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1[fruhnt]
noun
the foremost part or surface of anything.
the part or side of anything that faces forward.
the front of a jacket.
the part or side of anything, as a building, that seems to look out or to be directed forward.
He sat in the front of the restaurant.
any side or face, as of a building.
a ڲç, considered with respect to its architectural treatment or material.
a cast-iron front.
a property line along a street or the like.
a fifty-foot front.
a place or position directly before anything.
We decided to plant trees in the front.
a position of leadership in a particular endeavor or field.
She rose to the front of her profession.
Military.
the foremost line or part of an army.
a line of battle.
the place where combat operations are carried on.
an area of activity, conflict, or competition.
news from the business front.
land facing a road, river, etc.
British.a promenade along a seashore.
Informal.a distinguished person listed as an official of an organization, for the sake of prestige, and who is usually inactive.
a person or thing that serves as a cover or disguise for some other activity, especially one of a secret, disreputable, or illegal nature; a blind.
The store was a front for foreign agents.
outward impression of rank, position, or wealth.
bearing or demeanor in confronting anything.
a calm front.
haughtiness; self-importance.
That clerk has the most outrageous front.
the forehead, or the entire face.
the statue's gracefully chiseled front.
a coalition or movement to achieve a particular end, usually political.
the people's front.
something attached or worn at the breast, as a shirt front or a dickey.
to spill gravy down one's front.
Meteorology.an interface or zone of transition between two dissimilar air masses.
Theater.
the auditorium.
the business offices of a theater.
the front of the stage; downstage.
adjective
of or relating to the front.
situated in or at the front.
front seats.
Phonetics.(of a speech sound) articulated with the tongue blade relatively far forward in the mouth, as the sounds of lay.
verb (used with object)
to have the front toward; face.
Our house fronts the lake.
to meet face to face; confront.
to face in opposition, hostility, or defiance.
to furnish or supply a front to.
to front a building with sandstone.
to serve as a front to.
A long, sloping lawn fronted their house.
Informal.to provide an introduction to; introduce.
a recorded message that is fronted with a singing commercial.
to lead (a jazz or dance band).
Phonetics.to articulate (a speech sound) at a position farther front in the mouth.
Linguistics.to move (a constituent) to the beginning of a clause or sentence.
verb (used without object)
to have or turn the front in some specified direction.
Our house fronts on the lake.
to serve as a cover or disguise for another activity, especially something of a disreputable or illegal nature.
The shop fronts for a narcotics ring.
interjection
(used to call or command someone to come, look, etc., to the front, as in an order to troops on parade or in calling a hotel bellboy to the front desk).
Front and center, on the double!
front.
2abbreviation
frontispiece.
front
1/ ڰʌԳ /
noun
that part or side that is forward, prominent, or most often seen or used
a position or place directly before or ahead
a fountain stood at the front of the building
the beginning, opening, or first part
the front of the book
the position of leadership; forefront; vanguard
in the front of scientific knowledge
land bordering a lake, street, etc
land along a seashore or large lake, esp a promenade
military
the total area in which opposing armies face each other
the lateral space in which a military unit or formation is operating
to advance on a broad front
the direction in which troops are facing when in a formed line
meteorol the dividing line or plane between two air masses or water masses of different origins and having different characteristics See also warm front cold front
outward aspect or bearing, as when dealing with a situation
a bold front
assurance, overconfidence, or effrontery
informala business or other activity serving as a respectable cover for another, usually criminal, organization
a nominal leader of an organization, etc, who lacks real power or authority; figurehead
informaloutward appearance of rank or wealth
a particular field of activity involving some kind of struggle
on the wages front
a group of people with a common goal
a national liberation front
a false shirt front; a dicky
archaicthe forehead or the face
adjective
of, at, or in the front
a front seat
phonetics of, relating to, or denoting a vowel articulated with the blade of the tongue brought forward and raised towards the hard palate, as for the sound of ee in English see or a in English hat
at an advantage, outclassing and outmanoeuvring one's opponents
verb
to be opposite (to); face (onto)
this house fronts the river
(tr) to be a front of or for
informal(tr) to appear as a presenter in (a television show)
(tr) to be the lead singer or player in (a band)
(tr) to confront, esp in hostility or opposition
(tr) to supply a front for
informalto appear (at)
to front up at the police station
front.
2abbreviation
frontispiece
front
The boundary between two air masses that have different temperatures or humidity. In the mid-latitude areas of the Earth, where warm tropical air meets cooler polar air, the systems of fronts define the weather and often cause precipitation to form. Warm air, being lighter than cold air, tends to rise, cool, and condense along such boundaries, forming rain or snow.
See also cold front occluded front polar front stationary front warm front
front
In meteorology, the line that forms the boundary between two air masses. Unless they are very similar in temperature and humidity, they will not mix.
Other Word Forms
- unfronted adjective
- ˈڰDzԳٱ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of front1
Word History and Origins
Origin of front1
Idioms and Phrases
out front,
outside the entrance.
He's waiting out front.
ahead of competitors.
This advertising campaign ought to put our business way out front.
Theater. in the audience or auditorium.
Informal. candidly; frankly.
Say what you mean out front.
up front,
in advance; before anything else.
You'll have to make a payment of $5,000 up front.
frank; open; direct.
I want you to be up front with me.
in front of,
ahead of.
to walk in front of a moving crowd.
outside the entrance of.
to wait in front of a house.
in the presence of.
to behave badly in front of company.
in front, in a forward place or position.
Sit down, you in front!
Example Sentences
Sabrina Medina, 28, was cleaning her patio Wednesday night when she saw a silver minivan slow down in front of her home in Huntington Park.
Paige and her 8- and 11-year-old daughters stood in front of Long Beach Civic Center on Tuesday evening, alongside roughly 400 other protesters.
AI, which many on the right are already skeptical of, may just be another front in the same power struggle.
The two-time Libertadores champion is not particularly known for letting himself get carried away too easily, especially in front of the cameras.
The front of the black T-shirts read: “Immigrant City Football Club.”
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