front

n

1. forepart, foremost part, forefront, foreground, anterior, fore; forestage, Theat. apron, downstage.

2. face, facade, exterior; frontage, waterfront, oceanfront, shore, lakeshore.

3.Military. front line, vanguard, first line, forward line, Fr. avant-garde. battle line; firing line, no-man's land, outpost; sentry, vedette.

4. prow, nose, bow, bowsprit, jib, beak, figurehead.

5. bearing, demeanor, air, mien, look, countenance; presence, address, manner, appearance; port, carriage, conduct, comportment, behavior.

6. haughtiness, self-importance, arrogance, over-bearance; effrontery, audacity, bumptiousness; impertinence, impudence, brass, Inf. cheek, nerve.

7. forehead, brow; face, visage, countenance, physiognomy, features; All Sl. mug, pan, kisser, phiz, map, dial.

8. coalition, bloc, cartel, syndicate, league; cabal, conspiracy, movement.

9. dicky, jabot, tucker, shirt front, chemisette; bib, napkin.

10. out front

ahead of, in advance, in the lead, in the van, vanward.

adj

11. frontal, headmost, foremost, at the front, at the fore; forward, fore, anterior, lead, head; obverse, heads, opposite.

12. exterior, outward, outer, external; facial, frontal.

v

13. face, look out on, look toward; stand over, dominate.

14. confront, encounter, meet, meet face to face, breast, face up to, cross, challenge; brave, withstand, buffet, buck; oppose, oppugn, resist, repel.

15. cover, cover up, disguise, mask, conceal; camouflage, screen, cloak, shroud, veil.

16. lead, stand at the head, come to the fore, take the lead; go ahead of, go in advance of, go before, precede, forego, forerun.