Face-down
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Face-down is an adverb meaning Having the face, front or surface positioned downward.
Meaning
Having the face, front or surface positioned downward.
More Meanings
- A confrontation.
- (of a person or object) In a manner such that the face, front, or surface which is normally directed forward for viewing is positioned downward.
Example Sentences
the face-down cards in a game
She was sleeping face-down on the sofa.
He placed the page face-down on the table so that we could not see its contents.
What Herzog makes abundantly clear, as he progresses through accounts of the 40 years of bloodshed that have led to the recent facedowns between American and Israeli allies, is […]
Word Forms
- facedown
- face-downs
Antonyms for face-down
Common opposites include face-up.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include floating, face-up, supinely, facefirst, headlong, backward.
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