Front vs. Rear
Frontnoun
The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
Frontnoun
The side of a building with the main entrance.
Frontnoun
A field of activity.
Frontnoun
A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group.
Frontnoun
(meteorology) 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.
Frontnoun
(military) An area where armies are engaged in conflict, especially the line of contact.
Frontnoun
(military) The lateral space occupied by an element measured from the extremity of one flank to the extremity of the other flank.
Frontnoun
(military) The direction of the enemy.
Frontnoun
(military) When a combat situation does not exist or is not assumed, the direction toward which the command is faced.
Frontnoun
(obsolete) A major military subdivision of the Soviet Army.
Frontnoun
(dated) Cheek; boldness; impudence.
Frontnoun
(informal) An act, show, façade, persona: an intentional and false impression of oneself.
Frontnoun
(historical) That which covers the foremost part of the head: a front piece of false hair worn by women.
Frontnoun
The most conspicuous part.
Frontnoun
(obsolete) The beginning.
Frontnoun
(UK) a seafront or coastal promenade.
Frontnoun
(obsolete) The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face.
Frontnoun
The bellhop whose turn it is to answer a client's call, which is often the word "front" used as an exclamation.
Frontnoun
A grill jewellery worn on front teeth.
Frontadjective
Located at or near the front.
Frontadjective
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).
Frontverb
To face (on, to); to be pointed in a given direction.
Frontverb
(transitive) To face, be opposite to.
Frontverb
(transitive) To face up to, to meet head-on, to confront.
Frontverb
(transitive) To adorn the front of; to put on the front.
Frontverb
To pronounce with the tongue in a front position.
Frontverb
To move (a word or clause) to the start of a sentence.
Frontverb
To act as a front (for); to cover (for).
Frontverb
(transitive) To lead or be the spokesperson of (a campaign, organisation etc.).
Frontverb
To provide money or financial assistance in advance to.
Frontverb
To assume false or disingenuous appearances.
Frontverb
(transitive) To deceive or attempt to deceive someone with false or disingenuous appearances (on).
Frontverb
To appear before, as in to front court.
Frontnoun
The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face.
Frontnoun
The forehead, countenance, or personal presence, as expressive of character or temper, and especially, of boldness of disposition, sometimes of impudence; seeming; as, a bold front; a hardened front;
Frontnoun
The part or surface of anything which seems to look out, or to be directed forward; the fore or forward part; the foremost rank; the van; - the opposite to back or rear; as, the front of a house; the front of an army.
Frontnoun
A position directly before the face of a person, or before the foremost part of a thing; as, in front of un person, of the troops, or of a house.
Frontnoun
The most conspicuous part.
Frontnoun
That which covers the foremost part of the head: a front piece of false hair worn by women.
Frontnoun
The beginning.
Frontnoun
All the works along one side of the polygon inclosing the site which is fortified.
Frontnoun
The middle of the upper part of the tongue, - the part of the tongue which is more or less raised toward the palate in the pronunciation of certain sounds, as the vowel i in machine, e in bed, and consonant y in you. See Guide to Pronunciation, 10.
Frontnoun
The call boy whose turn it is to answer the call, which is often the word "front," used as an exclamation.
Frontadjective
Of or relating to the front or forward part; having a position in front; foremost; as, a front view.
Frontverb
To oppose face to face; to oppose directly; to meet in a hostile manner.
Frontverb
To appear before; to meet.
Frontverb
To face toward; to have the front toward; to confront; as, the house fronts the street.
Frontverb
To stand opposed or opposite to, or over against as, his house fronts the church.
Frontverb
To adorn in front; to supply a front to; as, to front a house with marble; to front a head with laurel.
Frontverb
To have or turn the face or front in any direction; as, the house fronts toward the east.
Frontnoun
the immediate proximity of someone or something;
Frontnoun
the side that is forward or prominent
Frontnoun
the side that is seen or that goes first
Frontnoun
a sphere of activity involving effort;
Frontnoun
the line along which opposing armies face each other
Frontnoun
a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals;
Frontnoun
(meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses
Frontnoun
a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
Frontnoun
the outward appearance of a person;
Frontnoun
the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer;
Frontverb
be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to;
Frontverb
confront bodily;
Frontadjective
relating to or located in the front;
Frontadjective
located anteriorly
Rearverb
(transitive) To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster. Raise]]" is more common in American English.
Rearverb
To breed and raise. Less common than "raise" in American English.
Rearverb
(intransitive) To rise up on the hind legs
Rearverb
To get angry.
Rearverb
(intransitive) To rise high above, tower above.
Rearverb
To raise physically or metaphorically; to lift up; to cause to rise, to elevate.
Rearverb
To construct by building; to set up
Rearverb
To raise spiritually; to lift up; to elevate morally.
Rearverb
To lift and take up.
Rearverb
To rouse; to strip up.
Rearverb
(transitive) To move; stir.
Rearverb
To carve.
Rearverb
(regional, obsolete) To revive, bring to life, quicken. (only in the phrase, to rear to life)
Rearverb
To place in the rear; to secure the rear of.
Rearverb
To sodomize perform anal sex
Rearadjective
(of eggs) Underdone; nearly raw.
Rearadjective
(of meats) Rare.
Rearadjective
Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost
Rearadverb
early; soon
Rearnoun
The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last on order; - opposed to front.
Rearnoun
(military) Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest.
Rearnoun
(anatomy) The buttocks, a creature's bottom
Rearadverb
Early; soon.
Rearnoun
The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last in order; - opposed to front.
Rearnoun
Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest.
Rearadjective
Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost; as, the rear rank of a company.
Rearverb
To place in the rear; to secure the rear of.
Rearverb
To raise; to lift up; to cause to rise, become erect, etc.; to elevate; as, to rear a monolith.
Rearverb
To erect by building; to set up; to construct; as, to rear defenses or houses; to rear one government on the ruins of another.
Rearverb
To lift and take up.
Rearverb
To bring up to maturity, as young; to educate; to instruct; to foster; as, to rear offspring.
Rearverb
To breed and raise; as, to rear cattle.
Rearverb
To rouse; to stir up.
Rearverb
To rise up on the hind legs, as a horse; to become erect.
Rearnoun
the back of a military formation or procession;
Rearnoun
the side of an object that is opposite its front;
Rearnoun
the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer;
Rearnoun
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on;
Rearnoun
the side that goes last or is not normally seen;
Rearverb
stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds;
Rearverb
bring up;
Rearverb
rise up;
Rearverb
cause to rise up
Rearverb
construct, build, or erect;
Rearadjective
located in or toward the back or rear;
