front
noun
[ frʌnt ]
• the side or part of an object that presents itself to view or that is normally seen or used first; the most forward part of something.
• "a page at the front of the book had been torn out"
Similar:
forepart,
fore,
foremost part,
anterior,
forefront,
nose,
head,
bow,
prow,
foreground,
nearest part,
closest part,
sharp end,
fore-end,
• the foremost line or part of an armed force; the furthest position that an army has reached and where the enemy is or may be engaged.
• "his regiment was immediately sent to the front"
Similar:
front line,
vanguard,
van,
first line,
firing line,
battlefield,
battleground,
field of battle,
combat zone,
trenches,
lists,
• an appearance or form of behaviour assumed by a person to conceal their genuine feelings.
• "she put on a brave front"
Similar:
appearance,
look,
expression,
face,
manner,
air,
countenance,
demeanour,
bearing,
posture,
pose,
mien,
aspect,
exterior,
veneer,
(outward) show,
false display,
act,
pretence,
affectation,
• boldness and confidence of manner.
• "he's got a bit of talent and a lot of front"
Similar:
self-confidence,
boldness,
forwardness,
audacity,
audaciousness,
temerity,
brazenness,
presumption,
presumptuousness,
rashness,
daring,
cockiness,
pushiness,
nerve,
face,
neck,
brass neck,
assumption,
• a person's face or forehead.
• "the mark of fool set on his front"
front
adjective
• of or at the front.
• "the front cover of the magazine"
• (of a vowel sound) formed by raising the tongue, excluding the blade and tip, towards the hard palate.
front
verb
• (of a building or piece of land) have the front facing or directed towards.
• "the flats which fronted Crow Road"
Similar:
overlook,
look on to,
look out on,
look out over,
look towards,
face (towards),
lie opposite (to),
have a view of,
command a view of,
Opposite:
back on to,
• provide (something) with a front or facing of a particular type or material.
• "a metal box fronted by an alloy panel"
• lead or be the most prominent member in (an organization, group, or activity).
• "the group is fronted by two girl singers"
• act as a front or cover for illegal or secret activity.
• "he fronted for them in illegal property deals"
• make an appearance; turn up.
• "parents get a bit worried if you don't front up now and then"
• articulate (a vowel sound) with the tongue further forward.
• "the three velar consonants are normally fronted to some degree"
• place (a sentence element) at the beginning of a sentence instead of in its usual position, typically for emphasis or as a feature of some dialects, as in horrible it was.
Origin:
Middle English (denoting the forehead): from Old French front (noun), fronter (verb), from Latin frons, front- ‘forehead, front’.
in front
• in a position just ahead of or further forward than someone or something else.
• "the car in front stopped suddenly"
Similar:
ahead,
to the fore,
at the fore,
at the head,
up ahead,
at twelve o'clock,
in the vanguard,
in the van,
in the lead,
leading,
coming first,
at the head of the queue,
at the head of the line,
up front,
ahead of,
before,
preceding,
• on the part or side that normally first presents itself to view.
• "a house with a wide porch in front"
