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veil
Noun
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A veil is a thin piece of cloth that hides a woman's face.
Her hair fell over her face like a veil.
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A veil is something that hides important information about a situation.
The election lifted the thin veil and fully exposed the truth about America.
veil
Verb
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If you veil something, you make it hard to see or understand.
face
Noun
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A face is the front part of the head.
His face was red with embarrassment.
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A look or expression on the face.
He made a face at the bitter medicine.
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One side of a many-sided shape.
A dodecahedron has twelve faces.
face
Verb
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If mathx/math faces mathy/math, the front of mathx/math is pointing in the direction of mathy/math.
Please face me when I speak to you.
The store faces the bank.
It's hard to face the fact that his wife is gone.
You have to face the bully.