Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with face in American Collocation
face
noun
countable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
looking pale
She looked anything but healthy with her pale face and deep-set eyes.
describing the shape of a face
He had a thin face and hollow cheeks.
describing the expression on a face
Her face was contorted with anger.
He raised his head to see more, and saw the smiling face of Tom.
with lines
This woman is evidently old, which can be read from her hunched posture and wrinkled face.
attractive
She was a small girl with wiry black hair and a pretty face.
looking tired or ill
A pale and haggard face looked back at me.
with freckles
Amy had a sweet freckled face and looked too young to be consumed by such grief.
with a beard
I can picture his bearded face from the newspaper.
red
Her face was red and blotchy with tears.
This is a photo of me when I was a fresh-faced boy.
become red
Her face flushed at the slight awkwardness of the meeting.
look more cheerful
I put the rod in his hand and when he caught a fish his face lit up.
look serious
He looked down at the body and his face darkened.