front

Definitions of front in various dictionaries:

noun - the side that is forward or prominent

noun - the line along which opposing armies face each other

noun - the outward appearance of a person

noun - the side that is seen or that goes first

noun - a person used as a cover for some questionable activity

noun - a sphere of activity involving effort

noun - (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses

noun - the immediate proximity of someone or something

noun - the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer

noun - a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals

verb - be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point

verb - confront bodily

adj - 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)