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# face

noun (face, faces); verb (face, faces, faced, facing)

«face» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Your face is the front of your head with eyes, nose and mouth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/face/#m1)
2. A face is a flat side of a solid shape. A cube has 6 faces. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/face/#m2)
3. A clock face is the front part with the numbers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/face/#m3)
4. To face is to look toward or turn toward something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/face/#m4)
5. To face a problem is to deal with it bravely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/face/#m5)
6. To make a face is to twist your face to show a feeling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/face/#m6)

### In the lessons

maths: flat sides of solids counted (a cube has 6, a square pyramid 5); a clock face for telling time; or a person's face; science: senses on the face; everyday life: wash your face, sun cream on your face; stories: a smiling face, face your fears; phrases: «face to face», «face up», «about face»

### Examples

- A cube has 6 faces. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/face/#x1)
- How many faces does a pyramid have? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/face/#x2)
- The clock face shows 3 o'clock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/face/#x3)
- She painted each face of the box. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/face/#x4)
- Wash your face before bed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/face/#x5)
- Face the front, please. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/face/#x6)
- He made a funny face. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/face/#x7)
- She faced her fear and jumped in. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/face/#x8)
- His face was long and earnest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/face/#x9)

### Note

Fixed counts for solids (cube 6). Trap: painting faces of a cube means 6 faces, not 4. A face is flat; an edge is where two faces meet.

## In Jewish tradition

In the Torah, face often means presence. To fall on one's face is to bow in worship or grief, and God's face stands for His favor or presence. In Job, the "face" of an animal or garment means its surface or outside.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads God hiding His face as a time when His care is not felt, and falling on the face as deep humility. The psalmist's question "Why hidest Thou Thy face?" is read as a cry for God's nearness.

### Examples

- And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face. (Torah NUM.16.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/face/#x1)
- And Abram fell on his face; and God talked with him, saying: (Torah GEN.17.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/face/#x2)
- And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed him. (Torah GEN.50.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/face/#x3)
- Why hidest Thou Thy face from me? (Writings PSA.88.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/face/#x4)
- Who can uncover the face of his garment? (Writings JOB.41.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/face/#x5)
- Who can open the doors of his face? (Writings JOB.41.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/face/#x6)

### Note

Fixed counts for solids (cube 6). Trap: painting faces of a cube means 6 faces, not 4. A face is flat; an edge is where two faces meet.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «face» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/face/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«face» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/face.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «face» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/face/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«face» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/face.html) on Mova free.