front

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”

the side that is forward or prominent

the side that is seen or that goes first

a sphere of activity involving effort

• “the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front”
• “they advertise on many different fronts”

the line along which opposing armies face each other

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”

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

a person used as a cover for some questionable activity

the outward appearance of a person

• “he put up a bold front”

the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer

• “he walked to the front of the stage”

relating to or located in the front

• “the front lines”
• “the front porch”

located anteriorly

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”

confront bodily

• “breast the storm”