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face-first

face-first is the alternative form of facefirst.

Meaning of facefirst

Adverb

facefirst (not comparable)

  1. Violently forward, with one's face foremost.
    • Fejes was thrown facefirst to the snow and remained down for several minutes but walked off the course on his own.2007 January 28, Matt Higgins, “Hoping That X Games Can Turn White Into Green”, in New York Times

Questions about face-first

What is face-first the alternative form of?
Face-first is the alternative form of facefirst.

Words near face-first in the dictionary

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

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