face lift

face lift
    n 1: 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" [syn: {face lift},
         {facelift}, {lift}, {face lifting}, {cosmetic surgery},
         {rhytidectomy}, {rhytidoplasty}, {nip and tuck}]
    2: 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" [syn: {face lift},
       {facelift}, {face lifting}]
    

face lift \face lift\ n.
   1. an operation to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging
      from a person's face.

   Syn: face lifting, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   2. a renovation that improves the outward appearance, as of a
      building.

   Syn: face lifting.
        [WordNet 1.5]
    

18 Moby Thesaurus words for "face lift":
      furbish, furbishment, recondition, reconditioning, refit, refresh,
      refreshment, refurbish, refurbishment, renew, renewal, renovate,
      renovation, retread, retreading, revamp, slum clearance,
      urban renewal