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¹front

noun \ˈfrənt\

Definition of FRONT

1

a : forehead; also : the whole face b : external and often feigned appearance especially in the face of danger or adversity

2

a (1) : vanguard (2) : a line of battle (3) : a zone of conflict between armies b (1) : a stand on an issue : policy (2) : an area of activity or interest <progress on the educational front> (3) : a movement linking divergent elements to achieve common objectives; especially : a political coalition

3

: a side of a building; especially : the side that contains the principal entrance

4

a : the forward part or surface b (1) : frontage (2) : a beach promenade at a seaside resort c : dickey 1a d : the boundary between two dissimilar air masses

5

archaic : beginning

6

a (1) : a position ahead of a person or of the foremost part of a thing (2) —used as a call by a hotel desk clerk in summoning a bellhop b : a position of leadership or superiority

7

a : a person, group, or thing used to mask the identity or true character or activity of the actual controlling agent b : a person who serves as the nominal head or spokesman of an enterprise or group to lend it prestige

— in front of

: directly before or ahead of

— out front

: in the audience

Examples of FRONT

1. <the front of the church features a magnificent stained-glass window>
2. <that smile is just a front—I don't think she actually likes me at all>

Origin of FRONT

Middle English, from Anglo-French frunt, front, from Latin front-, frons

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to FRONT

Synonyms: exterior, facade (also façade), face, forehead, forepart

Antonyms: back, rear, rearward, reverse

Related Words: outside, skin, surface, veneer

Near Antonyms: innards, inside, interior

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Other Anatomy Terms

bilateral symmetry, carotid, cartilage, dorsal, entrails, prehensile, renal, solar plexus, supine, thoracic, ventral

Rhymes with FRONT

blunt, brunt, bunt, grunt, hunt, Lunt, punt, runt, shunt, strunt, stunt, want, wont