Definitions of FRONT in various dictionaries:
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the side that is forward or prominent
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the line along which opposing armies face each other
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the outward appearance of a person
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the side that is seen or that goes first
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a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
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a sphere of activity involving effort
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(meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses
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the immediate proximity of someone or something
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the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer
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a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
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be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point
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confront bodily
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relating to or located in the front
The forward part or surface, as of a building.
The area, location, or position directly before or ahead.
A position of leadership or superiority.
The forehead or face, especially of a bird or other animal.
Demeanor or bearing, especially in the presence of danger or difficulty.
An outward, often feigned, appearance or manner: They put up a good front.
Land bordering a lake, river, or street.
A promenade along the water at a resort.
A detachable part of a man’s dress shirt covering the chest; a dickey.
The most forward line of a combat force.
The area of contact between opposing combat forces; a battlefront.
The interface between air masses of different temperatures or densities.
A field of activity: the economic front.
A group or movement uniting various individuals or organizations for the achievement of a common purpose; a coalition.
A nominal leader lacking in real authority; a figurehead.
An apparently respectable person, group, or business used as a cover for secret or illegal activities.
Archaic.
The first part; the beginning.
The face; the countenance.
Of, relating to, aimed at, or located in the front: the front lines; the front row; front property on Lake Tahoe.
Designating vowels produced at or toward the front of the oral cavity, such as the vowels of green and get.
To look out on; face: a house that fronts the ocean.
To meet in opposition; confront.
To provide a front for.
To serve as a front for.
To lead (a group of musicians): “Goodman... became the first major white bandleader to front an integrated group” (Bill Barol).
To provide before payment: “In... personal liability suits, a lawyer is fronting both time and money” (Richard Faille).
To have a front; face onto something else: Her property fronts on the highway.
Used by a desk clerk in a hotel to summon a bellhop.
adj - articulated at the front of the oral passage
verb - to provide with a front (a forward part)