front vs round

front

adj
  • 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. 

noun
  • 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. 

verb
  • 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. 

round

adj
  • 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. 

verb
  • 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. 

noun
  • 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). 

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