noun
- 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.
- usage: "some actresses have more than one face lift"
- synonyms: face lift, lift, face lifting, cosmetic surgery, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty, nip and tuck
- A renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes.
- usage: "give your home a facelift"; "more than a facelift, the new model marks a fundamental change of direction"
- synonyms: face lift, face lifting
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