facing

The most external portion of exterior siding.

Adjective

  1. Positioned so as to face (in a particular direction)
    • (Concluded on facing page)
  2. Diverging in the direction of travel.

Antonyms

trailing

Hyponyms

Earth-facing front-facing Internet-facing moon-facing Moon-facing Pluto-facing Sun-facing Web-facing

Derived

downward-facing dog facing points nonfacing upward-facing dog

Noun

  1. The most external portion of exterior siding.
  2. Fabric applied to a garment edge on the underside.
  3. A powdered substance, such as charcoal or bituminous coal, applied to the face of a mould, or mixed with the sand that forms it, to give a fine smooth surface to the casting.
  4. The collar and cuffs of a military coat, commonly of a different colour from the rest of the coat.
    • Red coats were worn by the King's Life Guards and Queen's Life Guards in 1645, while other regiments wore white, blue or grey. Prince Rupert's Footguards wore scarlet, and in Cromwell's army some wore scarlet coats with...
  5. The movement of soldiers by turning on their heels to the right, left, or about.

Forms

facings

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of face
    • This side (facing) up.