Cover and Facing

Cover

Cover noun - Something that encloses another thing especially to protect it.

Usage example: put the restaurant menus in clear plastic covers so that they would last longer

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Facing and cover are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Facing" instead a noun "Cover".

Nearby Words: covered, covering, coverage, coverlet

Facing noun - An ornamental coating to a building.

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Cover and facing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cover" instead the word "Facing" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: face, faced

You're in a small area with no cover and facing an onslaught of Mooks, and you can't even leave the cabin until you've taken enough of them down.

Source: Difficulty Spike
Seen in the opening of The Mummy, where Brendan Fraser orders his troops to remain "steady" and not fire until the enemy is at point-blank range, despite having decent cover and facing an overwhelming enemy force on horseback.

Source: Short-Range Long-Range Weapon
While the cover of each issue features a character facing the reader, Issue 5 has Bizarro facing his back on the reader.

Source: Comicbook / The Man of Steel

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