FACED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does faced mean? 

• FACED (adjective)
  The adjective FACED has 1 sense:

1. having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination

  Familiarity information: FACED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FACED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination

Context example:

a neatly faced terrace

Similar:

baby-faced (having a youthful-looking face)

bald-faced ((of animals) having white markings on the face)

featured (having facial features as specified; usually used in combination)

Janus-faced; two-faced (having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past)

long-faced (having a face longer than the usual)

moon-faced; round-faced (having a round face)

pale-faced (having a pale face)

pug-faced (having the flat wrinkled face of a pug dog)

sad-faced (having a face with a sad expression)

sweet-faced (having a pleasing face or one showing a sweet disposition)

visaged (having a face or visage as specified)

Antonym:

faceless (without a face or identity)

 Context examples 

A pale, taper-faced man with sandy whiskers rose up from a chair by the fire as we entered.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A sad-faced, elderly woman came into the room.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

You may have already faced such matters last month.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Mission operators were also faced with an imminent month-long period when the sun is close to the line-of-sight between Earth and Rosetta, meaning communications with the craft would have become increasingly more difficult.

(Final Descent Image from Rosetta Spacecraft, NASA)

The researchers could only guess that the 186 eggs that were attached to the rocks faced the same challenges.

(Giant group of octopus moms discovered in the deep sea, National Science Foundation)

Current global vegetation models have faced challenges in producing consistent estimates of plant CO2 uptake, scientists say.

(What's killing trees during droughts?, National Science Foundation)

A door which faced that which led into the quarters of the Tollers opened into this suite, but it was invariably locked.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

It must have tried, too, the nerves of the red-faced man, for I have another picture which will never fade from my mind.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

It was so funny to hear my wife called "Madam Mina" by this kindly, strong-faced old man.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

They turned and faced him, Hans still holding the shot-gun.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)