front+part

  • 1front — front1 [ frʌnt ] noun *** ▸ 1 surface facing forward ▸ 2 part farthest forward ▸ 3 aspect of situation ▸ 4 activity to hide secret ▸ 5 not sincere behavior ▸ 6 in weather ▸ 7 group for/against something ▸ 8 in war ▸ 9 area on sea/lake edge ▸ +… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 2front — front1 W1S1 [frʌnt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part that is furthest forward)¦ 2¦(side that faces forward)¦ 3¦(most important side)¦ 4¦(building)¦ 5 in front of somebody/something 6 in front 7 on a ... front 8 out front 9 in (the) front/up front …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 3front — 1 /frVnt/ noun 1 GROUP/LINE the front the front of a group or line of people or things is the position that is furthest forward in the direction that they are facing or moving (+ of): She always sits at the front of the class. | in/at the front:… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4front — I UK [frʌnt] / US noun Word forms front : singular front plural fronts *** 1) [countable, often singular] the surface of something that faces forwards house/shop fronts (= the parts that face the road) the front of something: Attach a recent… …

    English dictionary

  • 5front — [[t]frʌ̱nt[/t]] ♦ fronts, fronting, fronted 1) N COUNT: usu sing, oft the N of n The front of something is the part of it that faces you, or that faces forward, or that you normally see or use. One man sat in an armchair, and the other sat on the …

    English dictionary

  • 6front — noun 1》 the side or part of an object that presents itself to view or that is normally seen or used first.     ↘the position directly ahead.     ↘the forward facing part of a person s body. 2》 the foremost line or part of an armed force; the… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 7front — [13] As its close French relative front still does, front used to mean ‘forehead’. Both come from Latin frōns, a word of dubious origins whose primary meaning was ‘forehead’, but which already in the classical period was extending figuratively to …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 8front — [13] As its close French relative front still does, front used to mean ‘forehead’. Both come from Latin frōns, a word of dubious origins whose primary meaning was ‘forehead’, but which already in the classical period was extending figuratively to …

    Word origins

  • 9part — part1 W1S1 [pa:t US pa:rt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(piece)¦ 2¦(machine/object)¦ 3¦(not all)¦ 4¦(involvement)¦ 5 have a part to play (in something) 6 take part 7 take/have/play no part in something 8 want no part of something 9 the best/better part of… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10part — 1 noun 1 PIECE OF (C, U) a piece of something such as an object, area, event, or period of time (+ of): The front part of the car was badly damaged. | In parts of Canada, French is the first language. | What part of America do you come from? | I… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English