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Facial

/ˈfeɪʃəl/

A personal care beauty treatment which involves cleansing and moisturizing of the human face.

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📖 Definitions of "Facial"

noun

1
A personal care beauty treatment which involves cleansing and moisturizing of the human face.
2
A kind of early silent film focusing on the facial expressions of the actor.
3
(in some contact sports) A foul play which involves one player hitting another in the face.
4
A sex act of male ejaculation onto another person's face.
"He gave his wife a creamy facial."

adjective

1
Of or affecting the face.
2
(by extension) (of a law or regulation validity) on its face; as it appears (as opposed to as it is applied)
"The facial constitutionality of the law is in question."

🔄 Synonyms of "Facial"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
facial nervenoun	(neuroanatomy) The seventh (VII) of twelve paired cranial nerves that supply motor fibers especially to the muscles of the face and jaw and sensory and parasympathetic fibers to the tongue, palate, and fauces.
seventh cranial nervenoun	Synonym of facial nerve.
nervus facialisnoun	cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Facial"

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Word	Definition
facial nervenoun	(neuroanatomy) The seventh (VII) of twelve paired cranial nerves that supply motor fibers especially to the muscles of the face and jaw and sensory and parasympathetic fibers to the tongue, palate, and fauces.
nervus facialisnoun	cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles
seventh cranial nervenoun	Synonym of facial nerve.
liftverb	(ambitransitive) To raise or rise.
scalingnoun	The act of one who scales or climbs.
faceless	(idiomatic) Having or revealing no individual identity or character; anonymous.
facenoun	(anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
noodlenoun	(usually in the plural) A string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and other ingredients.
cranio	—
faces	an English rock band formed in London in 1969.
kissernoun	One who kisses.
mugnoun	A large cup for beverages, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.
physiognomynoun	The art or pseudoscience of deducing the predominant temper and other characteristic qualities of the mind from the outward appearance, especially from the features of the face.
countenancenoun	Appearance, especially the features and expression of the face.
visagenoun	Countenance; one's face.
frontnoun	The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
masknoun	A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection.
miennoun	(countable, uncountable) Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.
lookverb	To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
pannoun	A surname.