3. subst. (slang) The face, often used deprecatingly.
What an ugly mug.
4. subst. (slang) A gullible or easily-cheated person.
He’s a gullible mug – he believed her again.
5. subst. (Australia) A stupid or contemptible person.
6. v. (transitive, obsolete, UK) To strike in the face.
7. v. To assault for the purpose of robbery.
8. v. (intransitive) To exaggerate a facial expression for communicative emphasis; to make a face, to pose, as for photographs or in a performance, in an exaggerated or affected manner.
The children weren't interested in sitting still for a serious photo; they mugged for the camera.
9. v. To photograph for identification; to take a mug shot.(R:COED2, page=1129/64)
10. v. (Australia) To learn or review a subject as much as possible in a short time; cram.
11. subst. (slang) Motherfucker (usually in similes, e.g. "like a mug" or "as a mug")
2. subst. The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view.
to gain sight of land
3. subst. Something seen.
4. subst. Something worth seeing; a spectacle, either good or bad.
We went to London and saw all the sights – Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge, and so on.
You really look a sight in that ridiculous costume!
5. subst. A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.
6. subst. A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained.
the sight of a quadrant
7. subst. (now colloquial) a great deal, a lot; frequently used to intensify a comparative.
a sight of money
This is a darn sight better than what I'm used to at home!
8. subst. In a drawing, picture, etc., that part of the surface, as of paper or canvas, which is within the frame or the border or margin. In a frame, the open space, the opening.
9. subst. (obsolete) The instrument of seeing; the eye.
10. subst. Mental view; opinion; judgment.
In their sight it was harmless.
11. v. To register visually.
12. v. To get sight of (something).
to sight land from a ship
13. v. To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of; also, to give the proper elevation and direction to by means of a sight.
to sight a rifle or a cannon
14. v. To take aim at.
vision
1. Sicht, Sehkraft
vision
1. subst. The sense or ability of sight.
2. subst. Something seen; an object perceived visually.
3. subst. Something imaginary one thinks one sees.
He tried drinking from the pool of water, but realized it was only a vision.
4. subst. (by extension) Something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy.
5. subst. An ideal or a goal toward which one aspires.
He worked tirelessly toward his vision of world peace.
6. subst. A religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance.
He had a vision of the Virgin Mary.
7. subst. A person or thing of extraordinary beauty.
8. subst. Pre-recorded film or tape; footage.
9. v. To imagine something as if it were to be true.
