front
∞
1.0
- noun
- /frʌnt/
:
frente
- The front of the building was beautifully decorated with flowers.
- stand in front of
- the front door
- sit in front of
So again, I'm going to grab the front piece.
- So again, I'm going to grab the front piece.
- Should I say blonde babe two seats in front of me like that chick?
- Now it looks more full from the front, if that's possible.
- Would I eat chicken in front of people as a white man?
- It goes one on the front, one on the wrists.
- Well, I met the guys out in the in the front and I stayed.
Examples
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With the books laid out in front of them, they began to flip through the pages.
Academic text (2015) -
The color and the letter F on the front of the hat remained the same.
Academic text (2013) -
This is the front part of the gun.
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We have one in the front and then one in the back.
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Are you in front of my house?
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Keep this list of points in front of you as you write your story.
Academic text (2012) -
And right then, we were in front of a jewelry store.
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The cards had the word printed on the front and a short definition on the back.
Academic text (2015) -
You may want to invest in one of those power washers for the front of your house.
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The council altar, erected in front of the high altar, was just in front of us.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
349
1.0
The main front surface of an object or tool
38
2.1
The front of a shop facing the street with display windows
25
3.3
The part of a scene or picture nearest to you
9
4.4
The position closest to someone watching at the start of a group
5
5.8
The front of a building that faces a street, river, or park
4
3.6
The part at the forward side of something that you meet first, like a car's nose
1
2.5
The front of a shop with windows that show things to people walking by
The front part of a thing, animal, or building
Antonyms
Idioms
- Literature
Nothing important or unusual is happening now after recent activity
Compounds
88
1.3
The first row of seats nearest the stage or screen that lets you see the action clearly
- Specialized
1
6.1
A surface that joins points a wave reaches at the same time, like light or sound
1
3.7
A swimming stroke done face down where arms move alternately over the water and legs kick
1
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
1
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
How Far Back
Surface Forms
Etymology
Front comes from the Latin word frons 'forehead', the very front of the head, so it naturally means the forward or most visible side of something, like the front of a house or the front of a line.