mug vs human face

human face vs mug

mug and human face both are nouns.

mug is a verb but human face is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mug	Yes	No	Yes	No
human face	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, human face is a hypernym of mug; that is, human face is a word with a broader meaning than mug:

mug: the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
human face: the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

Other hypernyms of mug include face.

mug (noun)	human face (noun)
with handle and usually cylindrical	the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
the quantity that can be held in a mug

mug (verb)	human face (verb)
To stare awkwardly
rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence

Difference between mug and human face

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