different between facelift vs forklift

English

Alternative forms

• face-lift, face lift

Etymology

From face +? lift.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fe?s?l?ft/

Noun

facelift (plural facelifts)

1. Plastic surgery to the face to remove wrinkles, fat or various signs of aging.
2. (by extension) Any activity undertaken to renew, revamp, update, or improve the appearance of something.

Translations

Verb

facelift (third-person singular simple present facelifts, present participle facelifting, simple past and past participle facelifted)

1. To perform a facelift upon.

Translations

Further reading

• facelift on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• fact file, factfile

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English facelift.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fe?s.l?ft/
• Hyphenation: face?lift

Noun

facelift m (plural facelifts, diminutive faceliftje n)

1. A facelift (remodelling of a face, facade, front or general appearance of someone or something).

English

Etymology

fork +? lift

Noun

forklift (plural forklifts)

1. A small industrial vehicle with a power-operated fork-like pronged platform that can be raised and lowered for insertion under a load, often on pallets, to be lifted and moved

Synonyms

• fork hoist
• fork truck
• forklift truck
• lift truck
• sideloader
• stacker-truck
• tow-motor
• trailer loader

Translations

Verb

forklift (third-person singular simple present forklifts, present participle forklifting, simple past and past participle forklifted)

1. To move or stack with, or as if with, such a vehicle.
   • 2009, Garry Thomas Morse, Death in Vancouver (page 49)

     With bouncerly finesse, Frank forklifted his arms under Gerald's & plucked him off his stool, dragging him towards the back & the source of that incessant voice.