Upface

Pronunciation varies by accent · noun

Meaning

The face that is oriented upwards..

Definitions by Sense

1. The face that is oriented upwards.
2. (dogs) A face that has a protruding chin and/or recessed nose.
3. To turn face-up.
4. On the upward-oriented face.
5. With the face pointing upwards.
6. Upwards along the face
7. Farther up the face

Example Sentences

Channel terraces should be constructed by moving most of the dirt from the upface of the terrace.

Naturally, we take as the set of possible outcomes S = (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), where the possible outcomes are the possible numbers on the upface.

When we assume only that the die is not fair, without assigning probability values to each of the upfaces, then the distribution is not determined exactly and the hypothesis is composite.

Oddy has the squarest muzzle and best filled-in foreface that we have ever seen on a Bulldog, while his "upface" expression is marvelous.

The downface is much the more serious fault, and a very slight upface or dishface can be tolerated without penalty.

In solids we had two most excellent Champions of the King Charles Variety and they were of superb type, with excellent domed heads, good muzzles and the very typical upface of a cushioned and recessed nose.

Harry Borden upfaced his hidden card.

But chiefly I remember the incident for that moment when M— stared down, stunned, at the incriminating cards upfaced before him by Stanton, while Webster, Ray Rohn and I waited in throbbing silence for his eyes to lift to our faces.

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Word Forms

• upfaces
• upfacing
• upfaced
• more upface
• most upface

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