Meaning of 'front' (Webster Dictionary)
- Of or relating to the front or forward part; having a
position in front; foremost; as, a front view.
- The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes;
sometimes, also, the whole face.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The most conspicuous part.
- That which covers the foremost part of the head: a front
piece of false hair worn by women.
- The beginning.
- To oppose face to face; to oppose directly; to meet in a
hostile manner.
- To appear before; to meet.
- To face toward; to have the front toward; to confront;
as, the house fronts the street.
- To stand opposed or opposite to, or over against as, his
house fronts the church.
- To adorn in front; to supply a front to; as, to front a
house with marble; to front a head with laurel.
- To have or turn the face or front in any direction; as,
the house fronts toward the east.
Meaning of 'front' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
Example in sentence:- he led the national liberation front;
- he was a charter member of the movement;
- politicians have to respect a mass movement
Meaning (2):
- the outward appearance of a person
Meaning (3):
- the immediate proximity of someone or something
Example in sentence:- he sensed the presence of danger;
- he was well behaved in front of company;
- she blushed in his presence
Meaning (4):
- the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer
Example in sentence:- he walked to the front of the stage
Meaning (5):
- a sphere of activity involving effort
Example in sentence:- the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front;
- they advertise on many different fronts
Meaning (6):
- confront bodily
Meaning (7):
- be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
Example in sentence:- My backyard look onto the pond;
- The building faces the park;
- The house looks north
Meaning (8):
- relating to or located in the front
Example in sentence:- the front lines;
- the front porch
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