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front
relating to or located in the front
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adjective
relating to or located in the front
“the front lines”
noun
the side that is seen or that goes first
noun
the outward appearance of a person
“he put up a bold front”
noun
a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
“he was a charter member of the movement”
noun
the side that is forward or prominent
noun
the line along which opposing armies face each other
noun
the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer
“he walked to the front of the stage”
noun
the immediate proximity of someone or something
“she blushed in his presence”
noun
a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
noun
(meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses
noun
a sphere of activity involving effort
“the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front”
verb
confront bodily
“breast the storm”
verb
be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
“The house looks north”
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the front lines
the front porch
he put up a bold front
he was a charter member of the movement
politicians have to respect a mass movement
he led the national liberation front
he walked to the front of the stage
she blushed in his presence
he sensed the presence of danger
he was well behaved in front of company
the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front
they advertise on many different fronts
breast the storm
The house looks north
My backyard look onto the pond
The building faces the park
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