Meaning
- (verb) (of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something). “Face the sun.”
- (verb) (of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else). “Turn the chair so it faces the table.”
- (verb) To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
- (verb) To be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect. “We are facing an uncertain future.”
- (verb) To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable. “I'm going to have to face this sooner or later.”
- (verb) To have the front in a certain direction. “The seats in the carriage faced backwards.”
- (verb) To have as an opponent. “Puddletown United face Mudchester Rovers in the quarter-finals.”
- (verb) To be the batsman on strike. “Willoughby comes in to bowl, and it's Hobson facing.”
- (verb) To confront impudently; to bully.
- (verb) To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon. “a building faced with marble”
- (verb) To line near the edge, especially with a different material. “to face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress”
- (verb) 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.
Letter breakdown
- Facing contains 6 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
- It uses 6 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 12.
Connected words
Other 6-letter words
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- abased
- abases
- abated
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- abbess
- abbeys
- abbots
- abbrev
- abduct
- abhors
- abided
- abides
- abject
- abjure
- ablaze
- ablest
- abloom
Words starting with FAC
- facade
- facades
- face
- faced
- faceless
- facelift
- facelifts
- facepalm
- facepalmed
- facepalming
- facepalms
- faces
- facet
- faceted
- faceting
- facetious
- facetiously
- facetiousness
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Reader questions
What does Facing mean?
(of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
How many letters are in Facing?
Facing has 6 letters.
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