front meaning and definition

FRONT noun

Definition of front (noun)

1. the side that is forward or prominent
   • synonyms: forepart, front end
   • antonym: back end
2. the line along which opposing armies face each other
   • synonyms: battlefront, front line
3. the outward appearance of a person
   • "he put up a bold front"
4. the side that is seen or that goes first
   • antonym: back
5. a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
   • synonyms: figurehead, front man, nominal head, straw man, strawman
6. a sphere of activity involving effort
   • "the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front"; "they advertise on many different fronts"
7. (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses
8. the immediate proximity of someone or something
   • "she blushed in his presence"; "he sensed the presence of danger"; "he was well behaved in front of company"
   • synonyms: presence
9. the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer
   • "he walked to the front of the stage"
   • antonym: back
10. a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
    • "he was a charter member of the movement"; "politicians have to respect a mass movement"; "he led the national liberation front"
    • synonyms: movement, social movement

FRONT verb

Definition of front (verb)

1. be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
   • "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park"
   • synonyms: face, look
   • antonym: back
2. confront bodily
   • "breast the storm"
   • synonyms: breast

FRONT adjective

Definition of front (adjective)

1. relating to or located in the front
   • "the front lines"; "the front porch"
   • antonym: back