face-down
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3VERB + FACE-DOWN
placed, sleeping
FACE-DOWN + NOUN
sofa, table
PREP.
in, on
Definitions
adv
In a manner such that the face, front, or surface which is normally directed forward for viewing is positioned downward.
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.
adj
Having the face, front or surface positioned downward.
the face-down cards in a game
noun
A confrontation.
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 […]
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4She was sleeping face-down on the sofa.
WiktionaryHe placed the page face-down on the table so that we could not see its contents.
Wiktionarythe face-down cards in a game
WiktionaryWhat 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 […]
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