front, front end, forepart (noun)

the side that is forward or prominent

battlefront, front, front line (noun)

the line along which opposing armies face each other

front (noun)

the outward appearance of a person

"he put up a bold front"

front (noun)

the side that is seen or that goes first

front man, front, figurehead, nominal head, straw man, strawman (noun)

a person used as a cover for some questionable activity

front (noun)

a sphere of activity involving effort

"the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front"; "they advertise on many different fronts"

front (noun)

(meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses

presence, front (noun)

the immediate proximity of someone or something

"she blushed in his presence"; "he sensed the presence of danger"; "he was well behaved in front of company"

front (noun)

the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer

"he walked to the front of the stage"

movement, social movement, front (adj)

a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals

"he was a charter member of the movement"; "politicians have to respect a mass movement"; "he led the national liberation front"

front(a) (verb)

relating to or located in the front

"the front lines"; "the front porch"

front, look, face (verb)

be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to

"The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park"

front, breast (verb)

confront bodily

"breast the storm"

front (Noun)

The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.

front (Noun)

The side of a building with the main entrance.

front (Noun)

A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group.

front (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.

front (Noun)

An area where armies are engaged in conflict, especially the line of contact.

front (Noun)

The lateral space occupied by an element measured from the extremity of one flank to the extremity of the other flank.

front (Noun)

The direction of the enemy.

front (Noun)

When a combat situation does not exist or is not assumed, the direction toward which the command is faced.

front (Noun)

A major military subdivision of the Soviet Army.

front (Verb)

To face (on, to), be pointed in a given direction.

front (Verb)

To face, be opposite to.

front (Verb)

To face up to, to meet head-on, to confront.

front (Verb)

To adorn the front of; to have on the front.

front (Verb)

To pronounce with the tongue in a front position.

front (Verb)

To move (a word or clause) to the start of a sentence.

front (Verb)

To act as a front (for); to cover (for).

front (Verb)

To lead or be the spokesperson of (a campaign, organisation etc.).

front (Verb)

To provide money or financial assistance in advance to.

front (Noun)

An act, show, façade, persona: an intentional and false impression of oneself.

front (Noun)

a seafront or coastal promenade.

front (Verb)

To assume false or disingenuous appearances.

front (Verb)

to appear before, as in to front court.

front (Adjective)

Located at or near the front.

front (Adjective)

Of a vowel pronounced near the tip of the tongue.

Front

A military front or battlefront is a contested armed frontier between opposing forces. This can be a local or tactical front, or it can range to a theater. A typical front was the Western Front in France and Belgium in World War I. ⁕The term "home front" has been used to denote conditions in the civilian sector of a country at war, including those involved in the production of matériel. ⁕Both the Soviet and Polish Armies used the term "front" to mean an army group during the Polish-Soviet War and World War II. ⁕The term "front line city" was used by the Germans during their long retreat from Moscow/Stalingrad to refer to metropolitan centres which had become disputed by the two combatants. Designation of a city as such resulted in administrative changes. In the film Downfall this term was briefly referenced. ⁕The term "transferred to the front" is often used by soldiers or personnel when their position has been changed from other activities.