front
front \'fr*nt\ n [ME, fr. OF, fr. L front-, frons - more at BRINK] 1a:
FOREHEAD; also : the whole face 1b1: demeanor or bearing esp. in the face
of danger or other trial 1b2: external and often feigned appearance 1b3:
an artificial or self-important manner 2a1: VANGUARD 2a2: a line of
battle often cap 2a3: a zone of conflict between armies 2a4: lateral
space occupied by a military unit 2b1: a stand in reference to some issue
: POLICY - usu. used with change 2b2: a sphere of activity 2b3: a
movement linking divergent elements to achieve common objectives; Xesp : a
Communist dominated political coalition 3: a side of a building; esp : the
side that contains the principal entrance 4a: the forward part or surface
4b1: FRONTAGE 4b2: a beach promenade at a seaside resort 4c: DICKEY 4d:
the boundary between two dissimilar air masses archaic 5: BEGINNING 6a1:
a position ahead of a person or of the foremost part of a thing 6a2: -
used as a call by a hotel desk clerk in summoning a bellboy 6b: a position
of leadership or superiority 7a: a person, group, or thing used to mask
the identity or true character o r activity of the actual controlling agent
7b: a person who serves as the nominal head or spokesman of an enterprise o
r group to lend it prestige
2. front vi 1: FACE 2: to serve as a front {~ing for special interests}
1a: CONFRONT 1b: to appear before 2: to be in front of 3: to supply a
front to 4: to face toward 5: to articulate (a sound) with the tongue
farther forward
3. front aj 1: of, relating to, or situated at the front 2: articulated at
or toward the front of the oral passage {~ vowel s} - front av
Webster's English Dictionary