FRONTS

/fษนสŒnts/
9
Scrabble
10
WWF
F(4) R(1) O(1) N(1) T(1) S(1)
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Definition

/fษนสŒnts/
noun
  1. The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
  2. The side of a building with the main entrance.
  3. A field of activity.
  4. A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group.
    “Officially it's a dry-cleaning shop, but everyone knows it's a front for the mafia.”
  5. 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
  1. To face (on, to); to be pointed in a given direction.
  2. To face, be opposite to.
  3. To face up to, to meet head-on, to confront.
  4. To adorn the front of; to put on the front.
  5. To pronounce with the tongue in a front position.

Source: Wiktionary

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