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The synonyms of “Front” are: forepart, front end, figurehead, front man, nominal head, straw man, strawman, movement, social movement, presence, battlefront, front line, fore, anterior, forefront, nose, head, frontage, face, facing, facade, vanguard, van, first line, firing line, battlefield, battleground, field of battle, combat zone, party, faction, organization, grouping, wing, lobby, camp, appearance, look, expression, manner, air, countenance, demeanour, bearing, posture, pose, mien, aspect, exterior, veneer, show, false display, act, pretence, affectation, cover, cover-up, pretext, false front, blind, disguise, mask, cloak, screen, smokescreen, camouflage, self-confidence, boldness, forwardness, audacity, audaciousness, temerity, brazenness, presumption, presumptuousness, foremost, leading, first, breast, overlook, look on to, look out on, look out over, look towards, face towards, lie opposite, lie opposite to, lead, be the driving force behind, present, introduce, anchor, announce
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “front” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| act | A document attesting a legal transaction. An act called the Apple Blossom Sisters. |
| affectation | A studied display of real or pretended feeling. The affectation of a man who measures every word for effect. |
| air | The mass of air surrounding the Earth. Her hand stopped in mid air. |
| anterior | A tooth situated at the front of the mouth. His malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors. |
| appearance | Outward or visible aspect of a person or thing. It was Bernhardt s last appearance in America. |
| aspect | A characteristic to be considered. The semantics of tense and aspect. |
| audaciousness | Aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery. |
| audacity | A willingness to take bold risks. She had the audacity to suggest I d been carrying on with him. |
| battlefield | A place or situation of strife or conflict. Death on the battlefield. |
| battlefront | The place where opposing armies engage in combat. The idea is to reduce the risks inherent in routine supply missions to the battlefront. |
| battleground | A region where a battle is being (or has been) fought. |
| bearing | Characteristic way of bearing one s body. The Point is on a bearing of 015. |
| blind | People who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group. He spent hours reading to the blind. |
| boldness | Willingness to take risks and act innovatively; confidence or courage. A president who is showing incredible boldness in going after the cartels. |
| brazenness | Behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame. |
| camouflage | Clothing or materials used as camouflage. On the trenches were pieces of turf which served for camouflage. |
| camp | A group of people living together in a camp. The whole camp laughed at his mistake. |
| cloak | A cloakroom. He threw his cloak about him. |
| combat zone | The act of fighting; any contest or struggle. |
| countenance | Support or approval. His impenetrable eyes and inscrutable countenance give little away. |
| cover | A natural object that covers or envelops. He was worried that their cover was blown. |
| cover-up | Concealment that attempts to prevent something scandalous from becoming public. |
| demeanour | The way a person behaves toward other people. His happy demeanour. |
| disguise | A means of altering one’s appearance to conceal one’s identity. I put on dark glasses as a disguise. |
| expression | Expression without words. The expression of milk from her breast. |
| exterior | The outer side or surface of something. Beneath that assured exterior she s vulnerable. |
| facade | The face or front of a building. Her flawless public facade masked private despair. |
| face | The striking or working surface of an implement. An angry face. |
| facing | The cuffs, collar, and lapels of a military jacket, contrasting in colour with the rest of the garment. The bricks were used as a facing on a concrete core. |
| faction | A clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue. The left wing faction of the party. |
| false display | An electronic device that represents information in visual form. |
| false front | The atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses. |
| field of battle | A region in which active military operations are in progress. |
| figurehead | Figure on the bow of some sailing vessels. |
| firing line | The act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy. |
| first line | The first or highest in an ordering or series. |
| fore | The front part of something, especially a ship. |
| forefront | The leading or most important position or place. The idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy. |
| forepart | The part situated at the front of something; the foremost part. The forepart of the brain. |
| forwardness | Offensive boldness and assertiveness. I hope that my forwardness hasn t offended you. |
| front end | The atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses. |
| front line | A group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals. |
| front man | The side that is forward or prominent. |
| frontage | The face or front of a building. The houses have a narrow frontage to the street. |
| grouping | Any number of entities (members) considered as a unit. A grouping of left wing trade union leaders. |
| head | The height or length of a head as a measure. The head of the Dutch Catholic Church. |
| lobby | An interest group that tries to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor typically through lobbying. A recent lobby of Parliament by pensioners. |
| look | An expression of a feeling or thought by looking. He went out to have a look. |
| manner | The way a motor vehicle handles or performs. What manner of man is he. |
| mask | A masked person. They moved in under a mask of friendship. |
| mien | Dignified manner or conduct. He has a cautious academic mien. |
| movement | A campaign undertaken by a political social or artistic movement. The movement to end slavery. |
| nominal head | A phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb. |
| nose | A front that resembles a human nose especially the front of an aircraft. White peaches are particularly appreciated for their perfumed aromatic nose. |
| organization | The way in which the elements of a whole are arranged. His lack of organization. |
| party | A group of people gathered together for pleasure. He planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day. |
| pose | A posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes. The man dropped his pose of amiability. |
| posture | A particular approach or attitude. Stood with good posture. |
| presence | A group of people, especially soldiers or police, stationed in a particular place. He sensed the presence of danger. |
