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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | front of boat |
| Synonyms: | beak, bowsprit, fore, forepart, head, nose, prow, stem |
| Main Entry: | forefront/foreground |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | prominence |
| Synonyms: | beginning, center, cutting-edge, focus, fore, forepart, front, lead, leading-edge, limelight, on the line, spearhead*, state-of-the-art, vanguard |
| Antonyms: | back, background, rear, unimportance |
| Main Entry: | front |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | forward, beginning part of something |
| Synonyms: | anterior, bow, breast, brow, exterior, facade, face, facing, fore, foreground, forehead, forepart, front line, frontage, frontal, frontispiece, head, lead, obverse, proscenium, top, van, vanguard |
| Antonyms: | back, rear |
| Main Entry: | head |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | front, beginning |
| Synonyms: | commencement, first place, fore, forefront, fountainhead, origin, rise, source, start, van, vanguard |
| Antonyms: | conclusion, end, ending, finish |
| Main Entry: | warning |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | notice of possible occurrence |
| Synonyms: | Mayday, SOS, admonition, advice, alarm, alert, augury, caution, caveat, distress signal, example, exhortation, fore, foretoken, forewarning, guidance, handwriting on wall, heads up, hint, indication, information, injunction, intimation, lesson, look out, notification, omen, portent, prediction, premonition, presage, recommendation, sign, signal, suggestion, threat, tip, tip-off, token, watch-it, wink, word, word to the wise |
| Main Entry: | forefront |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | prominence |
| Synonyms: | beginning, center, cutting edge, focus, fore, foreground, forepart, front, lead, leading edge, limelight, spearhead, vanguard |
| Antonyms: | background |
| Main Entry: | prow |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bow |
| Synonyms: | bowsprit, fore, head, stem |
| Concept: | Front. |
| Category: | 3. Centrical dimensions; special |
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-nouns
front; fore, forepart; foreground; face, disk, disc, frontage; facade, proscenium, facia, frontispiece; anteriority; obverse [of a medal or coin]., fore rank, front rank; van, vanguard; advanced guard; outpost; first line; scout., brow, forehead, visage, physiognomy, phiz, countenance, mug; rostrum, beak, bow, stem, prow, prore, jib., pioneer (precursor); metoposcopy.
-verbs
be in front, stand in front; front, face, confront; bend forwards; come to the front, come to the fore.
-adjectives
fore, anterior, front, frontal.
-adverbs
before; in front, in the van, in advance; ahead, right ahead; forehead, foremost; in the foreground, in the lee of; before one's face, before one's eyes; face to face, vis-a-vis; front a front.
-phrases
formosa muta commendatio est [Syrus]; frons est animi janua [Cicero]; "Human face divine" [Milton]; imago animi vultus est indices oculi [Cicero]; "sea of upturned
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| Antonyms: | rear |
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| Concept: | Warning. |
| Category: | 2. Subservience to Ends; Contingent Subservience |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
warning, early warning, caution, caveat; notice (information); premonition, premonishment; prediction; contraindication, lesson, dehortation; admonition, monition; alarm., handwriting on the wall, mene mene tekel upharsin, red flag, yellow flag; fog-signal, foghorn; siren; monitor, warning voice, Cassandra, signs of the times, Mother Cary's chickens, stormy petrel, bird of ill omen, gathering clouds, clouds in the horizon, death watch., watchtower, beacon, signal post; lighthouse (indication of locality)., sentinel, sentry; watch, watchman; watch and ward; watchdog, bandog, housedog; patrol, patrolman, vedette, picket, bivouac, scout, spy, spial; undercover agent, mole, plainclothesman; advanced guard, rear guard; lookout., cautiousness.
-verbs
warn, caution; forewarn, prewarn; admonish, premonish; give notice, give warning, dehort; menace (threaten); put on one's guard; sound the alarm; croak., beware, ware; take warning, take heed at one's peril; keep watch and ward (care).
-adjectives
-adverbs
-phrases
ne reveillez pas le chat qui dort; foenum habet in cornu; caveat actor; le silence du people est la legon des rois; verbum sat sapienti; un averti en vaut deux.
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