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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. 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;
- Example: "some actresses have more than one face lift"
[syn: face lift, facelift, lift, face lifting, cosmetic surgery, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty, nip and tuck]

2. a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes;
- Example: "give your home a facelift"
- Example: "more than a facelift, the new model marks a fundamental change of direction"
[syn: face lift, facelift, face lifting]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

face-lift \face-lift\ v. t. to perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face. Syn: lift. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

facelift n 1: 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" [syn: face lift, facelift, lift, face lifting, cosmetic surgery, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty, nip and tuck] 2: 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" [syn: face lift, facelift, face lifting]