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front > 14 senses
ADJECTIVE1frontRelating to or located in the front
2front, foreLocated anteriorly
NOUN1front, presenceThe immediate proximity of someone or something
2front, front end, forepartThe side that is forward or prominent
3frontThe side that is seen or that goes first
4frontA sphere of activity involving effort
5front, battlefront, front lineThe line along which opposing armies face each other
6front, movement, social movementA group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
7front(meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses
8front, front man, figurehead, nominal head, straw man, strawmanA person used as a cover for some questionable activity
9frontThe outward appearance of a person
10frontThe part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer
VERB1front, look, faceBe oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point
2front, breastConfront bodily
front > pronunciation
Soundsfrah'nt
Rhymesabandonment, abatement, aberrant, and 654 more rhymes in ahnt at the HyperDic website...
front > adjective 1
MeaningRelating to or located in the front.
Examples"the front lines"; "the front porch"
Similaradvance, advanced, in advance; foremost, frontmost; forward; frontal, head-on
See alsoanterior; first; fore
Contraryback
front > adjective 2
MeaningLocated anteriorly.
Synonymsfore
Similar toanterior
front > noun 1, location
MeaningThe immediate proximity of someone or something.
Examples"he was well behaved in front of company"
Synonymspresence
Broaderproximity
front > noun 2, location
MeaningThe side that is forward or prominent.
Synonymsfront end, forepart
Narrowerforefront, head
Broaderside, face
Contraryrear, backside, back end
Verbsfront; front
front > noun 3, artifact
MeaningThe side that is seen or that goes first.
Narrowerbow, fore, prow, stem; facade, frontage, frontal; face; frontispiece; nose; nose; nose cone, ogive; shirtfront; shopfront, storefront
Broaderside
Contraryrear, back
Verbsfront
front > noun 4, state
MeaningA sphere of activity involving effort.
Examples"the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front"; "they advertise on many different fronts"
Broadersphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena
front > noun 5, location
MeaningThe line along which opposing armies face each other.
Synonymsbattlefront, front line
Part ofbattlefield, battleground, field of battle, field of honor, field
Broaderline
front > noun 6, group
MeaningA group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals.
Examples"he led the national liberation front"
Synonymsmovement, social movement
NarrowerFree French, Fighting French; artistic movement, art movement; Boy Scouts; Civil Rights movement; common front; cultural movement; falun gong; political movement; reform movement; religious movement; Zionism, Zionist movement
Broadersocial group
front > noun 7, phenomenon
Meaning(meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses.
Categorymeteorology
Narrowerwarm front; cold front, polar front; occluded front, occlusion
Broaderatmospheric phenomenon
Adjectivesfrontal
front > noun 8, person
MeaningA person used as a cover for some questionable activity.
Synonymsfront man, figurehead, nominal head, straw man, strawman
Broaderdeceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker
front > noun 9, cognition
MeaningThe outward appearance of a person.
Examples"he put up a bold front"
Broaderappearance
front > noun 10, location
MeaningThe part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer.
Examples"he walked to the front of the stage"
Broaderposition, place
Contraryback, rear
Verbsfront
front > verb 1, stative
MeaningBe oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point. Be opposite to.
PatternSomething ----s something
ModelHis fields front mine at this point
Synonymslook, face
Narrowerconfront
Broaderlie
Contraryback
Similar toface
Nounsfront; front; frontage
front > verb 2, competition
MeaningConfront bodily.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonymsbreast
Broaderconfront, face
Nounsfront; front

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