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Synonyms: frost, frond, font, fron, frons, frot, frony, afront, ront, bront, frant

Antonyms: frost, frond, font, fron, frons, frot, frony, afront, ront, bront, frant

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|facing side}}The foremost [[side]] of something or the [[end]] that [[face]]s the direction it normally [[move]]s.
2. The side of a [[building]] with the main [[entrance]].
3. A [[field]] of [[activity]].
4. {{senseid|en|person or group acting as public face of covert group}} A person or institution acting as the [[public]] face of some other, [[covert]] group.
5. {{lb|en|meteorology}} The [[interface]] or [[transition zone]] between two [[airmass]]es of different [[density]], often resulting in [[precipitation]]. Since the [[temperature]] [[distribution]] is the most important [[regulator]] of [[atmospheric]] density, a front almost invariably separates airmasses of different temperature.
6. {{lb|en|military}} An [[area]] where [[army|armies]] are engaged in [[conflict]], especially the [[line of contact]].
7. {{lb|en|military}} The [[lateral]] space occupied by an [[element]] measured from the extremity of one [[flank]] to the extremity of the other flank.
8. {{lb|en|military}} The direction of the [[enemy]].
9. {{lb|en|military}} When a [[combat]] situation does not exist or is not assumed, the direction toward which the [[command]] is faced.
10. {{lb|en|historical}} A major military subdivision of the [[Soviet]] Army.
11. {{lb|en|dated}} [[cheek|Cheek]]; [[boldness]]; [[impudence]].
12. {{lb|en|dated|euphemistic|chiefly|in the plural}} A woman's [[breast]].

Adjective

1. Located at or near the front.
2. {{senseid|en|phonetics}} {{lb|en|comparable|phonetics}} [[pronounce|Pronounced]] with the highest part of the body of the [[tongue]] toward the front of the [[mouth]], near the [[hard palate]] (most often describing a [[vowel]]).
3. [[close|Closest]] or [[near]]est, of a set of [[futures]] [[contract]]s which [[expire]] at particular times, or of the times they expire; {{q|typically, the ''front month'' or ''front year'' is the next calendar month or year after the current one}}.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive|dated}} To [[face]] ({{m|en|on}}, {{m|en|to}}); to be pointed in a given direction.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[face]], be opposite to.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To face up to, to meet head-on, to [[confront]].
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To adorn with, at the front; to put on the front.
5. {{lb|en|phonetics|transitive|intransitive}} To [[pronounce]] with the tongue in a front position.
6. {{senseid|en|move to sentence start}}{{lb|en|linguistics|transitive}} To move (a word or clause) to the start of a sentence (or series of adjectives, etc).
7. {{lb|en|intransitive|slang}} To act as a front (for); to [[cover]] (for).
8. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[lead]] or be the [[spokesperson]] of (a campaign, organisation etc.).
9. {{senseid|en|be in control of the body}} {{lb|en|ambitransitive|multiplicity}} Of an [[alter#Noun|alter]] in a person with {{l|en|multiplicity|id=multiple personalities}} (especially in [[dissociative identity disorder]]): to be the currently [[active]]ly [[present]]ing member of (a {{l|en|system|id=set of headmates}}), in control of the person's [[body]].
10. {{lb|en|transitive|colloquial}} To provide [[money]] or [[financial]] assistance in advance to.
11. {{lb|en|intransitive|slang}} To assume false or disingenuous [[appearance]]s.
12. {{lb|en|transitive|slang}} To deceive or attempt to deceive someone with false or disingenuous appearances (on).

Interjection

1. {{non-gloss|Used to summon a worker on duty, such as a bellhop.}}

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