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FACE LIFTING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does face lifting mean? 

FACE LIFTING (noun)
  The noun FACE LIFTING has 2 senses:

1. a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changesplay

2. 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 excisedplay

  Familiarity information: FACE LIFTING used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FACE LIFTING (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

face lift; face lifting; facelift

Context example:

more than a facelift, the new model marks a fundamental change of direction

Hypernyms ("face lifting" is a kind of...):

overhaul; redevelopment; renovation (the act of improving by renewing and restoring)


Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

cosmetic surgery; face lift; face lifting; facelift; lift; nip and tuck; rhytidectomy; rhytidoplasty

Context example:

some actresses have more than one face lift

Hypernyms ("face lifting" is a kind of...):

anaplasty; plastic surgery; reconstructive surgery (surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "face lifting"):

nose job; rhinoplasty (cosmetic surgery to improve the appearance of your nose)

Derivation:

face-lift (perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face)


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