lift
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- noun
- /lɪft/
- Specialized
:
lifting
- She decided to undergo a lift to remove the wrinkles around her eyes.
- a face-lift
Examples
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That and the eye lift thing, that is like the best tips ever.
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PIRANAS gets a new face-lift.
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This will give the most amazing lift to your eyes.
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Just a light, light little lift from my eyes.
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The goal is to tailor the lift to the condition of the various facial regions.
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It gives you really nice depth and lift around the eye area.
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You promised me a face-lift.
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Other than a slight lift in Jackie's chin, she had no reaction.
Fiction book (1996) -
If you can slow down the aging process, there won't be any need for face-lifts, will there?
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Orebro Castle dates back to the 13th century, but it received many face-lifts over the years.
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Synonyms
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A surgery that makes the face look younger by tightening the skin and removing extra tissue
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Surgery that tightens the skin on the face and removes extra tissue to make someone look younger
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An operation that makes the face look younger by removing wrinkles
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A small surgery on the face that removes wrinkles and tightens skin
Surgery that removes loose skin and tightens the face to look younger
An operation to make the face look younger by removing wrinkles and tightening the skin
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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Surgery that tightens the skin on the face and removes extra tissue to make someone look younger
A moving bar on a slope that pulls people up while they keep their skis or snowboard on
A ski lift with a T-shaped bar that pulls skiers or snowboarders uphill as they hold it
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lift as a cosmetic noun is the same root 'raise' — a surgical lift raises and tightens skin. That's why people call the operation a lift.