Definitions
1.verbTo face (on, to); to be pointed in a given direction.
2.verbTo face, be opposite to.
3.verbTo face up to, to meet head-on, to confront.
4.verbTo adorn the front of; to put on the front.
5.verbTo pronounce with the tongue in a front position.
6.verbTo move (a word or clause) to the start of a sentence.
7.verbTo act as a front (for); to cover (for).
8.verbTo lead or be the spokesperson of (a campaign, organisation etc.).
9.verbTo provide money or financial assistance in advance to.
10.verbTo assume false or disingenuous appearances.
11.verbTo deceive or attempt to deceive someone with false or disingenuous appearances (on).
12.verbTo appear before."to front court"
13.nounA process whereby a vowel or a consonant is pronounced farther to the front of the vocal tract than some reference point.
14.nounA phonological relationship where a front vowel is found in place of a relative back vowel in an inflected form of a word.
15.nounAn analogous relationship between the vowel sounds in a dialect of a language relative to the language standard or an earlier form of the language.
16.nounThe movement of a word of phrase to nearer the beginning of a sentence or clause than it would usually appear, often for emphasis. May also occur as part of the standard syntax of particular constructions (e.g. wh-fronting).
17.nounAn act of putting on a false façade to impress people.