front
/fɹʌnt/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.28 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
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.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
An area where armies are engaged in conflict, especially the line of contact.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "I'll go out the front, and you go out the back."
- "Flowering plants cascaded down the fronts of the buildings."
- "Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path[…]. It twisted and turned,[…]and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn. And, back of the lawn, was a big, old-fashioned house, with piazzas stretching in front of it, and all blazing with lights."
- "Becoming more aware of the progress that scientists have made on behavioral fronts can reduce the risk that other natural scientists will resort to mystical agential accounts when they exceed the limits of their own disciplinary training."
- "Near-synonyms: frontperson, frontman, front man"
- "Officially it's a dry-cleaning shop, but everyone knows it's a front for the mafia."
Etymology
From Middle English front, frunt, frount, from Old French front, frunt, from Latin frōns, frontem (“forehead”). Doublet of frons.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: front, frōns
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /fɹʌnt/
- British English: /fɹʌnt/
Usage
Inflected Forms
fronts (plural)
further front (comparative)
farther front (comparative)
furthest front (superlative)
farthest front (superlative)
fronts (present, singular)
fronting (participle, present)
fronted (participle, past)
fronted (past)