Front

Quick meaning: Front is a noun meaning The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.

Meaning

The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.

More Meanings

1. The side of a building with the main entrance.
2. A field of activity.
3. A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group.
4. (military) An area where armies are engaged in conflict, especially the line of contact.
5. (military) The lateral space occupied by an element measured from the extremity of one flank to the extremity of the other flank.
6. (military) The direction of the enemy.
7. (meteorology) The interface or transition zone between two airmasses of different density, often resulting in precipitation. Since the temperature distribution is the most important regulator of atmospheric density, a front almost invariably separates airmasses of different temperature.

Example Sentences

Near-synonyms: frontperson, frontman, front man

Officially it's a dry-cleaning shop, but everyone knows it's a front for the mafia.

Turning their Backs... ON FRONTS. CONVIVIAL WAITRESS: D... Don't you want to ogle me? SICKO MILLENNIAL: No... I hate breasts!

We need to take the clothes off the line. The news reported a front is coming in from the east, and we can expect heavy rain and maybe hail.

Word Forms

• fronts
• fronting
• fronted

Synonyms for front

Depending on context, synonyms include fore, first, lead, frontperson, frontman, prompt.

Antonyms for front

Common opposites include back, rear, last, backside, back end.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include frontal, forepart, frontmost, foremost, forward, movement.

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