Forefront - English meaning

adjective

Situated or placed in front.

Usage examples:

The fore and hind pairs of wings

noun

The front part of something, especially a ship.

Usage examples:

Sonia climbed regally out of her stateroom in the fore of the ship.

exclamation

Called out as a warning to people in the path of a golf ball.

noun

The part of a view that is nearest to the observer, especially in a picture or photograph.

Usage examples:

The intricate garden depicted in the foreground

verb

Make (something) the most prominent or important feature.

Usage examples:

Sexual relationships are foregrounded and idealized

noun

The things in a picture that seem nearest to you

Usage examples:

The children are in the foreground in front of our house.

noun

The side or part of an object that presents itself to view or that is normally seen or used first; the most forward part of something.

Usage examples:

A page at the front of the book had been torn out

adjective

Of or at the front.

Usage examples:

The front cover of the magazine

verb

(of a building or piece of land) have the front facing or directed towards.

Usage examples:

The flats which fronted crow road

noun

The upper part of the human body, or the front or upper part of the body of an animal, typically separated from the rest of the body by a neck, and containing the brain, mouth, and sense organs.

Usage examples:

Whatever comes into my head

adjective

Chief; principal.

Usage examples:

The head waiter

verb

Be in the leading position on.

Usage examples:

The st george's day procession was headed by the mayor

verb

Cause (a person or animal) to go with one by holding them by the hand, a halter, a rope, etc. while moving forward.

Usage examples:

She emerged leading a bay horse

noun

The initiative in an action; an example for others to follow.

Usage examples:

Britain is now taking the lead in environmental policies

noun

A soft, heavy, ductile bluish-grey metal, the chemical element of atomic number 82. it has been used in roofing, plumbing, ammunition, storage batteries, radiation shields, etc., and its compounds have been used in crystal glass, as an anti-knock agent in petrol, and (formerly) in paints.

Usage examples:

There's evidence that heavy metals such as lead and cadmium can make osteoporosis worse.

noun

The point of a spear.

Usage examples:

Soon it was literally raining spearheads on the assassin.

verb

Lead (an attack or movement).

Usage examples:

He's spearheading a campaign to reduce the number of accidents at work

phrase

The head and sharpened point of a spear

noun

A medium-sized motor vehicle, typically without side windows in the rear part, for transporting goods.

Usage examples:

Delivery vans can't pull in and are holding up the traffic behind them

noun

The foremost part of a group of people moving or preparing to move forwards, especially the foremost division of an advancing military force.

Usage examples:

In the van were the foremost chiefs and some of the warriors astride horses

noun

A winnowing fan.

Usage examples:

Nothing is more commonly found in the monuments of the heathen feasts than a small chest, a van, an…

noun

A group of people leading the way in new developments or ideas.

Usage examples:

The experimental spirit of the modernist vanguard

noun

The front part of a group of people who are moving forward, esp. an army

Usage examples:

These craftspeople are in the vanguard in the art of modern furniture design.