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).
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.
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.
The lateral space occupied by an element measured from the extremity of one flank to the extremity of the other flank.
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.
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.
Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating.
Turbulent.
Crude; unrefined.
Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished.
Difficult; trying.
Violent; not careful or subtle.
Not polished; uncut.
Harsh-tasting.
Somewhat ill; sick; in poor condition.
Unwell due to alcohol; hungover.
Worn; shabby; weather-beaten.
Not smooth; uneven.
A quick sketch, similar to a thumbnail but larger and more detailed, used for artistic brainstorming.
A scuffed and roughened area of the pitch, where the bowler's feet fall, used as a target by spin bowlers because of its unpredictable bounce.
The unmowed part of a golf course.
The raw material from which faceted or cabochon gems are created.
A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.
A piece inserted in a horseshoe to keep the animal from slipping.
In a rough manner; rudely; roughly.
To render rough; to roughen.
To break in (a horse, etc.), especially for military purposes.
To create in an approximate form.
To endure primitive conditions.
To roughen a horse's shoes to keep the animal from slipping.
To commit the offense of roughing, i.e. to punch another player.