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face-up

face-up adverb: in a position with the face upwards.

Adverb

face-up (not comparable)

  1. In a position with the face upwards.
    • The cards must be dealt face-up.
    Antonyms:
    face-down

Noun

face-up (plural face-ups)

  1. (BJD community) The paint depicting a doll's face.

Antonyms of face-up

Forms of face-up

pluralface-ups

Questions about face-up

What does face-up mean?
Face-up means in a position with the face upwards.
What part of speech is face-up?
Face-up can be an adverb or a noun.

Words near face-up in the dictionary

  1. face-swapped
  2. face-swapping
  3. face-swaps
  4. face-to-face
  5. face-to-faces
  6. face-up
  7. face-ups
  8. face-value
  9. face-values
  10. faceable
  11. faceache

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