face- lift

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]
    
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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

    

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