Front (Noun)
Meaning 1
The side that is seen or that goes first.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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- The front of the building was made of glass and steel.
- She stood at the front of the line, waiting for her turn.
- The front of the shirt was stained with ketchup.
- The front of the parade was led by a marching band.
- The front of the car was damaged in the accident.
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Meaning 2
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".
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Nouns denoting spatial position.
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Meaning 3
(meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses.
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Nouns denoting natural phenomena.
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Meaning 4
The line along which opposing armies face each other.
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Nouns denoting spatial position.
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- The two armies clashed on the front, with cannons blazing and soldiers charging forward.
- The general surveyed the front, looking for weaknesses in the enemy's defenses.
- After a long and brutal battle, the front had shifted several miles to the east.
- The soldiers were exhausted from fighting on the front for weeks without relief.
- The commander ordered a retreat from the front, hoping to regroup and launch a counterattack.
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Meaning 5
The outward appearance of a person; "he put up a bold front".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Meaning 6
A person used as a cover for some questionable activity.
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 7
A sphere of activity involving effort; "the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front"; "they advertise on many different fronts".
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 8
The side that is forward or prominent.
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Nouns denoting spatial position.
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Meaning 9
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".
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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
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Meaning 10
The part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer; "he walked to the front of the stage".
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.