face-plant
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verb
(intr) to fall onto one's face, esp when skiing or snowboarding
noun
an act or instance of falling onto one's face
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Words nearby face-plant
face-nail, face-off, face out, face pack, facepalm, face-plant, faceplate, face powder, faceprint, facer, face recognition
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How to use face-plant in a sentence
Christine O'Donnell's latest face-plant—asking "Where in the Constitution is separation of church and state?"
Most pathetically, when first confronted by the Queen of Hearts, Alice does a face plant in the ground, out of fear and deference.
I went down in a hard face-plant and skidded, grinding my cheek into the grimy asphalt.
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