Shpitzel vs. Front

Shpitzelnoun

A partial wig that reveals the wearer's hair only at the front, worn by some married Hasidic women.

Shpitzel

A shpitzel (Yiddish: שפּיצל‎, romanized: shpitzl) is a head covering worn by some married Hasidic women. It is a partial wig that only has hair in the front, the rest typically covered by a small pillbox hat or a headscarf.

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