Face-lift Definition

fāslift
facelift, facelifted, facelifting, facelifts, face-lifts
noun
face-lifts
A cosmetic surgery operation for removing wrinkles, sagging flesh, etc. from the face.
Webster's New World
A renovation or redesign of the exterior of something, as a building.
Webster's New World

By extension, any activity undertaken to renew, revamp, update, or improve the appearance of something.

The old building will get a facelift with new paint, carpet, and decoration.
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Synonyms:
verb
To renovate or redesign the exterior of.
Webster's New World
To perform a face-lift upon.
American Heritage
To perform a face-lift upon.
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Noun

Singular:
face-lift
Plural:
face lifts

Origin of Face-lift

Face-lift Sentence Examples

  • Glenn Carver (Cambridge, Chemistry) The British Atmospheric Data Center The BADC is undergoing a major face-lift.

  • Ward Jackson Park received a two million pound face-lift with significant funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

  • In 1956 for the first time in fifty years the Sexton Blake saga was given a face-lift.

  • New Calendar in Vista Also getting a face-lift is the familiar calendar feature in Windows.

  • The Fleur de Lis in Mill Street is to have a face-lift which could cost owners Charles Wells brewery up to £ 400,000.

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