Front
/fɹʌnt/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters
Definition 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.
"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
adjective
- Located at or near the front.
"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).
"The English word dress has a front vowel in most dialects."
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Synonyms & Antonyms
SYNONYMS
forefeignput on airsfirstlead
ANTONYMS
backrearlast