face lift

3 definitions found

face lift - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  face lift \face lift\ n.
     1. an operation to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging
        from a person's face.
  
     Syn: face lifting, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. a renovation that improves the outward appearance, as of a
        building.
  
     Syn: face lifting.
          [WordNet 1.5]

face lift - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  face lift
      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]

face lift - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  18 Moby Thesaurus words for "face lift":
     furbish, furbishment, recondition, reconditioning, refit, refresh,
     refreshment, refurbish, refurbishment, renew, renewal, renovate,
     renovation, retread, retreading, revamp, slum clearance,
     urban renewal