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Front

The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face.

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Similar meaning 8

Advance 84% connected

To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on.

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Advance 84% connected

To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on.

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Advanced 84% connected

of Advance

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Advanced 84% connected

of Advance

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Foremost 84% connected

First in time or place; most advanced; chief in rank or dignity; as, the foremost troops of an army.

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Foremost 84% connected

First in time or place; most advanced; chief in rank or dignity; as, the foremost troops of an army.

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Frontal 84% connected

Belonging to the front part; being in front

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Frontal 84% connected

Belonging to the front part; being in front

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Verb group 2

Face 84% connected

The exterior form or appearance of anything; that part which presents itself to the view; especially, the front or upper part or surface; that which…

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Face 84% connected

The exterior form or appearance of anything; that part which presents itself to the view; especially, the front or upper part or surface; that which…

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Broader term 21

Appearance 76% connected

The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye; as, his sudden appearance surprised me.

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Area 76% connected

Any plane surface, as of the floor of a room or church, or of the ground within an inclosure; an open space in a building.

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Arena 76% connected

The area in the central part of an amphitheater, in which the gladiators fought and other shows were exhibited; -- so called because it was covered w…

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Beguiler 76% connected

One who, or that which, beguiles.

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Cheat 76% connected

An act of deception or fraud; that which is the means of fraud or deception; a fraud; a trick; imposition; imposture.

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Cheater 76% connected

One who cheats.

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Confront 76% connected

To stand facing or in front of; to face; esp. to face hostilely; to oppose with firmness.

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Deceiver 76% connected

One who deceives; one who leads into error; a cheat; an impostor.

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Domain 76% connected

Dominion; empire; authority.

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Face 76% connected

The exterior form or appearance of anything; that part which presents itself to the view; especially, the front or upper part or surface; that which…

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Field 76% connected

Cleared land; land suitable for tillage or pasture; cultivated ground; the open country.

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Lie 76% connected

See Lye.

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Line 76% connected

Flax; linen.

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Orbit 76% connected

The path described by a heavenly body in its periodical revolution around another body; as, the orbit of Jupiter, of the earth, of the moon.

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Place 76% connected

Any portion of space regarded as measured off or distinct from all other space, or appropriated to some definite object or use; position; ground; sit…

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Position 76% connected

The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.

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Proximity 76% connected

The quality or state of being next in time, place, causation, influence, etc.; immediate nearness, either in place, blood, or alliance.

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Side 76% connected

The margin, edge, verge, or border of a surface; especially (when the thing spoken of is somewhat oblong in shape), one of the longer edges as distin…

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Slicker 76% connected

That which makes smooth or sleek.

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Sphere 76% connected

A body or space contained under a single surface, which in every part is equally distant from a point within called its center.

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Trickster 76% connected

One who tricks; a deceiver; a tricker; a cheat.

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Narrower term 15

Bow 76% connected

To cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to inflect; to make crooked or curved.

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Carbonarism 76% connected

The principles, practices, or organization of the Carbonari.

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Facade 76% connected

The front of a building; esp., the principal front, having some architectural pretensions. Thus a church is said to have its facade unfinished, thoug…

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Face 76% connected

The exterior form or appearance of anything; that part which presents itself to the view; especially, the front or upper part or surface; that which…

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Fore 76% connected

Journey; way; method of proceeding.

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Frontage 76% connected

The front part of an edifice or lot; extent of front.

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Frontal 76% connected

Belonging to the front part; being in front

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Frontispiece 76% connected

The part which first meets the eye

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Head 76% connected

The anterior or superior part of an animal, containing the brain, or chief ganglia of the nervous system, the mouth, and in the higher animals, the c…

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Nose 76% connected

The prominent part of the face or anterior extremity of the head containing the nostrils and olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See Nostril, an…

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Occlusion 76% connected

The act of occluding, or the state of being occluded.

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Ogive 76% connected

The arch or rib which crosses a Gothic vault diagonally.

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Prow 76% connected

The fore part of a vessel; the bow; the stem; hence, the vessel itself.

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Ruralism 76% connected

The quality or state of being rural; ruralness.

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Stem 76% connected

Alt. of Steem

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Manner of action 1

Confront 76% connected

To stand facing or in front of; to face; esp. to face hostilely; to oppose with firmness.

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Derivationally related 8

Breast 74% connected

The fore part of the body, between the neck and the belly; the chest; as, the breast of a man or of a horse.

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Breast 74% connected

The fore part of the body, between the neck and the belly; the chest; as, the breast of a man or of a horse.

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Frontal 74% connected

Belonging to the front part; being in front

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Frontal 74% connected

Belonging to the front part; being in front

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Look 74% connected

To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to observe with the eyes while keeping them directed; --…

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Look 74% connected

To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to observe with the eyes while keeping them directed; --…

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Present 74% connected

Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent.

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Present 74% connected

Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent.

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Containing whole 1

Field 70% connected

Cleared land; land suitable for tillage or pasture; cultivated ground; the open country.

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See also 6

Anterior 66% connected

Before in time; antecedent.

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Anterior 66% connected

Before in time; antecedent.

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First 66% connected

Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest; as, the first day of a month; the first year of a reign.

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First 66% connected

Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest; as, the first day of a month; the first year of a reign.

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Fore 66% connected

Journey; way; method of proceeding.

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Fore 66% connected

Journey; way; method of proceeding.

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Synonym 7

Breast 92% connected

The fore part of the body, between the neck and the belly; the chest; as, the breast of a man or of a horse.

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Face 92% connected

The exterior form or appearance of anything; that part which presents itself to the view; especially, the front or upper part or surface; that which…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Figurehead 92% connected

The figure, statue, or bust, on the prow of a ship.

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Forepart 92% connected

The part most advanced, or first in time or in place; the beginning.

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Look 92% connected

To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to observe with the eyes while keeping them directed; --…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Movement 92% connected

The act of moving; change of place or posture; transference, by any means, from one situation to another; natural or appropriate motion; progress; ad…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Presence 92% connected

The state of being present, or of being within sight or call, or at hand; -- opposed to absence.

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Back 94% connected

A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, hol…

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Back 94% connected

A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, hol…

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