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Definition of Front
1. Noun. The side that is forward or prominent.
Exact synonyms: Forepart, Front End
Generic synonyms: Face, Side
Specialized synonyms: Forefront, Head
Derivative terms: Frontal
Antonyms: Rear
Generic synonyms: Face, Side
Specialized synonyms: Forefront, Head
Derivative terms: Frontal
Antonyms: Rear
2. Verb. Be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to. "His fields front mine at this point"; "The building faces the park"
Exact synonyms: Face, Look
Generic synonyms: Lie
Related verbs: Face
Specialized synonyms: Confront
Antonyms: Back
Derivative terms: Frontage
Generic synonyms: Lie
Related verbs: Face
Specialized synonyms: Confront
Antonyms: Back
Derivative terms: Frontage
3. Adjective. Relating to or located in the front. "The front porch"
Also: Anterior, First, Fore
Similar to: Advance, Advanced, In Advance, Foremost, Frontmost, Frontal, Head-on
Antonyms: Back
Similar to: Advance, Advanced, In Advance, Foremost, Frontmost, Frontal, Head-on
Antonyms: Back
4. Noun. The line along which opposing armies face each other.
Exact synonyms: Battlefront, Front Line
Group relationships: Battlefield, Battleground, Field, Field Of Battle, Field Of Honor
Generic synonyms: Line
Derivative terms: Frontal
Group relationships: Battlefield, Battleground, Field, Field Of Battle, Field Of Honor
Generic synonyms: Line
Derivative terms: Frontal
5. Verb. Confront bodily. "Breast the storm"
6. Noun. The outward appearance of a person. "He put up a bold front"
Generic synonyms: Appearance
7. Noun. The side that is seen or that goes first.
Specialized synonyms: Bow, Fore, Prow, Stem, Facade, Frontage, Frontal, Face, Frontispiece, Nose, Nose, Nose Cone, Ogive, Shirtfront, Shopfront, Storefront
Generic synonyms: Side
Derivative terms: Frontal
Antonyms: Rear
Generic synonyms: Side
Derivative terms: Frontal
Antonyms: Rear
8. Noun. A person used as a cover for some questionable activity.
Exact synonyms: Figurehead, Front Man, Nominal Head, Straw Man, Strawman
Generic synonyms: Beguiler, Cheat, Cheater, Deceiver, Slicker, Trickster
Generic synonyms: Beguiler, Cheat, Cheater, Deceiver, Slicker, Trickster
9. Noun. A sphere of activity involving effort. "They advertise on many different fronts"
10. Noun. (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses.
Category relationships: Meteorology
Generic synonyms: Atmospheric Phenomenon
Specialized synonyms: Warm Front, Cold Front, Polar Front, Occluded Front, Occlusion
Derivative terms: Frontal
Generic synonyms: Atmospheric Phenomenon
Specialized synonyms: Warm Front, Cold Front, Polar Front, Occluded Front, Occlusion
Derivative terms: Frontal
11. Noun. The immediate proximity of someone or something. "He was well behaved in front of company"
12. Noun. The part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer. "He walked to the front of the stage"
13. Noun. A group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals. "He led the national liberation front"
Exact synonyms: Movement, Social Movement
Generic synonyms: Social Group
Specialized synonyms: Fighting French, Free French, Art Movement, Artistic Movement, Boy Scouts, Civil Rights Movement, Common Front, Cultural Movement, Ecumenism, Oecumenism, Falun Gong, Political Movement, Reform Movement, Religious Movement, Zionism, Zionist Movement
Generic synonyms: Social Group
Specialized synonyms: Fighting French, Free French, Art Movement, Artistic Movement, Boy Scouts, Civil Rights Movement, Common Front, Cultural Movement, Ecumenism, Oecumenism, Falun Gong, Political Movement, Reform Movement, Religious Movement, Zionism, Zionist Movement
Definition of Front
1. n. The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face.
2. a. Of or relating to the front or forward part; having a position in front; foremost; as, a front view.
3. v. t. To oppose face to face; to oppose directly; to meet in a hostile manner.
4. v. t. To have or turn the face or front in any direction; as, the house fronts toward the east.
5. n. All the works along one side of the polygon inclosing the site which is fortified.
Definition of Front
1. articulated at the front of the oral passage [adj FRONTER] / to provide with a front (a forward part) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Front
1. The position of the leading edge of the solvent in chromatography. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Front
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