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Meaning
Noun
●
The
foremost
side
of something or
the end
that
faces
the
direction
it
normally
moves.
●
The
side
of a
building
with the main entrance.
●
A
field
of activity.
●
A person or
institution
acting
as the public
face
of some other,
covert
group.
●
In Meteorology:
The
interface
or
transition zone
between two
airmasses
of different
density
, often
resulting
in
precipitation
. Since the
temperature
distribution
is the most important
regulator
of
atmospheric
density
, a front almost
invariably
separates
airmasses
of different
temperature
.
●
In Military:
An area where
armies
are
engaged
in
conflict
, especially the
line
of contact.
●
In Military:
The
lateral
space
occupied
by an
element
measured
from the
extremity
of one
flank
to the
extremity
of the other
flank
.
●
In Military:
The
direction
of the enemy.
●
In Military:
When a
combat
situation
does not
exist
or is not
assumed
, the
direction
toward which the
command
is faced.
●
A major
military
subdivision
of the Soviet Army.
●
Cheek;
boldness
; impudence.
●
An
act
, show,
façade
,
persona
: an
intentional
and
false
impression
of oneself.
●
That which
covers
the
foremost
part of the
head
: a front
piece
of
false
hair
worn
by women.
●
The most
conspicuous
part.
●
The beginning.
●
In British English:
A
seafront
or
coastal
promenade.
●
The
forehead
or
brow
, the part of the
face
above the
eyes
; sometimes, also, the whole
face
.
●
The
bellhop
whose
turn
it is to
answer
a client's
call
, which is often the
word
"front" used as an exclamation.
●
A
grill
(jewellery
worn
on front teeth).
Adj
●
Located at or
near
the front.
●
In Phonetics:
Pronounced with the
highest
part of the body of the
tongue
toward the front of the
mouth
,
near
the
hard palate
(most often
describing
a vowel).
●
Closest or
nearest
, of a set of
futures contracts
which
expire
at particular
times
, or of the
times
they
expire
; (typically, the front
month
or front year is the next
calendar month
or year after the current one).
Verb
●
To
face
(on, to); to be
pointed
in a given direction.
●
To
face
, be
opposite
to.
●
To
face up to
, to
meet
head-on
, to confront.
●
To
adorn
with, at the front; to
put on
the front.
●
In Phonetics:
To
pronounce
with the
tongue
in a front position.
●
In Linguistics:
To
move
(a
word
or
clause
) to the
start
of a
sentence
(or
series
of
adjectives
, etc).
●
To
act
as a front (for); to
cover
(for).
●
To lead or be the
spokesperson
of (a
campaign
,
organisation
etc.).
●
Of an
alter
in
dissociative identity disorder
: to be the
currently
actively
presenting
member
of (a system),
in control
of the patient's body.
●
To provide money or financial
assistance
in advance
to.
●
To
assume
false
or
disingenuous
appearances.
●
To
deceive
or
attempt
to
deceive
someone with
false
or
disingenuous
appearances
(on).
●
To
appear
before.
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Wiktionary
Origin
front
English
front
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Fore
First
Lead
Prompt
Feign
Facade
Forward
Show
Recto
Put On Airs
Antonyms
Back
Rear
Last
Related
Side
Wing
Bottom
Top
Border
Coalition
End
Left
Army
Force
Wall
Lace
Prop
Government
Sides
Frame
Party
Ramp
Zone
Camera
Vortex
Jet
Leg
Tower
Seat
North
Chamber
Cover
Backline
Tank
Ground
Guard
Punch
Battlefield
Belt
Bench
Propaganda
Hook
One
Runner
War
Office
Flanks
Ramps
Line
Scene
Military
Face
Headline
Initiative
Command
Wave
Group
Pivot
Brigade
Shoulder
Right Side
Air Mass
More
Rhymes
Hunt
Cunt
Want
Punt
Bunt
Runt
Shunt
Stunt
Brunt
Grunt
Front
Blunt
Affront
Upfront
Confront
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