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.
Pronounced with the lips drawn together; rounded.
Lacking sharp angles; having gentle curves.
Complete, whole, not lacking.
Large in magnitude.
Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one direction.
Spherical; shaped like a ball; having a circular cross-section in more than one direction.
Plump.
Consistent; fair; just; applied to conduct.
Well-written and well-characterized; complex and reminiscent of a real person.
Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
Finished; polished; not defective or abrupt; said of authors or their writing style.
Vaulted.
Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; not mincing.
To go round, pass, go past.
To grow round or full; hence, to attain to fullness, completeness, or perfection.
To approximate a number, especially a decimal number by the closest whole number.
To shape something into a curve.
To turn past a boundary.
To advance to home plate.
To encircle; to encompass.
To turn and attack someone or something (used with on).
To do ward rounds.
To become shaped into a curve.
To finish; to complete; to fill out.
A series of duties or tasks which must be performed in turn, and then repeated.
A rounded relief or cut at an edge, especially an outside edge, added for a finished appearance and to soften sharp edges.
A circular or spherical object or part of an object.
A general outburst from a group of people at an event.
A crosspiece that joins and braces the legs of a chair.
In some sports, e.g. golf or showjumping: one complete way around the course.
A circular dance.
Rotation, as in office; succession.
A circular or repetitious route.
A firearm cartridge, bullet, or any individual ammunition projectile. Originally referring to the spherical projectile ball of a smoothbore firearm. Compare round shot and solid shot.
One of the specified pre-determined segments of the total time of a sport event, such as a boxing or wrestling match, during which contestants compete before being signaled to stop.
A long-bristled, circular-headed paintbrush used in oil and acrylic painting.
An assembly; a group; a circle.
A round-top.
A round of beef.
A single individual portion or dose of medicine.
A course of action or conduct performed by a number of persons in turn, or one after another, as if seated in a circle.
A serving of something; a portion of something to each person in a group.
A stage in a competition.
A stage or level of a game.
The hindquarters of a bovine.
A general discharge of firearms by a body of troops in which each soldier fires once.
A brewer's vessel in which the fermentation is concluded, the yeast escaping through the bunghole.
The play after each deal.
A strip of material with a circular face that covers an edge, gap, or crevice for decorative, sanitary, or security purposes.
A series of changes or events ending where it began; a series of like events recurring in continuance; a cycle; a periodical revolution.
A song that is sung by groups of people with each subset of people starting at a different time.
One sandwich (two full slices of bread with filling).