(sports, chiefly ice hockey) The starting point in a match of ice hockey, where two players face each other to snatch the puck.

(intransitive) To confront (each other).

(intransitive, idiomatic) To fail disastrously.

(idiomatic) Seemingly; to all appearances; as far as can be seen or determined.

(computing, informal) The place where programmers develop source code (as opposed to conceptually distant areas such as design and marketing).

(law) Abbreviation of fieri facias.

(law) Abbreviation of fieri facias.

(idiomatic) To fail, especially in a dramatic or particularly decisive manner.

plural of lamellar face

Having a round or moon-shaped face.