facing meaning

• Noun: facing  feysing
  1. A lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening 
  2. An ornamental coating to a building
     - veneer 
  3. A protective covering that protects the outside of a building
     - cladding 
  4. Providing something with a surface of a different material
     - lining
  Verb: face  feys
  1. Deal with (something unpleasant) head on
     "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"
     - confront, face up 
  2. Oppose, as in hostility or a competition
     "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"
     - confront 
  3. Be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
     "The building faces the park"
     - front, look 
  4. Be opposite
     "the facing page"; "the two sofas face each other" 
  5. Turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction
     "Turn and face your partner now" 
  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"
     - confront, present 
  7. Turn so as to expose the face
     "face a playing card" 
  8. Line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
     "face the lapels of the jacket" 
  9. Cover the front or surface of
     "The building was faced with beautiful stones"

  Derived forms: facings

  See also: face off

  Type of: application, approach, be, coat, coating, cover, covering, disclose, encounter, expose, go about, lie, line, liner, lining, meet, play, protection, protective cover, protective covering, set about, take on, turn

  Part of: collar, cuff [N. Amer], neckband, turnup [Brit]

  Encyclopedia: Face

  Facing

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  [Medicine]
  n : a front of porcelain or plastic used in dental crowns and bridgework to face the metal replacement and simulate the natural tooth
  

• I should be ashamed to show my face in public.
• Say it to his face, not behind his back ..
• The face was strong and fleshy and brutal.
• The pale, delicate face haunted her.
• The captain lay on his face on the hillside.
• Exposed burns of face are easily affected.
• A wooden house sometimes has a brick facing.
• Her face looked vivid and happy。
• None of you had the guts to face that.
• There was in her face a hunted look.

• "facing" meaning in Chinese: n. 1.【建筑】饰面，面层，覆盖面；敷面物，面料；面饰；墙面。2.(衣服等的)镶边，贴边，滚条。3.【机械工程】...
• "facing" meaning in Japanese: facing真向かいまむかい相対あいたい向かい向いむかい合わせあわせ際会さいかい
• "facing" meaning in Russian: 1) облицовка; отделка2) обточка (поверхности)3) наружное п...
• "facing" meaning in French: n. revêtement, revers adj. mouvement de front; perré; d...