n
A unit or units leading the way of advancing or marching troops, guarding them from ambushes, reconnoitering and pursuing the enemy, etc.
adv
(rare) In face; in front.
adj
Alternative form of affronté [(heraldry) Face to face, or with the fronts facing each other.]
adj
Alternative form of affronté [(heraldry) Face to face, or with the fronts facing each other.]
adv
in front; face to face
adv
At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.
adv
At the front; on the foremost portion.
n
Any group of people who favour older, traditional approaches over the modern or avant-garde.
n
(obsolete) The front of an army; the vanguard.
n
(obsolete) The vanguard of an army or other force.
n
(archaic) The vanguard or advanced body of an army.
adj
Alternative form of back-of-the-envelope [(idiomatic) Approximate, rough, simplified, especially of a calculation, estimation or other reasoning.]
adj
(music) Providing support for the main performer.
n
(figuratively) Something that comes before, after, or at both sides of something else.
v
(transitive) To caringly confront; to approach (someone) and reprove them in a loving and respectful manner.
n
A person who circumnavigates, that is, sails around the world.
n
The end of the business day.
n
(idiomatic) The end of the working day
n
(UK, Canada) The time when a public house or restaurant closes. Used to invite final drink orders.
n
close of business; the end of the business day
adj
Representing the forefront, or position of greatest advancement in some field.
n
(also attributive) The first public presentation of a theatrical play, motion picture, opera, musical composition, dance, or other performing arts piece.
n
Alternative spelling of dénouement [(authorship, often figuratively) The conclusion or resolution of a plot; unravelling.]
adj
(idiomatic) In the final steps or decisive phase of an undertaking, especially one which has been lengthy or laborious.
n
(UK, dated) The practice of business premises in a town closing for one afternoon each week.
n
Synonym of closing credits
n
(music) The point when a musician starts to play or sing; entrance.
n
The frontal aspect of something.
adv
Violently forward, so as to strike something with one's face
adj
(transferred sense, law) (of a law or regulation validity) On its face; as it appears (as opposed to, as it is applied).
v
(transitive) To cause an audio or video tape, digital media stream, etc. to move forward very fast, so that when the device is played, it will start at a later point.
v
Alternative spelling of fast forward [(transitive) To cause an audio or video tape, digital media stream, etc. to move forward very fast, so that when the device is played, it will start at a later point.]
v
(of a memory or vision) To move forward in time.
adv
Pronunciation spelling of forward. [At, near or towards the front of something.]
adj
Forward; situated towards the front (of something).
n
The front edge of something.
n
The forward-facing end of an object; front end.
adj
(obsolete) Pertaining to the forequarters of a horse.
n
(dialectal) The headland of a ploughed field; the land at the ends of a field where the furrows cross.
n
A booth positioned near the front; foreshop
n
The front of a hunt; a first assault
n
A cover of covering located at or near the front of an object.
n
The front portion of a dog's face; the muzzle.
v
(transitive) To bring to the forefront; to emphasize, or focus on.
n
A main entrance or front gate.
v
To place in the foreground (physically or metaphorically).
n
A group positioned in the fore or out front.
n
A forward guard, or guard placed out front.
n
(archaic) The chief or most important part.
n
(countable) The part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline.
n
The forward facing or anterior part of a ledge.
n
A level positioned at or near the front (of anything); a prior or previous level.
v
(obsolete) To lie in front.
n
A forward positioned or forward facing light, especially one used to guide, direct, or navigate; beacon; (by extension) a signal; indicator
n
A load placed on the front or forward part of anything.
n
The forward or conscious part of the mind, easily accessible to memory and cognition.
adj
Positioned in front of (all) others in space, most forward.
n
The front or anterior part of something.
v
(transitive) To position at the front.
n
The first rank; the front.
n
Someone who rides at the front; a scout, or someone in the vanguard.
adv
(obsolete) Directly forwards, straight ahead.
adj
Set in fore or front part; placed ahead.
n
The front or fore part of anything; front face of a thing; front side.
n
Any space or area positioned toward the front (e.g. of a room, building, plot, landscape, scenery, etc.); foreground
adj
Standing out in the forefront; prominent.
n
(obsolete) The top of the head; the top of the forehead.
n
(obsolete) An advance group; the vanguard.
n
(of a vehicle) The part of a cart or vehicle intended to ensure that the end-thrust is taken against the shoulder collar rather than the linch-pin.
adv
Pronunciation spelling of forwarder.
adv
(representing dialect pronunciation) Forwards.
adj
(chiefly humorous) Further forward; more advanced.
adv
(representing dialect pronunciation) Forwards.
adj
(dated) Pronunciation spelling of forward. [Situated toward or at the front of something.]
adv
Forward in time, place or degree.
adj
Acting in or pertaining to the direction of travel or movement.
