| against |
When you go against something, you don't go along with it, or you go in the opposite direction that it is going. If you walk against the wind, it means that you walk so that the wind is blowing in your face. If you play a game and go against the rules, it means that you don't play the way the rules tell you to play. [1/4 definitions] |
| around |
When someone turns around, they move so that they face in the opposite direction. If you turn a thing around, you move it toward the opposite direction. [1/11 definitions] |
| beard |
A beard is the hair that grows on the face of a man. |
| cheek |
Your two cheeks are the parts of your face just under your eyes. |
| chin |
Your chin is the part of your face that is below your mouth. |
| chipmunk |
A chipmunk is a small, furry animal with stripes on its face and back. It has a bushy tail, and it is like a squirrel in many ways. It is smaller than a squirrel, though. Chipmunks eat nuts, seeds, berries, and insects. They make holes in the ground for sleeping and for storing food. Chipmunks live in North America and Asia. |
| cloth |
A cloth is a piece of material that is used for something, especially for cleaning or covering something. People often use a cloth when they clean things like furniture, their car, or shoes. Some people use a cloth when they take a bath or wash their face. [1/2 definitions] |
| clown |
A clown is someone who wears funny clothes, does funny tricks, and paints his or her face to make people laugh. |
| courage |
When you have courage, you are able to face fear or danger. Someone who has courage is brave. |
| direction |
Up or down, right or left, east or west, this way or that way--these are some directions. A direction is a way to go, or to look, or to face. In the mornings, a school bus goes in the direction of a school. When someone is talking, you usually look in that person's direction. In the classroom, you usually face in the direction of the teacher. [1/2 definitions] |
| east |
East is a direction that you can go in or that you can face. If you are watching the sun as it comes up in the morning, you are looking to the east. [1/4 definitions] |
| embarrass |
When something embarrasses you, you might feel like hiding your face or running away. If people are laughing at you, or you think you have done something silly or stupid, you might feel this way. When something embarrasses you, your face might get red. |
| embarrassed |
If you have done something that you think is silly or stupid and other people know about it, you might feel embarrassed. If someone says or does something that makes other people laugh at you, you might feel this way too. When you are embarrassed, your face might get red or feel hot, or you might want to hide your face or run away. |
| emotion |
Emotions are feelings that all people have. Love, hate, fear, and anger are some emotions that people feel. Some emotions are so strong that changes in our bodies happen. Sometimes our heart beats faster, our face turns red, or we start to cry, shake, or laugh. |
| expression |
The expression on your face is what tells other people how you are feeling. If your eyes look bright and you have a smile, your face has a happy expression. [1/2 definitions] |
| face |
The face is the front part of your head. Your eyes, nose, and mouth are parts of your face. [4 definitions] |
| fan1 |
A fan is also something that you wave back and forth with your hand to cool your face or body. [1/2 definitions] |
| forehead |
Your forehead is the part of your face above the eyes and below the hair. |
| forward |
When you face forward, it means that you look toward the front. If you move forward in the classroom, you move to a desk that is nearer the front. [1/2 definitions] |
| groundhog |
A groundhog is an animal that makes its home in a hole in the ground. It has gray and brown fur, and its face looks a little like a squirrel's. A groundhog is much bigger than a squirrel, though. During the winter, a groundhog goes into its hole and goes into a very deep kind of sleep. It doesn't come out of its hole again until spring. |
| make up |
Make up has another meaning too. We often use the phrase make up when we are talking about the parts that make a whole thing. For example, the eyes, the nose, and the mouth are some of the parts of a person's face. We can say that these things make up a person's face, or we can say that a person's face is made up of these parts. [1/2 definitions] |