face-lift

1. 1.

   perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face

   Synonymslift

   Broaderoperate on

Questions about face-lift

What does face-lift mean?

face-lift means "perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face".

How many syllables are in face-lift?

face-lift has 3 syllables: fa-ce--lift. The stress falls on "fa".

What is another word for face-lift?

Close synonyms include lift. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is face-lift a common word?

face-lift is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.