| Main Entry: | frontispiece |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | façade |
Synonyms: |
building front, face, front, front view, frontage, frontal |
| Main Entry: | face |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | front of something; expression, exterior |
Synonyms: |
air, appearance, aspect, cast, clock, countenance, dial, disguise, display, facet, features, finish, frontage, frontal, frontispiece, frown, glower, grimace, guise, kisser, light*, lineaments, look, makeup, map*, mask, mug, obverse, paint*, physiognomy, pout, presentation, profile, scowl, seeming, semblance, show, showing, silhouette, simulacrum, smirk, surface, top, visage |
Antonyms: |
back, behind, rear |
| 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: | illustration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | drawing, artwork that assists explanation |
Synonyms: |
adornment, cartoon, decoration, depiction, design, engraving, etching, figure, frontispiece, halftone, image, line drawing, painting, photo, photograph, picture, plate, sketch, snapshot, tailpiece, vignette |
| Main Entry: | façade |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | forward surface |
Synonyms: |
building front, face, front, front view, frontage, frontispiece |
| Main Entry: | frontage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | façade |
Synonyms: |
building front, face, front, front view, frontal, frontispiece |
| Main Entry: | frontal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | façade |
Synonyms: |
building front, face, front, front view, frontage, frontispiece |
| Concept: | Front. |
| Category: | 3. Centrical dimensions; special |
Synonyms: |
-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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