front

The side or part facing forward, often where a building has its main entrance.

• The front of my shirt is wet.
• We waited at the front of the house.
• She painted the front of the cupboard blue.

How to use it: front of something (The front of the house faces the street.); at the front of something (There is a pocket at the front of the bag.)

Opposites: back, rear

Common phrases: front of something, at the front, out the front, front of a building

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

• The front of the car was damaged.
• She sat at the front of the bus.
• The engine is at the front of this train.

How to use it: front of something (The front of the boat hit a rock.)

Similar words: nose, forward end

Opposites: rear, back

Common phrases: front of something, at the front, front of a car

The area where warm and cold air meet, often bringing a change in the weather.

• A cold front is approaching.
• Heavy rain followed the warm front.
• The weather front moved across the country overnight.

Common phrases: cold front, warm front, weather front

At or near the part that faces forward or comes first.

• Please close the front door.
• We sat in the front row.
• One of the front wheels was damaged.

Similar words: forward, first, lead, fore

Opposites: back, rear

Common phrases: front door, front seat, front row

Made with the tongue raised toward the part of the mouth behind the upper teeth.

• This is a front vowel.
• French has several rounded front vowels.
• The tongue moves forward when you pronounce front vowels.

Opposites: back

Common phrases: front vowel, front vowels

To be the main performer or public leader of a group.

• She fronts a rock band.
• He fronted the group for ten years.
• Who will front the band on its next tour?

Similar words: lead

Common phrases: front a band, front a group

To provide money or something someone needs before they can pay you back.

• Can you front me the money?
• I fronted him the cost of dinner.
• They fronted us enough cash to buy the tickets.

How to use it: front someone something (Can you front me twenty dollars?); front something to someone (She fronted the money to her brother.)

Similar words: advance

Common phrases: front someone money, front the cash