HyperDic: front

English > 13 senses of the word *front*:
NOUN	location	front, front end, forepart	the side that is forward or prominent
	location	front, battlefront, front line	the line along which opposing armies face each other
	cognition	front	the outward appearance of a person
	artifact	front	the side that is seen or that goes first
	person	front, front man, figurehead, nominal head, straw man, strawman	a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
	state	front	a sphere of activity involving effort
	phenomenon	front	(meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses
	location	front, presence	the immediate proximity of someone or something
	location	front	the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer
	group	front, movement, social movement	a group of people with a common ideology / ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
ADJECTIVE	all	front	relating to or located in the front
VERB	stative	front, look, face	be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point
VERB	competition	front, breast	confront bodily

front > pronunciation
Sounds	frah'nt
Rhymes	abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...

English > *front*: 13 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	relating to or located in the front.
Examples	"the front lines" "the front porch"
Narrower	advance, advanced, in advance	situated ahead or going before
	foremost, frontmost	preceding all others in spatial position
	frontal, head-on	meeting / meeting front to front
See also	anterior	Of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body
	first	preceding all others in time or space or degree
	fore	situated at or toward the bow of a vessel
Opposite	back	related to or located at the back / back
Spanish	delantero
Catalan	davanter

English > *front*: 13 senses > noun 1, location
Meaning	The side that is forward or prominent.
Synonyms	front end, forepart
Narrower	forefront, head	The part in the front or nearest the viewer
Broader	side, face	A surface forming part of the outside of an object
Opposite	rear, backside, back end	The side of an object that is opposite its front
Spanish	frente, Front, parte anterior, parte delantera
Catalan	davant, frontal, front, part anterior, part davantera
Adjectives	frontal	belonging to the front part
Verbs	front	confront bodily
Verbs	front	be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point

English > *front*: 13 senses > noun 2, location
Meaning	The line along which opposing armies face each other.
Synonyms	battlefront, front line
Part of	battlefield, battleground, field of battle, field of honor, field	A region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
Broader	line	A fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)
Spanish	frente
Catalan	front de batalla, front
Adjectives	frontal	meeting / meeting front to front

English > *front*: 13 senses > noun 3, cognition
Meaning	The outward appearance of a person.
Example	"he put up a bold front"
Broader	appearance	A mental representation
Spanish	apariencia
Catalan	aparença

English > *front*: 13 senses > noun 4, artifact
Meaning	The side that is seen or that goes first.
Narrower	bow, fore, prow, stem	front part of a vessel or aircraft
	facade, frontage, frontal	The face or front of a building
	face	The side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object)
	frontispiece	front illustration facing the title page of a book
	nose	A front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft)
	nose	The front or forward projection of a tool or weapon
	nose cone, ogive	front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat / heat during its passage through the atmosphere
	shirtfront	The front of a shirt (usually the part not covered by a jacket)
	shopfront, storefront	The front side of a store facing the street
Broader	side	An extended outer surface of an object
Opposite	rear, back	The side that goes last or is not normally seen
Spanish	parte delantera
Adjectives	frontal	belonging to the front part
Verbs	front	confront bodily

English > *front*: 13 senses > noun 5, person
Meaning	A person used as a cover for some questionable activity.
Synonyms	front man, figurehead, nominal head, straw man, strawman
Broader	deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker	someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
Spanish	encubridor, hombre de paja, tapadera, testaferro
Catalan	encobridor, home de palla, tapadora, testaferro

English > *front*: 13 senses > noun 6, state
Meaning	A sphere of activity involving effort.
Examples	"the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front" "they advertise on many different fronts"
Broader	sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena	A particular environment or walk of life

English > *front*: 13 senses > noun 7, phenomenon
Meaning	(meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses.
Category	meteorology	The earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather)
Narrower	cold front, polar front	The front of an advancing mass of colder air
	occluded front, occlusion	(meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft
	warm front	The front of an advancing mass of warmer air
Broader	atmospheric phenomenon	A physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere
Spanish	frente
Catalan	front
Adjectives	frontal	of or relating to the front of an advancing mass of air

English > *front*: 13 senses > noun 8, location
Meaning	The immediate proximity of someone or something.
Example	"he was well behaved in front of company"
Synonym	presence
Broader	proximity	The region close around a person or thing
Spanish	frente, presencia
Catalan	presència

English > *front*: 13 senses > noun 9, location
Meaning	The part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer.
Example	"he walked to the front of the stage"
Broader	position, place	The particular portion of space occupied by something
Opposite	back, rear	The part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
Adjectives	frontal	belonging to the front part
Verbs	front	be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point

English > *front*: 13 senses > noun 10, group
Meaning	A group of people with a common ideology / ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals.
Example	"he led the national liberation front"
Synonyms	movement, social movement
Narrower	Boy Scouts	An international (but decentralized) movement started in 1908 in England with the goal of teaching good citizenship to boys
	Civil Rights movement	movement in the United States beginning in the 1960s and led primarily by Blacks in an effort to establish the civil rights of individual Black citizens
	Free French, Fighting French	A French movement during World War II that was organized in London by Charles de Gaulle to fight for the liberation of France from German control and for the restoration of the republic
	Zionism, Zionist movement	A movement of world Jewry that arose late in the 19th century with the aim of creating a Jewish state in Palestine
	artistic movement, art movement	A group of artists who agree on general principles / principles
	common front	A movement in which several individuals or groups with different interests join together
	cultural movement	A group of people working together to advance certain cultural goals
	ecumenism, oecumenism	A movement promoting union between religions (especially between Christian churches)
	falun gong	A spiritual movement that began in China in the latter half of the 20th century and is based on Buddhist and Taoist teachings and practices
	political movement	A group of people working together to achieve a political goal
	reform movement	A movement intended to bring about social and humanitarian reforms
	religious movement	A movement intended to bring about religious reforms
Broader	social group	People sharing some social relation
Spanish	movimiento, movimiento social
Catalan	front, moviment

English > *front*: 13 senses > verb 1, stative
Meaning	Be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Model	His fields front mine at this point
Synonyms	look, face
Narrower	confront	Be face to face with
Broader	lie	Be located or situated somewhere
Opposite	back	Be in back of
Similar to	face	Be opposite
Spanish	dar a
Nouns	front	the side that is forward or prominent
	front	the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer
	frontage	the direction in which something (such as a building) faces

English > *front*: 13 senses > verb 2, competition
Meaning	confront bodily.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonym	breast
Broader	confront, face	Oppose, as in hostility or a competition
Spanish	afrontar, desafiar, enfrentarse
Catalan	afrontar
Nouns	front	the side that is seen or that goes first
Nouns	front	the side that is forward or prominent

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