face-lift (redirected from face-lifts)

face-lift also face·lift (fslft)

n.

1. Plastic surgery to remove facial wrinkles, sagging skin, fat deposits, or other visible signs of aging for cosmetic purposes. Also called rhytidectomy.

2. A restyling or modernization, as of a building.

tr.v. face-lift·ed, face-lift·ing, face-lifts

To perform a face-lift upon.

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face-lift

Noun

1. cosmetic surgery for tightening sagging skin and smoothing wrinkles on the face

2. an outward improvement designed to give a more modern appearance: the stadium was given a face-lift

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

face-lift - perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face lift operate on, operate - perform surgery on; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life"

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face-lift

noun 1. renovation, improvement, restoration, refurbishing, modernization, redecoration

noun 2. cosmetic surgery, plastic surgery

Translations

face-lift [ˈfeɪslɪft] face n → Facelifting nt;

(of building etc) → Verschönerung f