front
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- n the side that is forward or prominent
- n the line along which opposing armies face each other
- n the outward appearance of a person
he put up a bold front - n the side that is seen or that goes first
- n a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
- n a sphere of activity involving effort
the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front
they advertise on many different fronts - n (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses
- n the immediate proximity of someone or something
he was well behaved in front of company - n the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer
he walked to the front of the stage - n a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
he led the national liberation front - v be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
- v confront bodily
- a relating to or located in the front
the front lines
the front porch
- Amid food scares and environmental woes, some Americans are transforming their neatly trimmed front yards into a showcase for nature's bounty.
- There is going to be a second fronta land frontagainst Germany in western Europe.
- In a wide-ranging conversation, the Iowa front-runner addresses his foreign policy miscues, his style of leadership and his bristling reaction to Mitt Romney's attacks.