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noun / adjective / verb

front

FRUHNT/frʌnt/

The forward boundary where something faces what lies beyond it.

The front of the house has a door and windows.

An isolated small house is shown from the front, with entrance door and forward-facing windows prominent; sparse ground only.
Etymology
frontLatinforehead, forepart

Latin frons could mean both the forehead and a forepart. English first used front for the forehead, then broadened it to the foremost part of anything.

In context

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you always want to wipe from front to back from the genitals to the anus
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More examples

  • The front seats offer the best view.
  • Several shops front the river.
  • A cold front brings thunderstorms tonight.
  • The army sends more supplies to the front.

Forms

front · fronts · fronted · fronting

frontal adjective — At or directed toward the front.

Similar words

face
A visible surface, not necessarily the forward-facing side.
facade
A building’s exterior face, especially its main or decorated front.