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noun (plural fronts) |
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1. part or surface facing forward: the part or surface that faces forward, is intended to be seen first, has the main entrance, or is facing the direction of motion or the direction people face
  You can only see the front of the house from here.
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2. forward area: the area, section, or position just ahead of, close to, or at the forward part of something
You sit in the front and I'll ride in the back.
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3. front door: the door at the front or the area beyond it
I'll go out the front, and you go out the back.
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4. first pages: the beginning or first pages of a book or magazine
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5. facade of building: a facade of a building, especially the one that faces the street, or a part of it
Bring the car around to the front.
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6. side of property adjoining something: the side of a property that borders something else, e.g. a street, lake, or river
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7. forward direction: the direction straight ahead
Face the front.
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8. position ahead: a place or position approximately ahead of somebody
To our front was a clump of trees.
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9. leading position: a prominent or leading position in any field of activity
companies at the front of genetic research
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10. noticeable position: a conspicuous position
a disturbing aspect that came to the front
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11. aspect: a way of viewing a situation
Things looked desperate on all fronts.
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12. U.K. seaside promenade: a street, area of land, or promenade running alongside the beach or shore at a seaside or lakeside resort
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13. deliberately assumed behavior: a manner or type of behavior adopted by somebody in order to deal with a situation or disguise the person's true feelings
put on a brave front
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14. cover for illegal activities: an apparently respectable person, organization, or business acting as a cover for illegal or secret activities
The grocery store was a front for drug deals.
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15. figurehead: a nominal leader or head who has no real authority
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16. military battle zone: an area where armies are facing one another, or where fighting between armies is taking place
soldiers returning from the front
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17. military space defended by army unit: the width of territory occupied or defended by an army or a military unit facing an enemy
Each section was defending a front of some two miles.
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18. military direction in which troops are facing: the direction in which troops are facing when formed in line
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19. particular area of activity: a particular area of activity or operations
There have been a lot of changes on the domestic front.
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20. meteorology interface between air masses: a line along which one mass of air meets another that is different in temperature or density
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21. politics group with common purpose: a group of people or organizations with a common purpose, especially a broad political coalition
a national liberation front
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22. dress part of garment: the part of a garment or the clothing that covers the front part of the body, especially the chest
You've got gravy all down your front.
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23. dress detachable front for shirt: a detachable shirt front, especially part of a man's formal dress shirt
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24. U.K. impertinence: cheek or cockiness
That took a bit of front!
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25. face: the face or forehead
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1. at front: situated at, on, or near the front of something, or placed farther forward than others
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2. phonetics produced with tongue forward: describes a vowel sound that is produced with the back of the tongue close to the forward part of the roof of the mouth
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verb (past and past participle front·ed, present participle front·ing, 3rd person present singular fronts) |
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1. transitive verb face toward something: to have a front that faces toward something
a hotel fronting the ocean
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2. transitive verb give covering or appearance to something: to give something a front or visible surface of a particular kind
The building is fronted with red brick.
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3. intransitive verb act as cover for illegal activity: to act as a respectable cover for something secret or illegal or for somebody doing something secret or illegal
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4. transitive verb U.S. provide something before payment: to provide something such as money or to provide a service in advance of payment
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If you can front me the money, I'll rent some movies for the weekend.
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5. transitive verb be head of group: to be the head, leader, or spokesperson of a group or organization such as a band
a group fronted by a young lawyer from Chicago
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6. transitive verb host program: to act as the emcee of a television or radio program
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7. transitive verb confront somebody or something: to face up to somebody or something confidently
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archaic
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8. transitive verb press run news story on first page: to place a news story on the front page of a newspaper
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| [13th century. Via French< Latin front- "forehead, front"] |
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in front
1. leading or ahead of somebody or something else
2. close to or in the front of something, or farther forward than somebody else
3. in the lead in a race or competition
Polls show the current mayor far in front as the election nears.
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in front of
1. ahead of somebody or in the direction in which somebody is facing
2. close to the front of something
3. in the presence, sight, or hearing of somebody
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out front
1. theaterin front of the curtain or in the auditorium, as opposed to on the stage
2. at or to the front of a building
I'll go out front and talk to them.
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up front
1. close or closer to the front of something
2. in advance, e.g. before any work is done or any goods are delivered
3. direct and honest (informal)
He was very up front about having no money.
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