adj
Alternative form of forward-leaning [(chiefly US, idiomatic) Disposed to take action or to exercise initiative; aggressive; bold.]
n
(India) The forwarding of something, such as a letter.
n
An activity, or group of related activities, on a PERT chart, that accounts for a delay in a project
adv
(now dialect, Southern England, Midlands, West Country) Forth; forward.
n
The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
adv
(idiomatic) At the center of attention.
adv
Alternative spelling of front and center [(idiomatic) At the center of attention.]
n
(euphemistic) A low level.
n
Something assigned to the early period of a project or a program, especially something burdensome.
n
(archaic) A person's given name.
adj
(idiomatic, business) Foremost in one's thoughts; of greatest concern or priority.
adj
(finance) Of a financial transaction, paid or charged first.
adj
On the front foot; Acting so as to take control of a situation.
adj
Designed to be loaded from the front.
adj
Of or relating to the front of house or public face of a business.
adj
Directed against the front or at the main point or issue.
n
(art) The quality or state of being frontal
n
Movement towards the front
adj
Most frontal; most prominent
adj
(zoology) Having a prominent frons or forehead.
n
Alternative form of front end [(computing) That part of a hardware or software system that is conceptually closest to the user; the user interface.]
n
A person who or thing that fronts.
adj
Placed on the frontiers.
v
(slang) Alternative form of fronting; present participle of front
v
(transitive, rare) To supply with a frontispiece.
n
(obsolete) The forehead.
adj
(military) Located at a front
v
Alternative form of front-load [(transitive) To assign to the initial periods; to schedule for as early as possible.]
adj
Located at the front; foremost
n
(phonetics) Quality of being a front vowel.
n
(childish, usually in the plural) The act of joining a queue in front of a friend rather than at the end of the queue.
adv
towards the front; forward
adv
Toward the front; in the direction of the front; frontward.
v
Abbreviation of forward. [(transitive) To advance, promote.]
v
Abbreviation of forward. [(transitive) To advance, promote.]
v
To visit numerous different places.
v
To go to another person's home or a public event.
n
The official public opening ceremony of a new establishment.
n
A definite time when someone must end a task in order to meet another time commitment.
adv
With direct confrontation.
adj
(computing) Provided with a header.
adj
Closest to the front of a group or pack
n
(mechanical and electrical) A conduit, channel or wire leading into a container or device.
n
(by extension) The foremost part of a trend etc; a vanguard
n
Alternative spelling of lock-in [(US) A sleepover party, usually held in a public place such as a church or school, in which the participants are not allowed to leave until the next morning.]
v
Alternative form of log on [To log in.]
v
to look in front of you literally
v
To change the clocks forward by one hour for daylight saving time; the "spring forward" in spring forward, fall back.
v
(medicine) To go from one place to another for a particular reason.
v
(transitive, intransitive, archaic) To put a new front on, or receive a new front.
n
Abbreviation of obverse. [The heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal design.]
n
The heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal design.
adv
Along, forwards (continuing an action).
adj
Advanced in a forward direction or toward an end.
n
The initial period when a show at an art gallery or museum is first opened, especially the first evening.
n
Alternative form of window of opportunity [A period of time in which suitable action can achieve success.]
v
(UK, New Zealand, Australia, intransitive) To face a given direction.
n
The position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force.
adj
(astronomy) Moving in a forward direction, especially with respect to other bodies in the same system.
adj
(finance) Front: closest or nearest, in futures trading.
n
Relative position of the front of a building or other structure; face; relative aspect.
n
The front side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as for reading, such as a sheet, leaf, coin or medal.
v
(transitive) To change the front of (a building).
v
To leave one's workplace covertly without clocking out, thus continuing to be paid.
n
(uncountable) The right to proceed first in traffic, on land, on water or in the air. Also in metaphorical senses.
n
(chiefly with definite article "the") A rough outline of a topic or situation.
v
To put or carry (something) forward.
v
(transitive, Australia, politics) To confront in a threatening manner.
n
A deadline by which a project, etc. must be started.
n
Proceeding; measure; action; act.
adj
(Britain, postpositive, idiomatic) Far superior; much better or more advanced.
n
Alternative form of swan song [(idiomatic) A final performance or accomplishment, especially one before retirement.]
n
The time when an airplane, etc, is scheduled to depart.
v
(transitive) To add to the beginning and end of (something), such as the salutation and valediction added to a letter.
adj
In a forward, leading or frontward position.
adj
At the forefront; in the vanguard; foremost.
n
Obsolete form of vanguard. [(military) The leading units at the front of an army or fleet.]
n
Obsolete form of vanguard. [(military) The leading units at the front of an army or fleet.]
n
Alternative form of vis-à-vis [(historical) A small horse-drawn carriage for two people sitting facing each other.]
adv
(archaic) In a position facing a specified or implied subject.
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