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Meaning of front

noun

The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
The side of a building with the main entrance.
A field of activity.
A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group. Example: Officially it's a dry-cleaning shop, but everyone knows it's a front for the mafia.
The interface or transition zone between two airmasses 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.

verb

To face (on, to); to be pointed in a given direction.
To face, be opposite to.
To face up to, to meet head-on, to confront.
To adorn the front of; to put on the front.
To pronounce with the tongue in a front position.

adjective

Located at or near the front. Example: The front runner was thirty meters ahead of her nearest competitor.
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). Example: The English word dress has a front vowel in most dialects.

Source: Free Dictionary API.

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