face-down
adjective
- be oriented with the face pointing down in some framework
Wiktionary
adj
- Having the face, front or surface positioned downward.
“the face-down cards in a game”
adv
- In a manner such that the face, front, or surface which is normally directed forward for viewing is positioned downward.
“She was sleeping face-down on the sofa.”
“He placed the page face-down on the table so that we could not see its contents.”
noun
- A confrontation.
“What Herzog makes abundantly clear, as he progresses through accounts of the 40 years of bloodshed that have led to the recent facedowns between American and Israeli allies, is […]”