face-down

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face-down

adverb facedown

not comparable, of a person or object 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.
Opposite: face-up

adjective facedown

not comparable Having the face, front or surface positioned downward. the face-down cards in a game

noun face-downs · facedown

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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adv such that the face or front is positioned downward

Español	boca abajo, bocabajo, de buzos, de bruzos, de bruces, de buces
Français	à plat ventre
Deutsch	mit dem Gesicht nach unten
Ελληνικά	μπρούμυτα broúmyta, πρηνηδόν prinidón

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@misc{face_down_2026,
  title = {face-down},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/face-down},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}