front

As noun

the foremost part or surface of anything

the part or side of anything that faces forward:the front of a jacket

the part or side of anything, as a building, that seems to look out or to be directed forward:He sat in the front of the restaurant

any side or face, as of a building

a façade, considered with respect to its architectural treatment or material:a cast-iron front

a property line along a street or the like:a fifty-foot front

a place or position directly before anything:We decided to plant trees in the front

a position of leadership in a particular endeavor or field:She rose to the front of her profession

Military

the foremost line or part of an army

a line of battle

the place where combat operations are carried on

an area of activity, conflict, or competition:news from the business front

land facing a road, river, etc

British

a promenade along a seashore

Informal

a distinguished person listed as an official of an organization, for the sake of prestige, and who is usually inactive

a person or thing that serves as a cover or disguise for some other activity, especially one of a secret, disreputable, or illegal nature; a blind:The store was a front for foreign agents

outward impression of rank, position, or wealth

bearing or demeanor in confronting anything:a calm front

haughtiness; self-importance:That clerk has the most outrageous front

the forehead, or the entire face:the statue's gracefully chiseled front

a coalition or movement to achieve a particular end, usually political:the people's front

something attached or worn at the breast, as a shirt front or a dickey:to spill gravy down one's front

Meteorology

an interface or zone of transition between two dissimilar air masses

Theater

the auditorium

the business offices of a theater

the front of the stage; downstage

As adjective

of or relating to the front

situated in or at the front:front seats

Phonetics

(of a speech sound) articulated with the tongue blade relatively far forward in the mouth, as the sounds of lay

As verb (used with object)

to have the front toward; face:Our house fronts the lake

to meet face to face; confront

to face in opposition, hostility, or defiance

to furnish or supply a front to:to front a building with sandstone

to serve as a front to:A long, sloping lawn fronted their house

Informal

to provide an introduction to; introduce:a recorded message that is fronted with a singing commercial

to lead (a jazz or dance band)

Phonetics

to articulate (a speech sound) at a position farther front in the mouth

Linguistics

to move (a constituent) to the beginning of a clause or sentence

As verb (used without object)

to have or turn the front in some specified direction:Our house fronts on the lake

to serve as a cover or disguise for another activity, especially something of a disreputable or illegal nature:The shop fronts for a narcotics ring

As interjection

(used to call or command someone to come, look, etc

, to the front, as in an order to troops on parade or in calling a hotel bellboy to the front desk):Front and center, on the double!

As Idioms

in front, in a forward place or position:Sit down, you in front!

in front of, ahead of: to walk in front of a moving crowd

outside the entrance of: to wait in front of a house

in the presence of: to behave badly in front of company

out front, outside the entrance: He's waiting out front

ahead of competitors: This advertising campaign ought to put our business way out front

Theater

in the audience or auditorium

Informal

candidly; frankly: Say what you mean out front

up front, Informal

in advance; before anything else: You'll have to make a payment of $, up front

frank; open; direct: I want you to be up front with me

yard

As noun

a common unit of linear measure in English-speaking countries, equal to feet or inches, and equivalent to

meter

Nautical

a long spar, supported more or less at its center, to which the head of a square sail, lateen sail, or lugsail is bent

yard-of-ale

Informal

a large quantity or extent

Slang

one hundred or, usually, one thousand dollars

As Idioms

the whole nine yards, Informal

everything that is pertinent, appropriate, or available

in all ways; in every respect; all the way: If you want to run for mayor, I'll be with you the whole nine yards

landscaping

As noun

a section or expanse of rural scenery, usually extensive, that can be seen from a single viewpoint

a picture representing natural inland or coastal scenery

Fine Arts

the category of aesthetic subject matter in which natural scenery is represented

Obsolete

a panoramic view of scenery; vista

As verb (used with object), landscaped, landscaping

to improve the appearance of (an area of land, a highway, etc

), as by planting trees, shrubs, or grass, or altering the contours of the ground

to improve the landscape of

As verb (used without object), landscaped, landscaping

to do landscape gardening as a profession

As adjective

Digital Technology

relating to or producing horizontal, sideways orientation of computer or other digital output, with lines of data parallel to the two longer sides of a page or screen

Compare portrait (def )

ideas

As noun

any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity

a thought, conception, or notion:That is an excellent idea

an impression:He gave me a general idea of how he plans to run the department

an opinion, view, or belief:His ideas on raising children are certainly strange

a plan of action; an intention:the idea of becoming an engineer

a groundless supposition; fantasy

Philosophy

a concept developed by the mind

a conception of what is desirable or ought to be; ideal

(initial capital letter) Platonism

Also called form

an archetype or pattern of which the individual objects in any natural class are imperfect copies and from which they derive their being

Kantianism

idea of pure reason

Music

a theme, phrase, or figure

Obsolete

a likeness

a mental image

pictures

As noun

a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc

:I carry a picture of my grandchild in my wallet

any visible image, however produced:pictures reflected in a pool of water

a mental image:a clear picture of how he had looked that day

a particular image or reality as portrayed in an account or description; depiction; version

a tableau, as in theatrical representation

motion picture

pictures, Informal: Older Use

movies

a person, thing, group, or scene regarded as resembling a work of pictorial art in beauty, fineness of appearance, etc

:She was a picture in her new blue dress

the image or perfect likeness of someone else:He is the picture of his father

a visible or concrete embodiment of some quality or condition:the picture of health

a situation or set of circumstances:the economic picture

the image on a computer monitor, the viewing screen of a television set, or a motion-picture screen

As verb (used with object), pictured, picturing

to represent in a picture or pictorially, as by painting or drawing

to form a mental picture of; imagine:He couldn't picture himself doing such a thing

to depict in words; describe graphically:He pictured Rome so vividly that you half-believed you were there

to present or create as a setting; portray:His book pictured the world of the future

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