| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun Plural | 1. Plural inflection of the noun facing.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (face) | 1. Deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes".[Wordnet]. 2. Oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring".[Wordnet]. 3. Be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to; "The building faces the park".[Wordnet]. 4. Be opposite; "the two sofas face each other".[Wordnet]. 5. Turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction; "Turn and face your partner now".[Wordnet]. 6. Present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us".[Wordnet]. 7. Turn so as to expose the face; "face a playing card".[Wordnet]. 8. Line the edge (of a garment) with a different material; "face the lapels of the jacket".[Wordnet]. 9. Cover the front or surface of; "The building was faced with beautiful stones".[Wordnet]. 10. To meet in front; to oppose with firmness; to resist, or to meet for the purpose of stopping or opposing; to confront; to encounter; as, to face an enemy in the field of battle.[Websters]. 11. To Confront impudently; to bully.[Websters]. 12. To stand opposite to; to stand with the face or front toward; to front upon; as, the apartments of the general faced the park.[Websters]. 13. To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon; as, a building faced with marble.[Websters]. 14. To line near the edge, esp. with a different material; as, to face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress.[Websters]. 15. 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.[Websters]. 16. To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); esp., in turning, to shape or smooth the flat surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical surface.[Websters]. 17. To cause to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.[Websters]. 18. To carry a false appearance; to play the hypocrite.[Websters]. 19. To turn the face; as, to face to the right or left.[Websters]. 20. To present a face or front.[Websters]. 21. Base verb from the following inflections: facing, faced, faces, facer, facers, facingly and facedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun Base (facing) | 1. A lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening.[Wordnet]. 2. An ornamental coating to a building.[Wordnet]. 3. A protective covering that protects the outside of a building.[Wordnet]. 4. Providing something with a surface of a different material.[Wordnet]. 5. The act of confronting bravely; "he hated facing the facts"; "he excelled in the face of danger".[Wordnet]. 6. A covering in front, for ornament or other purpose; an exterior covering or sheathing; as, the facing of an earthen slope, sea wall, etc. , to strengthen it or to protect or adorn the exposed surface.[Websters]. 7. A lining placed near the edge of a garment for ornament or protection.[Websters]. 8. The finishing of any face of a wall with material different from that of which it is chiefly composed, or the coating or material so used.[Websters]. 9. A powdered substance, as charcoal, bituminous coal, ect., applied to the face of a mold, or mixed with the sand that forms it, to give a fine smooth surface to the casting.[Websters]. 10. The collar and cuffs of a military coat; -- commonly of a color different from that of the coat.[Websters]. 11. The movement of soldiers by turning on their heels to the right, left, or about; -- chiefly in the pl.[Websters]. | |
Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. | Top | |
Date "FACINGS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references) |
Specialty Definition: FACINGS
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Literature | 1: Facings To put one through his facings. To examine; to ascertain if what appears on the surface is superficial only. 2: "The Greek books were again had out, and Grace ... was put through her facings." - A. Trollope. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
Common Expressions: facing
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Critical problems facing humanity | Throughout history, there have been three major problems facing humanity, which continue to date despite the emergence of technology, and which are likely to continue for the foreseeable future, barring a major paradigm shift in the human world. (references) | ||
| Facing and trailing | Facing and trailing are terms used to describe railway turnouts in respect to whether they are divergent or convergent. (references) | ||
| Facing brick | Front or pressed brick. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Facing Future | Facing Future is an album by a Hawaiian singer Israel Kamakawiwo'ole and released it in 1993 (see 1993 in music). (references) | ||
| Facing Identification Mark | The Facing Identification Mark, or FIM, is a bar code designed by the United States Postal Service to assist in the automated processing of mail. The FIM is a set of vertical bars printed on the envelope or postcard near the upper edge, just to the left of the postage area (the area where the postage stamp or its equivalent is placed). The FIM is intended for use primarily on preprinted envelopes and postcards and is applied by the company printing the envelopes or postcards, not by the USPS. (references) | ||
| Facing Mount Kenya | Facing Mount Kenya, written in 1938, is an anthropological book about the Kikuyu people of central Kenya. It was written by native Kikuyu and future Kenyan president Jomo Kenyatta. (references) | ||
| Facing pages | Two facing pages of a book or other publication. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Facing Windows | Facing Windows (La Finestra di fronte) is a 2003 Italian movie directed by Ferzan Ozpetek. (references) | ||
| Sea-coal facing | (Founding), facing consisting of pulverized bituminous coal. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Stone facing | A facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
Specialty Expressions: facing
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Facing baster, jumpbasting | Occupations | Operates $T3jumpbasting sewing machine$T1 to baste facing to front of coat, manipulating fabric to provide fullness. Performs duties as described under SEWING-MACHINE OPERATOR, REGULAR EQUIPMENT (any industry) Master Title. May be designated by first or second step in basting of facing as Second Facing Baster (garment); Underbaster (garment). (references) | |
| Facing movement | Energy | The movement of a train over the points of a switch which face in a direction opposite to that in which the train is moving. (references) | |
| Facing of strata | Mining | The direction of the top of beds is esp. important in steeply dipping or overturned beds. The tops of the beds or their facing is determined by ripple marks, graded bedding, crossbedding, mud cracks, pillow structure,etc. (references) | |
| Facing point switch | Energy | [with respect to rail operations] A switch, the points of which face traffic approaching in the direction for which the track is signaled. (references) | |
| Keel facing bar | Food & Agriculture | A wooden keel composed of elm plank or thick stuff fastened lightly under the main keel to protect it in case of grounding. If the ship should strike the ground the false keel is designed to give away, thus saving the main keel. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Spot facing | Metallurgy | Production of a plane surface, perpendicular to the axis of a drilled hole, on a flange or boss. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Stone pitched facing | Building & Civil Engineering | Squared masonry or precast blocks or embedded stones laid in regular fashion with dry or filled joints on the slope (upstream slope of an embankment dam or on a reservoir shore or on the sides of a channel) as a protection. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
