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face-down

face-down adverb: in a manner such that the face, front, or surface which is normally directed forward for viewing is positioned downward.

Adverb

face-down (not comparable)

  1. In a manner such that the face, front, or surface which is normally directed forward for viewing is positioned downward.
    • She was sleeping face-down on the sofa.
    • He placed the page face-down on the table so that we could not see its contents.
    Antonyms:
    face-up

Adjective

face-down (not comparable)

  1. Having the face, front or surface positioned downward.
    • the face-down cards in a game

Noun

face-down (plural face-downs)

  1. A confrontation.
    • What Herzog makes abundantly clear, as he progresses through accounts of the 40 years of bloodshed that have led to the recent facedowns between American and Israeli allies, is […]1983, The Marine Corps Gazette, page 90

Antonyms of face-down

Forms of face-down

Adverb
alternative formfacedown
Noun
pluralface-downs

Questions about face-down

What does face-down mean?
Face-down means in a manner such that the face, front, or surface which is normally directed forward for viewing is positioned downward.
What part of speech is face-down?
Face-down can be an adverb, an adjective or a noun.

Words near face-down in the dictionary

  1. face-aches
  2. face-blind
  3. face-brick
  4. face-bricks
  5. face-centered
  6. face-down
  7. face-downs
  8. face-first
  9. face-lift
  10. face-lifts
  11. face-maker

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