front
What is the Definition of front?
Noun:
- the side that is forward or prominent
- the line along which opposing armies face each other
- the outward appearance of a person
- the side that is seen or that goes first
- a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
- a sphere of activity involving effort
- (meteorology)
- the immediate proximity of someone or something
- the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer
- a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
Verb:
- be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
- confront bodily
Adjective:
- relating to or located in the front
How can I use front in a sentence?
The sun rose on the same tidy front gardens and lit up the brass number four on the Dursleys' front door; it crept into their living room, which was almost exactly the same as it had been on the night when Mr. Dursley had seen that fateful news report about the owls.
Harry watched, careful not to blink in case he missed it — but just as the boy reached the dividing barrier between the two platforms, a large crowd of tourists came swarming in front of him and by the time the last backpack had cleared away, the boy had vanished.
One small hand closed on the letter beside him and he slept on, not knowing he was special, not knowing he was famous, not knowing he would be woken in a few hours' time by Mrs. Dursley's scream as she opened the front door to put out the milk bottles, nor that he would spend the next few weeks being prodded and pinched by his cousin Dudley.
It grew steadily louder as they looked up and down the street for some sign of a headlight; it swelled to a roar as they both looked up at the sky — and a huge motorcycle fell out of the air and landed on the road in front of them.
Yes, yes, it is all very sad, but get a grip on yourself, Hagrid, or we will be found, Professor McGonagall whispered, patting Hagrid gingerly on the arm as Dumbledore stepped over the low garden wall and walked to the front door.