'face lift' definitions:
Definition of 'face lift'
(from WordNet)
noun
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]
noun
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]
Definition of 'face lift'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'face lift'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- furbish,
- furbishment,
- recondition,
- reconditioning,
- refit,
- refresh,
- refreshment,
- refurbish,
- refurbishment,
- renew,
- renewal,
- renovate,
- renovation,
- retread,
- retreading,
- revamp,
- slum clearance,
- urban renewal