Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - front
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n., adj., & v. --n. 1 the side or part normally nearer or towards the spectator or the direction of motion (the front of the car; the front of the chair; the front of the mouth). 2 any face of a building, esp. that of the main entrance. 3 Mil. a the foremost line or part of an army etc. b line of battle. c the part of the ground towards a real or imaginary enemy. d a scene of actual fighting (go to the front). e the direction in which a formed line faces (change front). 4 a a sector of activity regarded as resembling a military front. b an organized political group. 5 a demeanour, bearing (show a bold front). b outward appearance. 6 a forward or conspicuous position (come to the front). 7 a a bluff. b a pretext. 8 a person etc. serving to cover subversive or illegal activities. 9 (prec. by the) the promenade of a seaside resort. 10 Meteorol. the forward edge of an advancing mass of cold or warm air. 11 (prec. by the) the auditorium of a theatre. 12 a a face. b poet. or rhet. a forehead. 13 a the breast of a man's shirt. b a false shirt-front. 14 impudence. --attrib.adj. 1 of the front. 2 situated in front. 3 Phonet. formed at the front of the mouth. --v. 1 intr. (foll. by on, to, towards, upon) have the front facing or directed. 2 intr. (foll. by for) sl. act as a front or cover for. 3 tr. furnish with a front (fronted with stone). 4 tr. lead (a band). 5 tr. a stand opposite to, front towards. b have its front on the side of (a street etc.). 6 tr. archaic confront, meet, oppose. Phrases and idioms front bench Brit. the foremost seats in Parliament, occupied by leading members of the government and opposition. front-bencher Brit. such a member. front door 1 the chief entrance of a house. 2 a chief means of approach or access to a place, situation, etc. front line Mil. = sense 3 of n. front-line States countries in Southern Africa bordering on and opposed to South Africa. front man a person acting as a front or cover. front matter Printing the title-page, preface, etc. preceding the text proper. front office a main office, esp. police headquarters. front page the first page of a newspaper, esp. as containing important or remarkable news. front passage colloq. the vagina. front runner 1 the contestant most likely to succeed. 2 an athlete or horse running best when in the lead. in front 1 in an advanced position. 2 facing the spectator. in front of 1 ahead of, in advance of. 2 in the presence of, confronting. on the front burner see BURNER. Derivatives frontless adj. frontward adj. & adv. frontwards adv. Etymology: ME f. OF front (n.), fronter (v.) f. L frons frontis
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French frunt, ~, from Latin ~-, frons Date: 13th century 1. forehead, external and often feigned appearance especially in the face of danger or adversity, 2. a. vanguard, a line of battle, a zone of conflict between armies, b. a stand on an issue ; policy, an area of activity or interest , a movement linking divergent elements to achieve common objectives, a side of a building, 4. the forward part or surface, b. ~age, a beach promenade at a seaside resort, dickey 1a, the boundary between two dissimilar air masses, beginning, 6. a. a position ahead of a person or of the foremost part of a thing, (2) — used as a call by a hotel desk clerk in summoning a bellhop a position of leadership or superiority, 7. a person, group, or thing used to mask the identity or true character or activity of the actual controlling agent, a person who serves as the nominal head or spokesman of an enterprise or group to lend it prestige, II. verb Date: 1523 intransitive verb to have the ~ or principal side adjacent to something, to serve as a ~ , transitive verb 1. con~ , to appear before , 2. to be in ~ of , to be the leader of (a musical group) , to face toward or have ~age on , to supply a ~ to , 5. to articulate (a sound) with the tongue farther forward, to move (a word or phrase) to the beginning of a sentence, to play in ~ of (an opposing player) rather than between the player and the basket, advance 7 , III. adjective Date: 1600 1. of, relating to, or situated at the ~, acting as a ~ , articulated at or toward the ~ of the oral passage , constituting the first nine holes of an 18-hole golf course, ~ adverb IV. abbreviation ~ispiece ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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