front
adjective
1. relating to or located in the front
- the front lines
- the front porch
Similar word(s): anterior, advance, advanced, foremost, frontmost, frontal, first, fore
Sentences with front as an adjective:
- The front runner was thirty meters ahead of her nearest competitor.
noun
1. the side that is forward or prominent
Similar word(s): forepart
Definition categories: location, face, side
2. the line along which opposing armies face each other
Similar word(s): battlefront
Definition categories: location, line
3. the outward appearance of a person
- he put up a bold front
Definition categories: thought, appearance
4. the side that is seen or that goes first
Definition categories: man–made, side
5. a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
Similar word(s): figurehead
Definition categories: person, beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster
6. a sphere of activity involving effort
- the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front
- they advertise on many different fronts
Definition categories: state, area, arena, domain, field, orbit, sphere
7. (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses
Definition categories: phenomenon
8. the immediate proximity of someone or something
- he was well behaved in front of company
Similar word(s): presence
Definition categories: location, proximity
9. the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer
- he walked to the front of the stage
Definition categories: location, place, position
10. a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
- he led the national liberation front
Similar word(s): movement
Definition categories: group
Sentences with front as a noun:
- Officially it's a dry-cleaning shop, but everyone knows it's a front for the mafia.
- He says he likes hip-hop, but I think it's just a front.
- You don't need to put on a front. Just be yourself.