Word Study
face lift
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun face lift has 2 senses
- face lift(n = noun.act) cosmetic surgery, face lifting, facelift, lift, nip and tuck, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty - plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised; "some actresses have more than one face lift" has particulars: nose job, rhinoplasty
- face lift(n = noun.act) face lifting, facelift - a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes; "give your home a facelift"; "more than a facelift, the new model marks a fundamental change of direction" is a kind of overhaul, redevelopment, renovation
is a kind of anaplasty, plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery
CIDE DICTIONARY
face lift, n.
- an operation to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from a person's face. [WordNet 1.5]
- a renovation that improves the outward appearance, as of a building. [WordNet 1.5]
THESAURUS
face lift
furbish, furbishment, recondition, reconditioning, refit, refresh, refreshment, refurbish, refurbishment, renew, renewal, renovate, renovation, retread, retreading, revamp, slum clearance, urban renewal
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