| presumption | An attitude adopted in law or as a matter of policy towards an action or proposal in the absence of acceptable reasons to the contrary. His presumption was intolerable. |
| presumptuousness | Audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to. He despised them for their presumptuousness. |
| pretence | The practice of inventing imaginary situations in play. His anger is masked by a pretence that all is well. |
| pretext | A reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason. The rebels had the perfect pretext for making their move. |
| screen | A windscreen of a motor vehicle. She s a star of the track as well as the screen. |
| self-confidence | Freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities. |
| show | A light entertainment programme on television or radio. A remarkable show of skill. |
| smokescreen | Screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements. He tried to create a smokescreen by quibbling about the statistics. |
| social movement | A party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity. |
| straw man | Material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds. |
| strawman | An effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds. |
| temerity | Excessive confidence or boldness; audacity. No one had the temerity to question his conclusions. |
| van | A caravan. He had been watching the marshalling of the fish vans. |
| vanguard | The position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field. The experimental spirit of the modernist vanguard. |
| veneer | A thin decorative covering of fine wood applied to a coarser wood or other material. The ceiling was of maple veneer. |
| wing | The wing of a fowl. A maternity wing. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “front” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| anchor | Moor a ship to the sea bottom with an anchor. The ship was anchored in the lee of the island. |
| announce | Announce publicly or officially. The President s office announced that the siege would be lifted. |
| be the driving force behind | Be identical to; be someone or something. |
| breast | Meet at breast level. A pair of riders breasted the rise ahead. |
| face | Turn so as to face turn the face in a certain direction. Sooner or later you must face the truth. |
| face towards | Present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize. |
| head | Of a lettuce or cabbage form a head. Young heads a team of internationally recognized experts in bone disease and drug development. |
| introduce | Introduce. Bills can be introduced in either House of Parliament. |
| lead | Lead as in the performance of a composition. She emerged leading a bay horse. |
| lie opposite | Tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive. |
| lie opposite to | Be and remain in a particular state or condition. |
| look | Look forward to the probable occurrence of. We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest. |
| look on to | Accord in appearance with. |
| look out on | Be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to. |
| look out over | Have a certain outward or facial expression. |
| look towards | Take charge of or deal with. |
| overlook | Leave undone or leave out. They told them they were overlooked by some unlucky Person. |
| present | Present somebody with something usually to accuse or criticize. The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “front” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| first | Preceding all others in time or space or degree. His first or maiden speech in Congress. |
| foremost | Situated closest to the bow. The foremost figure among marine artists. |
| leading | Having the leading position or higher score in a contest. The leading team in the pennant race. |
| above | (in writing) at an earlier place. The two cases described above. |
| ahead | Leading or ahead in a competition. Ahead by two pawns. |
| antecedence | Preceding in time. |
| antecedent | Denoting or counting as an antecedent. Her early life and antecedents have been traced. |
| anterior | A tooth situated at the front of the mouth. The veins anterior to the heart. |
| before | Earlier in time; previously. He called me the day before but your call had come even earlier. |
| beforehand | Before an action or event; in advance. Should have made reservations beforehand. |
| first | The first or highest in an ordering or series. He wanted to be the first. |
| fore | Front part of a vessel or aircraft. The fore and hind pairs of wings. |
| forefront | The leading or most important position or place. The Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England. |
| forego | Do without or cease to hold or adhere to. |
| foremost | Situated closest to the bow. He put his best foot foremost. |
| former | Belonging to some prior time. Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today. |
| forward | In a forward direction. The scientists are forwarding the development of biotechnology. |
| henceforth | From this or that time on. Henceforth she will be known as Mrs Smith. |
| introductory | Intended to persuade someone to purchase something for the first time. We are making a special introductory offer of a reduced subscription. |
| precede | Go in front or ahead of. Take time to read the chapters that precede the recipes. |
| precedent | A previous case or legal decision that may be or binding precedent must be followed in subsequent similar cases. There are substantial precedents for using interactive media in training. |
| preceding | Of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office. The preceding pages. |
| precursor | A substance from which another is formed, especially by metabolic reaction. A three stringed precursor of the violin. |
| precursory | Warning of future misfortune. Precursory seismic activity. |
| predate | Come before. These mammals predate certain eggs. |
| predecessor | One who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office. The chapel was built in 1864 on the site of its predecessor. |
| prefatory | Serving as an introduction or preface. In his prefatory remarks the author claims that. |
| prematurely | Before the end of the normal period of gestation. I spoke prematurely. |
| previous | Previous convictions a criminal record. She looked tired after her exertions of the previous evening. |
| previously | At an earlier time or formerly. A previously unquestioned attitude. |
| prior | The head of a religious order in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot. He had no juvenile record no priors. |
| priority | The fact or condition of being regarded or treated as more important than others. Priority is given to traffic already on the roundabout. |
| untimely | At a time that is unsuitable or premature. The moment was very untimely chosen. |
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