human face

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human face - the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news" face human, human being, homo, man - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage external body part - any body part visible externally beard, face fungus, whiskers - the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face mouth - the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening; "she wiped lipstick from her mouth" eye, oculus, optic - the organ of sight eyebrow, supercilium, brow - the arch of hair above each eye facial vein, vena facialis - any of several veins draining the face facial, facial nerve, nervus facialis, seventh cranial nerve - cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles head, caput - the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck his head out the window" nose, olfactory organ - the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals; "he has a cold in the nose" chin, mentum - the protruding part of the lower jaw physiognomy, visage, smiler, kisser, phiz, countenance, mug - the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) feature, lineament - the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin; "an expression of pleasure crossed his features"; "his lineaments were very regular" facial muscle - any of the skeletal muscles of the face brow, forehead - the part of the face above the eyes cheek - either side of the face below the eyes jowl - a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging) jaw - the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth