| contort, crease, pucker, tighten, twist Her face contorted in pain. | flame, flush, go red, redden Jack's face flushed with embarrassment. | soften The father's face softened as he hugged his little boy. | darken, harden, set Her face darkened with anger. | clear His face cleared and she smiled back.
| cloud, crumple, drop, fall Her face crumpled and she started crying. | beam, smile The face smiled benignly at him. VERB + FACE make, pull What are you pulling a face at now? | search He searched her face for some clue as to what she meant.įACE + VERB brighten, glow, light up Her little face lit up when I gave her the present. | blank, expressionless, impassive His face remained impassive, so strong was his self-control. | honest, kind | expectant | rapt | expressive, open She looked at the honest, open face of her husband. | funny She made a funny face and gave a snorting sort of laugh. | grave, serious | long, sad The news for the company isn't good, judging from the long faces in the boardroom. animated, cheerful, friendly, grinning, happy, radiant, smiling | anxious, frightened, troubled | angry, furious | hard, set, stern His face was set and hard. PHRASES a sea of faces (= a large crowd of faces) From the stage, he looked down at a sea of faces.ĪDJ. | on the/sb's ~ She put some powder on her face. in the/sb's ~ The ball hit him in the face. He tilted her face up to his.įACE + VERB look, peer, stare A face peered round the door at him. VERB + FACE tilt, turn She turned her face away. | painted | happy, smiling | tear-stained, tear-streaked | human | gaunt, haggard, lean, pinched, thin, wizened | craggy, rugged a craggy face with deep-set eyes and bushy brows | elfin Her short hair suited her elfin face. | tanned | dark | sallow | heart-shaped, oval, round, square | bearded, freckled, unshaven | lined, wrinkled | pock-marked, raddled | fat, plump She had a plump, pretty face. angelic, beautiful, handsome, lovely, pleasant, pretty, sweet | plain, ugly, terrible | colourless, grey, pale, pallid, white | flushed, pink, red, ruddy Her face was flushed after her run.
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