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much front. 8 in front. first, leading, ahead, to the fore, in
the forefront, in the vanguard or van, in advance, in the lead,
before; winning: In this picture the man in front is my father.
My horse was in front all the way. 9 upfront. a See 8, above.
b open, straightforward, honest, direct, forthright, frank,
candid: Why can't you be upfront instead of conspiring against
me?
--adj. 10 first, advance, foremost, leading, head; main: The
front carriage was smashed in the train wreck. Enter by the
front door.
--v. 11 overlook, face, look out on or towards, be opposite:
Our house fronts the river. The flat fronts on the street. 12
front for. act for, represent; substitute for, replace: I hate
formal affairs and hoped that you might front for me.
frontier n. front line; border, boundary, bound(s), marches, (far)
reaches, limit(s), pale, extreme(s), bourn: We'll need our
passports to cross the frontier into Italy.
froth n. 1 foam, spume, suds, lather, bubbles; head: The froth
tickles my nose. 2 trivia, rubbish, nonsense, twaddle, babble,
gibberish, drivel, Colloq hot air, gas, gab, piffle: His
sermons were just so much froth.
--v. 3 foam, spume, bubble, fizz, effervesce, aerate: You are
supposed to drink the medicine while it is frothing. 4 foam,
salivate; lather: He was so angry he began to froth at the
mouth.
frown v. 1 scowl, glower, glare, knit one's brows, grimace, give a
dirty look, Brit lour or lower, US lower: Don't frown so much
or you'll get wrinkles. 2 frown on or upon. disapprove (of),
(look on or regard or view with) disfavour, discountenance, look
down on or upon, look askance at, not take kindly to, not think
much of, look disapprovingly upon, Colloq take a dim view of, be
turned off by: My parents frown on my seeing you.
--n. 3 scowl, glower, glare, grimace, dirty look, Brit lour or
lower, US lower: Her forehead is always furrowed by a frown.
frugal adj. 1 thrifty, sparing, economic(al), careful, prudent,