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Noun

the foremost part or surface of anything.
the part or side of anything that faces forward
the front of a jacket.
the part or side of anything, as a building, that seems to look out or to be directed forward
He sat in the front of the restaurant.
any side or face, as of a building.
a façade, considered with respect to its architectural treatment or material
a cast-iron front.
a property line along a street or the like
a fifty-foot front.
a place or position directly before anything
We decided to plant trees in the front.
a position of leadership in a particular endeavor or field
She rose to the front of her profession.
Military .
the foremost line or part of an army.
a line of battle.
the place where combat operations are carried on.
an area of activity, conflict, or competition
news from the business front.
land facing a road, river, etc.
British . a promenade along a seashore.
Informal . a distinguished person listed as an official of an organization, for the sake of prestige, and who is usually inactive.
a person or thing that serves as a cover or disguise for some other activity, esp. one of a secret, disreputable, or illegal nature; a blind
The store was a front for foreign agents.
outward impression of rank, position, or wealth.
bearing or demeanor in confronting anything
a calm front.
haughtiness; self-importance
That clerk has the most outrageous front.
the forehead, or the entire face
the statue's gracefully chiseled front.
a coalition or movement to achieve a particular end, usually political
the people's front.
something attached or worn at the breast, as a shirt front or a dickey
to spill gravy down one's front.
Meteorology . an interface or zone of transition between two dissimilar air masses.
Theater .
the auditorium.
the business offices of a theater.
the front of the stage; downstage.

Adjective

of or pertaining to the front.
situated in or at the front
front seats.
Phonetics . (of a speech sound) articulated with the tongue blade relatively far forward in the mouth, as the sounds of lay.

Verb (used with object)

to have the front toward; face
Our house fronts the lake.
to meet face to face; confront.
to face in opposition, hostility, or defiance.
to furnish or supply a front to
to front a building with sandstone.
to serve as a front to
A long, sloping lawn fronted their house.
Informal . to provide an introduction to; introduce
a recorded message that is fronted with a singing commercial.
to lead (a jazz or dance band).
Phonetics . to articulate (a speech sound) at a position farther front in the mouth.
Linguistics . to move (a constituent) to the beginning of a clause or sentence.

Verb (used without object)

to have or turn the front in some specified direction
Our house fronts on the lake.
to serve as a cover or disguise for another activity, esp. something of a disreputable or illegal nature
The shop fronts for a narcotics ring.

Interjection

(used to call or command someone to come, look, etc., to the front, as in an order to troops on parade or in calling a hotel bellboy to the front desk)
Front and center, on the double!

Idioms

in front
in a forward place or position
Sit down, you in front!
in front of
ahead of
to walk in front of a moving crowd.
outside the entrance of
to wait in front of a house.
in the presence of
to behave badly in front of company.
out front
outside the entrance
He's waiting out front.
ahead of competitors
This advertising campaign ought to put our business way out front.
Theater . in the audience or auditorium.
Informal . candidly; frankly
Say what you mean out front.
up front
Informal .
in advance; before anything else
You'll have to make a payment of
frank; open; direct
I want you to be up front with me.

Antonyms

adjective
back , ending , final , finishing , rear
noun
back , rear

Synonyms

adjective
advanced , ahead , anterior , facial , first , fore , foremost , forward , frontal , head , headmost , in the foreground , leading , obverse , topmost , vanward , ventral , avant-garde
noun
anterior , bow , breast , brow , exterior , facade , face , facing , fore , foreground , forehead , forepart , frontage , frontal , frontispiece , front line , head , lead , obverse , proscenium , top , van , vanguard , air , aspect , bearing , blind , carriage , coloring , countenance , cover , cover-up * , demeanor , disguise , display , expression , fake , figure , manner , mask , mien , phony , port , presence , pretext , put-on , show , veil , window dressing * , cloak , color , disguisement , false colors , gloss , guise , masquerade , pretense , semblance , veneer , window-dressing , anteriority , avant-garde , fore-rank , foremost , front rank.--a.anterior , physiognomy , recto
verb
border , confront , cover , encounter , face , look over , meet , overlay , overlook , look , accost , beard , brave , challenge , dare , anterior , appearance , before , beginning , bow , brow , demeanor , dickey , disguise , display , effrontery , exterior , facade , facing , fore , forehead , foremost , forward , head , lead , manner , obverse , oppose , outlook , show , van

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