Etymology : Middle English, from Old French, from Latin front-, frons
Pronunciation : fr&nt
Function : noun
Date : 13th century
1. foremost part; part that faces forward; forehead, face; outward appearance; facade, outer wall of a building; line of confrontation (as in a battle); seaside promenade; cover, disguise; movement, coalition; haughtiness. face toward; confront; be against or in opposition to; apply a front to. of or pertaining to a front; placed before something else; main (door); fore; forward; first (page); serving as a cover or disguise. turn to the front! face forward!. pretend to be that which you are not; act tough: "You can't front on that " -- Beastie Boys (So what'cha want [1992]). front\front\ , n.
2. (fort.) all the works along one side of the polygon inclosing the site which is fortified.
3. (phon.) the middle of the upper part of the tongue, -- the part of the tongue which is more or less raised toward the palate in the pronunciation of certain sounds, as the vowel i in machine, e in bed, and consonant y in you. see:
guide to pronunciation, Â.
4. 3. the call boy whose turn it is to answer the call, which is often the word "front," used as an exclamation. [hotel cant]front \front\ , n. [f. frant forehead, l. frons, frontis; perh. akin to e. brow.].
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. the most conspicuous part. the very head and front of my offending.
10. 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. browning.
11. the beginning. "summer's front.".
12. The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face.
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. The most conspicuous part.
17. That which covers the foremost part of the head: a front piece of false hair worn by women.
18. The beginning.
19. Of or relating to the front or forward part; having a position in front; foremost; as, a front view.
20. To oppose face to face; to oppose directly; to meet in a hostile manner.
21. To appear before; to meet.
22. To face toward; to have the front toward; to confront; as, the house fronts the street.
23. To stand opposed or opposite to, or over against as, his house fronts the church.
24. To adorn in front; to supply a front to; as, to front a house with marble; to front a head with laurel.
25. To have or turn the face or front in any direction; as, the house fronts toward the east.
26. All the works along one side of the polygon inclosing the site which is fortified.
27. The middle of the upper part of the tongue, the part of the tongue which is more or less raised toward the palate in the pronunciation of certain sounds, as the vowel i in machine, e in bed, and consonant y in you.
28. See Guide to Pronunciation, §10.
29. The call boy whose turn it is to answer the call, which is often the word "front," used as an exclamation. the side that is seen or that goes first the outward appearance of a person; "he put up a bold front" the side that is forward or prominent the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer; "he walked to the front of the stage" the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses a sphere of activity involving effort; "the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front"; "they advertise on many different fronts" confront bodily; "breast the storm" 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".
30. 1. The front of something is the part of it that faces you, or that faces forward, or that you normally see:
or use. One man sat in an armchair, and the other sat on the front of the desk Stand at the front of the line Her cotton dress had ripped down the front. ¡Ù back.
31. The front of a building is the side or part of it that faces the street. Attached to the front of the house, there was a large veranda.
32. A person's or animal's front is the part of their body between their head and their legs that is on the opposite side to their back. If you lie your baby on his front, he'll lift his head and chest up. ¡Ù back.
33. Front is used to refer to the side or part of something that is towards the front or nearest to the front. I went out there on the front porch She was only six and still missing her front teeth Children may be tempted to climb into the front seat while the car is in motion. ¡Ù back.
34. The front page of a newspaper is the outside of the first page, where the main news stories are printed. The Guardian's front page carries a photograph of the two foreign ministers The violence in the Gaza Strip makes the front page of most of the newspapers. see also:
front-page.
35. The front is a road next to the sea in a seaside town. Amy went out for a last walk along the sea front. = promenade.
36. In a war, the front is a line where two opposing armies are facing each other. Sonja's husband is fighting at the front. see also:
front line.
37. If you say that something is happening on a particular front, you mean that it is happening with regard to a particular situation or field of activity. We're moving forward on a variety of fronts.
38. If someone puts on a particular kind of front, they pretend to have a particular quality. Michael kept up a brave front both to the world and in his home.
39. An organization or activity that is a front for one that is illegal or secret is used to hide it. a firm later identified by the police as a front for crime syndicates = cover.
40. In relation to the weather, a front is a line where a mass of cold air meets a mass of warm air. A very active cold front brought dramatic weather changes to Kansas on Wednesday.
41. A building or an area of land that fronts a particular place or fronts onto it is next to it and faces it. real estate, which includes undeveloped land fronting the city convention center There are some delightful Victorian houses fronting onto the pavement. quaint cottages fronted by lawns and flowerbeds. = face.
42. The person who fronts an organization is the most senior person in it. He fronted a formidable band of fighters The commission, fronted by Sir Isaac Hayatali, was set up in June 1992. = head.
43. If a person or thing is in front, they are ahead of others in a moving group, or further forward than someone or something else. Officers will crack down on lunatic motorists who speed or drive too close to the car in front `What's with this guy?' demanded an American voice in the row in front.
44. Someone who is in front in a competition or contest at a particular point is winning at that point. Richard Dunwoody is in front in the jockeys' title race Some preliminary polls show him out in front. = leading.
45. If someone or something is in front of a particular thing, they are facing it, ahead of it, or close to the front part of it. She sat down in front of her dressing-table mirror to look at herself Something darted out in front of my car, and my car hit it A police car was parked in front of the house.
46. If you do or say something in front of someone else, you do or say it when they are present. They never argued in front of their children He has been brought up not to swear in front of women.
47. On the home front or on the domestic front means with regard to your own country rather than foreign countries. Its present economic ills on the home front are largely the result of overspending On the domestic front, the president got his way with his budget proposals. frontispiece. In meteorology, the interface or transition zone between two air masses of different density and temperature. Frontal zones are frequently accompanied by low barometric pressure, marked changes in wind direction and relative humidity, and considerable cloudiness and precipitation. Islamic Salvation Front Front Islamique du Salut FIS National Liberation Front popular front Stresa Front wave front Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el Hamra and Río de Oro Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman Dhofar Liberation Front.
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