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faces that would stop a clock

faces that would stop a clock is the plural of face that would stop a clock.

Meaning of face that would stop a clock

Noun

face that would stop a clock (plural faces that would stop a clock or faces that would stop clocks)

  1. (idiomatic) A shockingly unattractive face.
    • He described the thug as a very ugly and wicked-looking man, with a face that "would stop a clock".1891 March 20, “The Mystery Still Deep: Queer story told by a strange young Englishman”, in New York Times, page 5
  2. (idiomatic) A shockingly attractive face.
    • Hey darlin'
      I can remember when you could stop a clock.1983, John Cougar Mellencamp, Pink Houses

Questions about faces that would stop a clock

What is faces that would stop a clock the plural of?
Faces that would stop a clock is the plural of face that would stop a clock.

Words near faces that would stop a clock in the dictionary

  1. faces off
  2. faces only a mother could love
  3. faces out
  4. FACES syndrome
  5. faces that only a mother could love
  6. faces that would stop a clock
  7. faces that would stop clocks
  8. faces the facts
  9. faces the music
  10. faces up
  11. faces up to

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