facelift

2 definitions found

facelift - 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]

facelift - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]