facings

noun

plural of facing
as in coverings

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  1. coverings
  2. tops
  3. fronts
  4. facades
Noun
  • The grants help pay for home improvements like upgrading roof coverings, retrofitting doors and windows, and reinforcing connections between walls and roofs.
    — Jaclyn de Medicci Bruneau, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026
  • This includes no photography or cell phone use, as well as the removal of facial coverings and hats.
    — Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of coverings
Noun
  • The mobile bar is a converted two-horse thoroughbred horse trailer that her father helped convert, installing sinks, bar tops, a fridge.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Sprinkle the tops with Demerara sugar and the remaining salt.
    — Laura Mclively, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of tops
Noun
  • Related Stories The hostilities reflect the broadening of the war in Iran across two fronts—the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea—that are pivotal to commercial shipping.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • He was soon being pilloried on several fronts including management decisions that alienated key executives, and a public fight with star Scarlett Johansson.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of fronts
Noun
  • The old silver and gold shops, their facades blackened by time, were gone.
    — Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
  • This was once one of the principal streets used by Tallinn’s wealthy merchants and remains lined with former guild buildings and elaborate historic facades.
    — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of facades
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