Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun face_lifting

2 senses of face lifting

Sense 1
face lift, facelift, face lifting -- (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")
       => renovation, redevelopment, overhaul -- (the act of improving by renewing and restoring; "they are pursuing a general program of renovation to the entire property"; "a major overhal of the healthcare system was proposed")

Sense 2
face lift, facelift, lift, face lifting, cosmetic surgery, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty, nip and tuck -- (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")
       => plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery, anaplasty -- (surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb face_lift

1 sense of face-lift

Sense 1
face-lift, lift -- (perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face)
       => operate on, operate -- (perform surgery on; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life")