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Definition front in British English

front noun

noun
/frʌnt/
1

the surface of something that faces forwards

Example

house/shop fronts (=the parts that face the road)

Example

Attach a recent photograph to the front of your application.

Example

a book with a picture of a tiger on the front

Example

The dress had buttons down the front.

Synonyms and related words
apex back back end
1.1

the part of your body that faces forwards, especially your chest

Example

I always sleep on my front.

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abdomen back belly
1.2

the area outside the part of a building that faces forwards

Example

Go round to the front and I'll let you in.

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alley alleyway arcade
Example

Monet's famous series of paintings of the west front of Rouen cathedral

Synonyms and related words
cavity wall chimney breast clerestory
2

the part of something that is nearest the direction it faces

Example

The glasses are in the cabinet near the front.

Example

Tom was sitting at the front of the bus.

Example

the man at the front of the queue

Example

If you can't see the blackboard, come and sit at the front.

Example

He had signed his name in the front of the book.

Synonyms and related words
apex back back end
Example

There's bad news on the job front - two factories are going to close.

Example

His main problems were in maths and science, but he has made progress on both fronts.

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situation circumstance conditions feature quality factor
4

an organization or activity that exists to hide an illegal or secret one

Example

They kept a shop as a front for dealing in stolen goods.

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structure institution bureau
5

behaviour that is not sincere because you want to hide your real feelings

Example

He always pretended he didn't care but we knew it was just a front.

Example

She's putting on a brave front, but she's really very worried.

Synonyms and related words
dishonesty deceit corruption
6

a place where a large area of cold air meets a large area of warm air, often shown as a line on a weather map

Example

a warm/cold front

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air pressure anticyclone atmospheric pressure
7

a political organization that fights for or against something

Example

the National Liberation Front

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apolitical bipartisan critic
8

a front line in a war

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bastion battlefield beachhead
9

the area along the edge of the sea or a lake in a town

Example

a walk along the front

Synonyms and related words
bank basin bay
Definition front in British English

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