front

Dictionary definition · front

the side that is forward or prominent
the line along which opposing armies face each other
the outward appearance of a person"he put up a bold front"
the side that is seen or that goes first
a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
a sphere of activity involving effort"the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front"
(meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses
the immediate proximity of someone or something"she blushed in his presence"
the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer"he walked to the front of the stage"

be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to"The house looks north"
confront bodily"breast the storm"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).