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- pronunciation:
- fruhnt
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective, verb
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
When you go to a store, you usually enter the front of the store. It is the part that is most forward. At school, your teacher usually stands at the front of the class.
The front of our dog's face is white, but his ears are black.- antonyms:
- back, rear
- similar words:
- face
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definition 2: |
When you are at the front of the line, it means that you are at the beginning of the line.
The mayor of the town was seen at the front of the parade.- synonyms:
- lead
- antonyms:
- back, rear
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definition 3: |
A front is something connected with weather. A front is the forward part of a mass of cold or warm air that is moving in some direction.
The temperature began to drop as the cold front came closer.- similar words:
- edge
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definition 4: |
In a war, the front is the place where there is fighting going on.
New soldiers were sent to the front.- synonyms:
- battlefield
- similar words:
- action, theater
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related words: |
act, appearance, head |
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part of speech: |
adjective |
definition: |
The front door is the door at the front of a house or building. The front page of a newspaper is the first page.
The front door of my house was locked, so I had to use the side door to get in.The front part of my shirt has a dragon on it.- synonyms:
- forward
- antonyms:
- back, last, rear
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part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
fronts, fronting, fronted |
definition: |
When a house fronts a lake, it means that the house faces or looks out on the lake.
The seafood restaurant fronts the ocean.- synonyms:
- face
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