facet |
one of the small, flat, polished faces of a cut gemstone. [4 definitions] |
face the music |
(informal) to assume responsibility for one's actions; face the consequences. |
facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
face to face |
in the presence of each other; in person. |
face up to |
to admit the existence of. [2 definitions] |
face value |
the actual value printed or stamped on the front of money, bonds, stock, or the like. [2 definitions] |
facial |
of or pertaining to the face. [2 definitions] |
facial tissue |
a soft sheet of tissue paper used esp. as a handkerchief; kleenex. |
-facient |
making; causing; bringing about. |
facies |
in geology, the characteristics of a rock, such as appearance or composition, that distinguish it from others and indicate its origin. |
facile |
acting or working in an easy, effortless manner. [3 definitions] |
facilitate |
to make less difficult; help in progress. |
facility |
a place planned or constructed for a specific activity. [3 definitions] |
facing |
material applied to a surface as a covering, such as bricks to a cement wall or lining to a coat. |
facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate, as of something printed or pictorial; reproduction. [2 definitions] |
fact |
something known or proved to be true, or established in law to be true. [4 definitions] |
fact checker |
someone whose job it is to verify the accuracy of facts in a text before publication. |
fact family |
in mathematics education, a group of equations in which each equation can be rearranged to produce another equation the family. |
fact-finding |
involved in the discovery and determination of the facts. [2 definitions] |
-faction |
the act or result of making or producing. |
faction |
a group or party within, and often at odds with, a larger organization. [2 definitions] |