The lateral space occupied by an element measured from the extremity of one flank to the extremity of the other flank.
An area where armies are engaged in conflict, especially the line of contact.
A major military subdivision of the Soviet Army.
A grill (jewellery worn on front teeth).
The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
A seafront or coastal promenade.
A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group.
The beginning.
A field of activity.
An act, show, façade, persona: an intentional and false impression of oneself.
The most conspicuous part.
That which covers the foremost part of the head: a front piece of false hair worn by women.
The side of a building with the main entrance.
When a combat situation does not exist or is not assumed, the direction toward which the command is faced.
The direction of the enemy.
The interface or transition zone between two airmasses of different density, often resulting in precipitation. Since the temperature distribution is the most important regulator of atmospheric density, a front almost invariably separates airmasses of different temperature.
Closest or nearest, of a set of futures contracts which expire at particular times, or of the times they expire; (typically, the front month or front year is the next calender month or year after the current one).
Located at or near the front.
Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the front of the mouth, near the hard palate (most often describing a vowel).
To face up to, to meet head-on, to confront.
To provide money or financial assistance in advance to.
To deceive or attempt to deceive someone with false or disingenuous appearances (on).
To appear before.
To move (a word or clause) to the start of a sentence (or series of adjectives, etc).
To pronounce with the tongue in a front position.
To adorn with, at the front; to put on the front.
To assume false or disingenuous appearances.
Of an alter in dissociative identity disorder: to be the currently actively presenting member of (a system), in control of the patient's body.
To act as a front (for); to cover (for).
To lead or be the spokesperson of (a campaign, organisation etc.).
To face, be opposite to.
A fourth part of a coat of arms, or the charge on it, larger than a canton and normally on the upper dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top meeting a horizontal line from the side.
A fourth part of the night; one of the watches or divisions of the night.
One's residence or dwelling-place; (in plural) rooms, lodgings, especially as allocated to soldiers or domestic staff.
A region or place.
The aftmost part of a vessel's side, roughly from the last mast to the stern.
A quarter of an acre or 40 roods.
Each of four equal parts into which something can be divided; a fourth part.
A fourth part of the year; 3 months; a term or season.
A division or section of a town or city, especially having a particular character of its own, or associated with a particular group etc.
A section (of a population), especially one having a particular set of values or interests.
Accommodation given to a defeated opponent; mercy; exemption from being killed.
A fourth part of a pound; approximately 113 grams.
A quarter-dollar, divided into 25 cents; the coin of that value minted in the United States or Canada.
Each of four parts into which the earth or sky is divided, corresponding to the four cardinal points of the compass.
A measure of length; originally a fourth part of an ell, now chiefly a fourth part of a yard.
A quarterfinal.
A measure of capacity used chiefly for grain or coal, varying greatly in quantity by time and location.
A fourth part of an hour; a period of fifteen minutes, especially with reference to the quarter before or after the hour.
The part on either side of a horse's hoof between the toe and heel, the side of its coffin.
One of four equal periods into which a game is divided.
A fourth part of a hundredweight.
To provide housing for military personnel or other equipment.
To lodge; to have a temporary residence.
To divide into quarters; to divide by four.
To quartersaw.
Consisting of a fourth part, a quarter (¹⁄₄, 25%).
Related to a three-month term, a quarter of a year.
Pertaining to an aspect of a quarter.