face lift
noun
1 face lift
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.
synonyms: cosmetic surgery, face lifting, facelift, lift, nip and tuck, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty.
Dutch: facelift
2 face lift
A renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes.
synonyms: face lifting, facelift.
Moby thesaurus: furbish, furbishment, recondition, reconditioning, refit, refresh, refreshment, refurbish, refurbishment, renew, renewal, renovate, renovation, retread, retreading, revamp, slum clearance, urban renewal.
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