FRONT
What does "FRONT" mean?
The side or part of something that faces forward or is most prominent.
Meanings
- The forward-facing part or surface of something. A coat of paint brightened the front of the house.
- The line where opposing armies meet in battle. Letters from the front arrived weeks after they were written.
- The boundary between two masses of air of different temperatures. A cold front is expected to bring rain by evening. technical
- A deceptive outward appearance, or a cover for a secret activity. The laundromat was a front for the gang's money.
- To face toward, or to lead or represent publicly. She fronts a band and writes all its songs.
Did you know?
- The 'cold front' on your weather app borrows its name from World War I: Norwegian meteorologists around 1918 saw colliding warm and cold air masses as battle lines and named them after the war's fighting fronts.
Word origin
From Latin 'frons' (genitive 'frontis') meaning forehead or brow, through Old French 'front'; the meteorological sense was coined during World War I by analogy with the military battle front.
Remember it
FRONT comes from the Latin for forehead - your face leads, your front goes first.
A little poem
He showed the street a polished front,
and saved the cracks for the rooms out back.
couplet
Wordplay
- The weather forecaster opened a fake bakery. It was just a front for the cold front.
What it teaches
Everyone leads with a front; wisdom is remembering it is the side that was chosen to be seen.
Quick facts
What does FRONT mean?
The side or part of something that faces forward or is most prominent.
Is FRONT a valid word?
Yes — FRONT is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is FRONT?
FRONT has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does FRONT come from?
From Latin 'frons' (genitive 'frontis') meaning forehead or brow, through Old French 'front'; the meteorological sense was coined during World War I by analogy with the military battle front.
What can FRONT teach us?
Everyone leads with a front; wisdom is remembering it is the side that was chosen to be seen.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.