facial — ozdic

Collocations

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ADJ.

broken, creamy, liquid, similar, soft, stated

She applied the creamy facial mask before going to bed.

VERB + FACIAL

arm, check, control, detected, got, grew, grow, like

She got facial recognition software installed on her new smartphone last week.

FACIAL + NOUN

body, configuration, constitutionality, cream, demeanour, equality, expression, expressions

She applied the facial cream every night before bed to keep her skin healthy.

PREP.

from, in, on, than

She noticed a big change in his facial expression when he heard the news.

ADV.

really

She gave him a really facial expression that showed she was annoyed with him.

Definitions

adj

1

Of or affecting the face.

2

Concerned with or used in improving the appearance of the face.

3

(of a law or regulation validity) On its face; as it appears (as opposed to on a more probing analysis, as it is applied, etc.).

The facial constitutionality of the law is in question.

Discipline is a form of counter-law, of dissymmetry and inequality, that operates under the discourse of juridical power to make possible the stated or facial claims of equality and rights characteristic of the French Revolution.

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.

But in facials, moving picture technology also enabled an exaggeration of this performance tradition, bringing a new emphasis to the details […]

3

(in some contact sports) A foul play which involves one player hitting another's face.

4

A sex act of ejaculation onto another person's face.

Long-Dong Chuck gave his co-star a creamy facial.

For the piece she spoke to two women who said they enjoy facials, and who described the act as ‘the mark of a job well done’ and ‘really hot’. But Reid concludes that she herself finds facials deeply unpleasant.

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The facial constitutionality of the law is in question.

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Discipline is a form of counter-law, of dissymmetry and inequality, that operates under the discourse of juridical power to make possible the stated or facial claims of equality and rights characteris

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But in facials, moving picture technology also enabled an exaggeration of this performance tradition, bringing a new emphasis to the details […]

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Long-Dong Chuck gave his co-star a creamy facial.

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For the piece she spoke to two women who said they enjoy facials, and who described the act as ‘the mark of a job well done’ and ‘really hot’. But Reid concludes that she herself finds facials deeply

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Observe his facial reaction when we mention a price.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, facial is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.