Front
nnoun.locationthe side that is forward or prominentSynset:forepart front end
Antonyms:rear
Derivationally Related Form:frontalfront
Hypernyms:face side
Inherited Hypernyms:frontsidesurfaceboundaryextremityregionlocationobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:forefronthead
nnoun.locationthe line along which opposing armies face each otherSynset:battlefront front line
Derivationally Related Form:frontal
Part Holonyms:battlefield battleground field field of battle field of honor
Hypernyms:line
Inherited Hypernyms:battlefrontlinemilitary positionpointlocationobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.cognitionthe outward appearance of a personHypernyms:appearance
Inherited Hypernyms:frontappearancerepresentationcontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.artifactthe side that is seen or that goes firstAntonyms:rear
Derivationally Related Form:frontalfront
Hypernyms:side
Inherited Hypernyms:frontsidesurfaceartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:bowfacadefaceforefrontagefrontalfrontispiecenosenose coneogiveprowshirtfrontshopfrontstemstorefront
Full Hyponyms:bowclock facedialfacadefacefrontispiecenosenose coneplastronshirtfrontshopfront
nnoun.persona person used as a cover for some questionable activitySynset:figurehead front man nominal head straw man strawman
Hypernyms:beguiler cheat cheater deceiver slicker trickster
Inherited Hypernyms:front mandeceiverwrongdoerbad personpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:front mandeceiverwrongdoerbad personpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.statea sphere of activity involving effortExamples:- the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front
- they advertise on many different fronts
Hypernyms:area arena domain field orbit sphere
Inherited Hypernyms:frontsphereenvironmentsituationstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.phenomenon(meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air massesTopic:meteorology
Derivationally Related Form:frontal
Hypernyms:atmospheric phenomenon
Inherited Hypernyms:frontatmospheric phenomenonphysical phenomenonnatural phenomenonphenomenonprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:cold frontoccluded frontocclusionpolar frontwarm front
Full Hyponyms:cold frontoccluded frontsquall linewarm front
nnoun.locationthe immediate proximity of someone or somethingSynset:presence
Examples:- she blushed in his presence
- he sensed the presence of danger
- he was well behaved in front of company
Derivationally Related Form:present
Hypernyms:proximity
Inherited Hypernyms:presenceproximityvicinitysectionarearegionlocationobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.locationthe part of something that is nearest to the normal viewerExamples:- he walked to the front of the stage
Antonyms:back
Derivationally Related Form:frontalfront
Hypernyms:place position
Inherited Hypernyms:frontpositionpointlocationobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.groupa group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goalsSynset:movement social movement
Examples:- he was a charter member of the movement
- politicians have to respect a mass movement
- he led the national liberation front
Hypernyms:social group
Inherited Hypernyms:movementsocial groupgroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Boy ScoutsCivil Rights movementFighting FrenchFree FrenchZionismZionist movementart movementartistic movementcommon frontcultural movementecumenismfalun gongoecumenismpolitical movementreform movementreligious movement
Full Hyponyms:abstract expressionismakhbarianalytical cubismart nouveauartistic movementash canashcan schoolavant-gardeboy scoutscivil rights movementcommon frontconstructivismcounter reformationcubismcultural movementdadadecoecumenical movementecumenismenlightenmentexpressionismfalun gongfauvismfree frenchfuturismgallicanismhudson river schoolhumanismimagismimpressionismindustrial workers of the worldislamismlabor movementlake poetslubavitchluminismminimalismnation of islamnaturalismneoexpressionismneoromanticismnew waveoxford movementpalestine liberation organizationpietismpointillismpolitical movementpop artred guardreform movementreformationreligious movementsecessionsinn feinsupra expressionismsuprematismsurrealismsymbolismsyndicalismsynthetic cubismtalibanterrorist organizationunionismusulizionism
vverb.stativebe oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite toSynset:face look
Examples:- The house looks north
- My backyard look onto the pond
- The building faces the park
Antonyms:back
Derivationally Related Form:frontfrontage
Hypernyms:lie
Inherited Hypernyms:frontliebe
Direct Hyponyms:confront
Full Troponyms:confront
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something | His fields --- mine at this point (apply to: face, front)
vverb.competitionconfront bodilySynset:breast
Derivationally Related Form:front
Hypernyms:confront face
Inherited Hypernyms:frontconfrontmeet
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
adjadj.allrelating to or located in the frontExamples:- the front lines
- the front porch
Antonyms:back
Inherited Hypernyms:front
Similar to:advance advanced in advance foremost frontmost frontal head-on
See also:anterior first fore