front /frʌnt/
1. the side that is forward or prominent
synset: front, front_end, forepart
antonym: rear, backside, back_end
2. the line along which opposing armies face each other
synset: battlefront, front, front_line
3. the outward appearance of a person; "he put up a bold front"
synset: front
4. the side that is seen or that goes first
synset: front
5. a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
synset: front_man, front, figurehead, 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"
synset: front
7. (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses
synset: front
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"
9. the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer; "he walked to the front of the stage"
synset: front
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"
synset: movement, social_movement, front
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"
2. confront bodily; "breast the storm"
1. relating to or located in the front; "the front lines"; "the front porch"
synset: front
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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