Noun
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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"
- social movement -
the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer
"he walked to the front of the stage"
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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"
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(meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses
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a sphere of activity involving effort
"the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front"
"they advertise on many different fronts"
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a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
- front man - nominal head - straw man - strawman -
the side that is seen or that goes first
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the outward appearance of a person
"he put up a bold front"
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the line along which opposing armies face each other
- front line -
the side that is forward or prominent
- front end
Verb
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confront bodily
"breast the storm"
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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"
Adjective
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relating to or located in the front
"the front lines"
"the front porch"