Faced

Word FACED
Character 5
Hyphenation faced
Pronunciations /feɪst/

Definitions and meanings of "Faced"

What do we mean by faced?

(of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).

(of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).

To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.

To be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect.

To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.

To have the front in a certain direction.

To have as an opponent.

To be the batsman on strike.

To confront impudently; to bully.

To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.

To line near the edge, especially with a different material.

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.

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 the cylindrical surface.

(retail) To arrange the products in (a store) so that they are tidy and attractive.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Faced

The word "faced" in example sentences

Founded at Aberystwyth University in 1988, the label faced indifference and often hostility from the Welsh establishment for deviating from the conservative fare found at eisteddfodau (national festivals) broadcast by S4C (the Welsh-language channel). ❋ Unknown (2010)

The moves come as Obama is about to enter the second half of his term faced with the challenge of getting his agenda through a House of Representatives now controlled by the Republican Party and a Senate where his Democratic Party has a narrower majority. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Prior to its official launch, the title faced some serious controversy regarding its PC version. ❋ Unknown (2009)

When the label faced up where the batter could read it, the ball hit where the wood grain is tightest and, therefore, where the bat is strongest. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The dilemma faced is that there is a single unaccounted for military item: an "offog". ❋ Unknown (2004)

One problem the electric cars faced is they were designed by auto engineers, not computer/electrical engineers. ❋ Unknown (2009)

McKinley again faced Democrat William Jennings Bryan in the presidential election of 1900. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The most recent phenomena I have faced is recieving a distance education pack for one of my courses with about four pages of work by the lecturer, referring to a text book. ❋ Unknown (2009)

However, one easily overlooked dimension of the recent challenge we have faced is the departure from active ministry of those who are called "JPII priests" (John Paul II priests). ❋ Unknown (2009)

Sudanese UN female employee Lubna Hussein faced threats of imprisonment and flogging for the “sin” of wearing trousers in Khartoum - and her saga is far from over. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The district attorney's office said an accelerant device may have been used to start the fires, which could increase any prison term faced by Mr. Burkhart. ❋ Andrew Morse (2012)

(Foxworthy, 24 and baby faced, is a recent graduate of The Evergreen State College.) “Aja Stanman,” reads Foxworthy, marking the name off of his clipboard. ❋ Unknown (2010)

On Wednesday, Spain faced its first general strike in eight years after the government slashed spending to ease its budget deficit that has ballooned to 11% of GDP. ❋ Richard Wachman (2010)

The second biggest problem the Democrats faced is the fact that Barack Obama's name wasn't on the ballot, and that's because there are a lot of voters part of the Democratic base, younger voters and voters of color, who are extremely loyal to President Obama, but his name wasn't on the ballot. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Videos handed to the Sunday Mercury show the radical Islamist preacher laughing at the victims of terrorist attacks, and warning that Britain faced more death and destruction unless our troops left Muslim lands. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Under no circumstances would a man be subjected to the gender bias that Hillary faced from the media. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The big problem that I've faced is if I get into a story, have the plot, some lines of dialog, setting, etc. all figured out, I usually get hung up on what to name people. ❋ Wendigomountain (2008)

Throughout the Republican primary battle last fall, McCain faced relentless questions about his support for the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act, the 2007 bill that would have allowed illegal immigrants to remain in the United States if they faced certain penalties. ❋ Unknown (2008)

This is the same kind of attack John Mccain faced about him fathering a "black child". ❋ Unknown (2008)

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