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Front definition

Front is a noun meaning "the side that is forward or prominent." It has 13 meanings, as a noun, a verb and an adjective, listed below with example sentences.

Part of speech
noun, verb, adjective
Syllables
1
Letters
5
How common
Everyday word

Front as a noun

  1. the side that is forward or prominent

    Same sense: front end, forepart

  2. the line along which opposing armies face each other

    Same sense: front line, battlefront

  3. the outward appearance of a person

    "he put up a bold front"

  4. the side that is seen or that goes first

  5. a person used as a cover for some questionable activity

    Same sense: nominal head, figurehead

  6. a sphere of activity involving effort

    "the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front"

  7. (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses

  8. the immediate proximity of someone or something

    "he was well behaved in front of company"

    Same sense: presence

  9. the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer

    "he walked to the front of the stage"

  10. a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals

    "he led the national liberation front"

    Same sense: movement, social movement

Front as a verb

  1. be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to

    Same sense: look, face

  2. confront bodily

    Same sense: breast

Front as an adjective

  1. relating to or located in the front

    "the front lines"

Synonyms and antonyms

Opposites: rear, back.

All synonyms of front, sense by sense

How to say front

Front has 1 syllable and rhymes with hunt. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with front

All 19 words that rhyme with front

FRONT in word games

Scrabble
8
Words With Friends
9
Anagrams
0

Is FRONT a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check FRONT in the word checker, or unscramble FRONT to see the shorter words in its letters.

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