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much front. 8 in front. first, leading, ahead, to the fore, in<br />

the forefront, in the vanguard or van, in advance, in the lead,<br />

before; winning: In this picture the man in front is my father.<br />

My horse was in front all the way. 9 upfront. a See 8, above.<br />

b open, straightforward, honest, direct, forthright, frank,<br />

candid: Why can't you be upfront instead <strong>of</strong> conspiring against<br />

me?<br />

--adj. 10 first, advance, foremost, leading, head; main: <strong>The</strong><br />

front carriage was smashed in the train wreck. Enter by the<br />

front door.<br />

--v. 11 overlook, face, look out on or towards, be opposite:<br />

Our house fronts the river. <strong>The</strong> flat fronts on the street. 12<br />

front for. act for, represent; substitute for, replace: I hate<br />

formal affairs and hoped that you might front for me.<br />

frontier n. front line; border, boundary, bound(s), marches, (far)<br />

reaches, limit(s), pale, extreme(s), bourn: We'll need our<br />

passports to cross the frontier into Italy.<br />

froth n. 1 foam, spume, suds, lather, bubbles; head: <strong>The</strong> froth<br />

tickles my nose. 2 trivia, rubbish, nonsense, twaddle, babble,<br />

gibberish, drivel, Colloq hot air, gas, gab, piffle: His<br />

sermons were just so much froth.<br />

--v. 3 foam, spume, bubble, fizz, effervesce, aerate: You are<br />

supposed to drink the medicine while it is frothing. 4 foam,<br />

salivate; lather: He was so angry he began to froth at the<br />

mouth.<br />

frown v. 1 scowl, glower, glare, knit one's brows, grimace, give a<br />

dirty look, Brit lour or lower, US lower: Don't frown so much<br />

or you'll get wrinkles. 2 frown on or upon. disapprove (<strong>of</strong>),<br />

(look on or regard or view with) disfavour, discountenance, look<br />

down on or upon, look askance at, not take kindly to, not think<br />

much <strong>of</strong>, look disapprovingly upon, Colloq take a dim view <strong>of</strong>, be<br />

turned <strong>of</strong>f by: My parents frown on my seeing you.<br />

--n. 3 scowl, glower, glare, grimace, dirty look, Brit lour or<br />

lower, US lower: Her forehead is always furrowed by a frown.<br />

frugal adj. 1 thrifty, sparing, economic(al), careful, prudent,

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