faceup

[ feys-uhp ]

adverb

1. with the face or the front or upper surface upward:

   Place the cards faceup on the table.

Word History and Origins

Origin of faceup¹

First recorded in 1960–65; face + up

Example Sentences

He lifts up a small mannequin and lays it faceup on the board.

From Literature

The remains there, labeled Skeleton 4926, had been buried faceup, hands crossed in front, in a cemetery of a roadside settlement in a onetime Roman province that is now Fenstanton, Cambridgeshire.

From Washington Post

At his locker in a desolate locker room as he told of his love for his teammates, he said FDU had used all guards except a “faceup four there most of the time” and that he “kind of had to learn on the fly a little bit in the game.”

From Washington Post

He then headed to Clifton, who was lying faceup at the base of a large pile of sticks.

From Seattle Times

It was a magical time, full of dreaminess and charm, a time to watch the mariposas emerge out of their cocoons, gather their courage, and take flight while we floated faceup in the water.

From Literature