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[Front]

The front is the side that faces outward. If you are in a battle on the eastern front, then you are in the battle the farthest east of any part of the war.

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The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face.

Noun
the side that is seen or that goes first

Noun
the outward appearance of a person; "he put up a bold front"

Noun
a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals; "he was a charter member of the movement"; "politicians have to respect a mass movement"; "he led the national liberation front"

Noun
the side that is forward or prominent

Noun
the line along which opposing armies face each other

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Noun
the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer; "he walked to the front of the stage"

Noun
the immediate proximity of someone or something; "she blushed in his presence"; "he sensed the presence of danger"; "he was well behaved in front of company"

Noun
a person used as a cover for some questionable activity

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

Noun
a sphere of activity involving effort; "the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front"; "they advertise on many different fronts"

Verb
confront bodily; "breast the storm"

Verb
be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to; "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park"


n.
The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face.

n.
The forehead, countenance, or personal presence, as expressive of character or temper, and especially, of boldness of disposition, sometimes of impudence; seeming; as, a bold front; a hardened front.

n.
The part or surface of anything which seems to look out, or to be directed forward; the fore or forward part; the foremost rank; the van; -- the opposite to back or rear; as, the front of a house; the front of an army.

n.
A position directly before the face of a person, or before the foremost part of a thing; as, in front of un person, of the troops, or of a house.

n.
The most conspicuous part.

n.
That which covers the foremost part of the head: a front piece of false hair worn by women.

n.
The beginning.

a.
Of or relating to the front or forward part; having a position in front; foremost; as, a front view.

v. t.
To oppose face to face; to oppose directly; to meet in a hostile manner.

v. t.
To appear before; to meet.

v. t.
To face toward; to have the front toward; to confront; as, the house fronts the street.

v. t.
To stand opposed or opposite to, or over against as, his house fronts the church.

v. t.
To adorn in front; to supply a front to; as, to front a house with marble; to front a head with laurel.

v. t.
To have or turn the face or front in any direction; as, the house fronts toward the east.


Front

Front , n. [F. frant forehead, L. frons, frontis; perh. akin to E. brow.] 1. The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face.
Bless'd with his father's front, his mother's tongue.
Grim-visaged war hath smoothed his wrinkled front.
His front yet threatens, and his frowns command.
2. The forehead, countenance, or personal presence, as expressive of character or temper, and especially, of boldness of disposition, sometimes of impudence; seeming; as, a bold front; a hardened front.
With smiling fronts encountering.
The inhabitants showed a bold front.
3. The part or surface of anything which seems to look out, or to be directed forward; the fore or forward part; the foremost rank; the van; -- the opposite to back or rear; as, the front of a house; the front of an army.
Had he his hurts before? Ay, on the front.
4. A position directly before the face of a person, or before the foremost part of a thing; as, in front of un person, of the troops, or of a house. 5. The most conspicuous part.
The very head and front of my offending.
6. That which covers the foremost part of the head: a front piece of false hair worn by women.
Like any plain Miss Smith's, who wears s front.
7. The beginning. "Summer's front." Shak. Bastioned front (Mil.), a curtain connerting two half bastions. -- Front door, the door in the front wall of a building, usually the principal entrance. -- Front of fortification, the works constructed upon any one side of a polygon. Farrow. -- Front of operations, all that part of the field of operations in front of the successive positions occupied by the army as it moves forward. Farrow. -- To come to the front, to attain prominence or leadership.

Front

Front, a. Of or relating to the front or forward part; having a position in front; foremost; as, a front view.

Front

Front, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fronted; p. pr. & vb. n. Fronting.] 1. To oppose face to face; to oppose directly; to meet in a hostile manner.
You four shall front them in the narrow lane.
2. To appear before; to meet.
[Enid] daily fronted him In some fresh splendor.
3. To face toward; to have the front toward; to confront; as, the house fronts the street.
And then suddenly front the changed reality.
4. To stand opposed or opposite to, or over against as, his house fronts the church. 5. To adorn in front; to supply a front to; as, to front a house with marble; to front a head with laurel.
Yonder walls, that pertly front your town.

Front

Front, v. t. To have or turn the face or front in any direction; as, the house fronts toward the east.

The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face.

Of or relating to the front or forward part; having a position in front; foremost; as, a front view.

To oppose face to face; to oppose directly; to meet in a hostile manner.

To have or turn the face or front in any direction; as, the house fronts toward the east.

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Usage Examples

Actually, the year anniversary of what you just heard, my son Grahame and I are going to be in a play together, and I'm acting for the first time in front of an audience that doesn't consist of a high school drama class.

Damien Hirst is the Elvis of the English art world, its ayatollah, deliverer, and big-thinking entrepreneurial potty-mouthed prophet and front man. Hirst synthesizes punk, Pop Art, Jeff Koons, Marcel Duchamp, Francis Bacon, and Catholicism.

Do not try to push your way through to the front ranks of your profession do not run after distinctions and rewards but do your utmost to find an entry into the world of beauty.

Even if the chef has a good business head, his focus should be behind kitchen doors. A business partner should take care of everything in front of the kitchen doors.

Drug misuse is not a disease, it is a decision, like the decision to step out in front of a moving car. You would call that not a disease but an error of judgment.

After having done this whole slew of press for 'Big Love,' now I'll have anxiety dreams for like a week and a half about all the stupid things I said. I can't even imagine being in front of the cameras all the time. I had a weird dream the other night that I was on 'Jersey Shore.'

Don't walk behind me I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

A lot of companies have chosen to downsize, and maybe that was the right thing for them. We chose a different path. Our belief was that if we kept putting great products in front of customers, they would continue to open their wallets.

Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved.

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Other Usage Examples

At home we're the hosts, and I never liked the idea of being embarrased in front of our friends.

But you know, there's something about the kids finishing their homework in a given day, working one-on-one, getting all this attention - they go home, they're finished. They don't stall, they don't do their homework in front of the TV.

Every time you get on a stage or in front of a camera, the whole exercise is about imagination. You're constantly depicting something that doesn't exist, and trying to find the reality of it. Once you settle on that premise, everything else is a matter of degrees.

For the life of me, I don't understand what honest motive there is in putting this in front of this body to philosophically debate marriage on a constitutional amendment that is not going to happen, and which is enormously divisive in all of our communities.

Gay marriage has jumped out of the closet on to the front page. Everyone from the president of the U.S. to retired four-star general Colin Powell is embracing the issue, now supported by most Americans. Still, a few people, like former First Lady Laura Bush appear to be conflicted.

At 3 years old, I was imitating and doing fun little commercials for the family. Then at 5, I knew, 'OK, this is something I really like.' At 8, I was crying in front of the mirror and my mom was like, 'Oh boy, here we go. We know what she's going to do.'

As an actor, I've grown considerably. It's taken me years to get comfortable doing a romantic scene and dancing on stage in front of a live audience. I've really opened up a lot.

Academics often discount the value of top-rated sports programs in helping to develop a campus life and in contributing to the overall success of a college or university. Like it or not, the sports programs a college or university has are the front page of that university.

Children are already accustomed to a world that moves faster and is more exciting than anything a teacher in front of a classroom can do.

But I don't have a very good track record with royalty. My dress fell off in front of Prince Charles at the Prince's Trust, so I'm just living up to my reputation.

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