front definition

1. the side that is forward or prominent
2. the outward appearance of a person
• examples: he put up a bold front
3. the side that is seen or that goes first
4. a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
5. a sphere of activity involving effort
• examples: the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front
• examples: they advertise on many different fronts
6. (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses
7. the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer
• examples: he walked to the front of the stage
8. be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
• examples: The house looks north
• examples: My backyard look onto the pond
• examples: The building faces the park
9. confront bodily
• examples: breast the storm
10. relating to or located in the front
• examples: the front lines
• examples: the front porch