front
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6.7
- noun
- /frʌnt/
- I just don't want to see you embarrass yourself in front of the DA.
- a false front
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Watch on YouTubeAnd and still present a front like you're like you're not killing people.
- And and still present a front like you're like you're not killing people.
- Well, my response to that is that is all complete front.
Examples
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Put the talent up front.
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Paul and I argue, but it is never in front of the children.
Fiction book (1991) -
Sometimes the teacher makes you go up in front of the whole class and do a demonstration.
Academic text (2002) -
You embarrassed me in front of my kids and the people I work with.
Fiction book (1990) -
All they expected of me was not to embarrass them in front of their friends.
Fiction book (1993) -
Like very much like she doesn't gotta put up a front because she knows she looks sickening.
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Nick Fargus stood in front of him with a stack of folded papers in his hand.
Fiction book (1993) -
"My dear, is this wise, talking like this in front of strangers?" Jonathan murmured, his cheeks pale.
Fiction book (1991) -
He always puts up a front to hide his true feelings from others.
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Despite his success, he felt pressure to maintain a front of confidence.
Synonyms
223
5.3
An act to impress others that hides true feelings
107
5.1
A way of showing yourself that hides problems to make others think well of you
53
5.9
A way of acting that hides how a person really feels
53
7.5
An appearance that hides the truth to trick people
39
7.2
A false appearance that hides true problems
36
3.9
An outward appearance that hides someone's real identity or intentions
9
6.8
A false appearance that hides someone's true feelings or plans
Antonyms
Idioms
- Literature
1
8.2
Nothing important or unusual is happening now after recent activity
Compounds
112
1.3
The first row of seats nearest the stage or screen that lets you see the action clearly
- Specialized
2
6.1
A surface that joins points a wave reaches at the same time, like light or sound
A Palestinian left-wing group that carries out armed attacks against Israel
1
9.9
A rebel group in Sierra Leone that fought the government, took control of diamond mines and used child soldiers
- Offensive
1
9.9
The lower front of the body above the private area that looks rounded like a small hill
1
3.7
A swimming stroke done face down where arms move alternately over the water and legs kick
- Specialized
1
7.5
A weather front when a cold front catches a warm front and lifts the warm air above the cold air
- Specialized
1
4.6
Pages at the start of a book, like the title page and table of contents
- Specialized
1
6.5
A vowel sound made with the tongue near the front of the mouth, like in man
A Palestinian political group that seeks major national change and sometimes uses armed attacks
- Literature
1
8.2
A campaign where a candidate meets voters at the candidate's home instead of traveling
1
9.3
An armed group in southern Philippines seeking an independent Islamic state for the Moro people
- Specialized
1
6.7
A line where very cold air from the poles meets warmer air and causes storms
1
9.9
A Palestinian armed group that split from al-Fatah in 1967 and attacked Israel
- Texting
A block of information at the start of a digital file that gives title and date for website tools
- 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
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
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
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Front comes from the Latin word frons 'forehead', which gave the idea of the face or public side of a person, so a 'front' can be an outside appearance people show while hiding their true feelings.