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27 Definitions of: front
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- noun, that part or side that is forward, prominent, or most often seen or used
- noun, a position or place directly before or ahead
- noun, the beginning, opening, or first part
- noun, the position of leadership; forefront; vanguard
- noun, land bordering a lake, street, etc
- noun, land along a seashore or large lake, esp a promenade
- noun, military a) the total area in which opposing armies face each other b) the lateral space in which a military unit or formation is operating c) the direction in which troops are facing when in a formed line
- noun, meteorol the dividing line or plane between two air masses or water masses of different origins and having different characteristics. See also warm front, cold front
- noun, outward aspect or bearing, as when dealing with a situation
- noun, assurance, overconfidence, or effrontery
- noun, a business or other activity serving as a respectable cover for another, usually criminal, organization
- noun, a nominal leader of an organization, etc, who lacks real power or authority; figurehead
- noun, outward appearance of rank or wealth
- noun, a particular field of activity involving some kind of struggle
- noun, a group of people with a common goal
- noun, a false shirt front; a dicky
- noun, the forehead or the face
- adjective, of, at, or in the front
- adjective, phonetics of, relating to, or denoting a vowel articulated with the blade of the tongue brought forward and raised towards the hard palate, as for the sound of ee in English see or a in English hat
- adjective, on the front foot at an advantage, outclassing and outmanoeuvring one's opponents
- verb, to be opposite (to); face (onto)
- verb, to be a front of or for
- verb, to appear as a presenter in (a television show)
- verb, to be the lead singer or player in (a band)
- verb, to confront, esp in hostility or opposition
- verb, to supply a front for
- verb, to appear (at)
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of front