front
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5.1
- noun
- /frʌnt/
- Specialized
:
frente
- We passed through a cold front," the medic said, shaking his head.
- an ice front
So you've got this cold and this hot front meeting.
- So you've got this cold and this hot front meeting.
Examples
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We have issued a severe weather warning due to a cold front approaching the coast.
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So you've got this cold and this hot front meeting.
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We got an incoming storm front.
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That storm front from the west has finally met that storm front from the northeast.
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There's a storm front moving in.
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With weather conditions deteriorating... a brutal cold front could easily seal their fate in a matter of days.
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In District 10, this warm front is going to come down and collide here, squeezing out some drizzle, and finally, in District 12, a little.
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There's an occluded front stalled over the Dakotas.
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Meteorologists predict that a warm front will bring increased temperatures this weekend.
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The storm front has caused significant changes in the local weather patterns.
Idioms
- Literature
Nothing important or unusual is happening now after recent activity
Compounds
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1.3
The first row of seats nearest the stage or screen that lets you see the action clearly
- Specialized
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6.1
A surface that joins points a wave reaches at the same time, like light or sound
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3.7
A swimming stroke done face down where arms move alternately over the water and legs kick
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9.9
A rebel group in Sierra Leone that fought the government, took control of diamond mines and used child soldiers
- Specialized
1
4.6
Pages at the start of a book, like the title page and table of contents
- Specialized
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7.5
A weather front when a cold front catches a warm front and lifts the warm air above the cold air
A Palestinian left-wing group that carries out armed attacks against Israel
A Palestinian political group that seeks major national change and sometimes uses armed attacks
- Offensive
The lower front of the body above the private area that looks rounded like a small hill
- Specialized
A vowel sound made with the tongue near the front of the mouth, like in man
- Texting
A block of information at the start of a digital file that gives title and date for website tools
- Literature
A campaign where a candidate meets voters at the candidate's home instead of traveling
- Literature
Giving speeches and meeting supporters at your home instead of traveling to many places
A secret left-wing group in Honduras in the late 1980s that opposed United States involvement
A group in Honduras in the late 1980s that used violence to oppose United States involvement
An armed group in southern Philippines seeking an independent Islamic state for the Moro people
A Turkish armed Islamist group that uses violence for political goals
A terrorist group started by Osama bin Laden in 1998 to unite armed Islamist groups in different countries
A far-left group in Turkey that attacks police and the army and opposes NATO and the United States
A Palestinian political group formed in 1967 that carried out armed attacks against Israel
- Specialized
A line where very cold air from the poles meets warmer air and causes storms
A Palestinian group that supports left-wing revolution and uses political and armed action
A Palestinian political group that uses armed attacks for its goals
A Palestinian armed group that split from al-Fatah in 1967 and attacked Israel
Surface Forms
Etymology
Front comes from the Latin word frons 'forehead' and from the idea of a forward line, which was used for where armies met, so meteorologists used it for the boundary where two air masses meet and bring weather change.