forefront

forefront
Synonyms and related words:
advance guard, airhead, anteriority, avant-garde, battle line, beachhead, bold front, brave face, brave front, bridgehead, display, facade, face, facet, facia, farthest outpost, first line, fore, foreground, forehand, foreland, forepart, forequarter, foreside, foreword, front, front elevation, front line, front man, front matter, front page, front rank, front view, front-runner, frontage, frontal, frontier, frontispiece, head, heading, lap, line, obverse, outguard, outpost, pioneer, point, precursor, preface, prefix, priority, proscenium, railhead, scout, spearhead, van, vanguard, window dressing

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  • Forefront — Fore front , n. Foremost part or place. [1913 Webster] Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle. 2 Sam. xi. 15. [1913 Webster] Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, standing in the forefront for all time, the masters of those who know. J. C.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Forefront — may refer to:* Microsoft Forefront * ForeFront Records …   Wikipedia

  • forefront — (n.) late 15c., a Germanic Latin hybrid, from FORE (Cf. fore ) + FRONT (Cf. front) (n.). Originally of buildings; the main modern sense is from military meaning front rank of an army (1510s) …   Etymology dictionary

  • forefront — / foreground [n] prominence beginning, center, cutting edge*, focus, fore, forepart, front, lead, leading edge*, limelight*, on the line*, spearhead*, state of the art, vanguard; concept 668 Ant. back, background, rear, unimportance …   New thesaurus

  • forefront — ► NOUN ▪ the leading position or place …   English terms dictionary

  • forefront — [fôr′frunt΄] n. 1. the extreme front 2. the position of most activity, importance, etc …   English World dictionary

  • forefront — noun the forefront VERB + THE FOREFRONT ▪ remain at, remain in ▪ Education remains at the forefront of the state s planning. ▪ keep sb/sth at, keep sb/sth in, keep sb/sth to (BrE) …   Collocations dictionary

  • forefront — /ˈfɔfrʌnt/ (say fawfrunt) noun 1. the foremost part or place. –phrase 2. at the forefront, of primary importance: *Forests are back on the agenda, nuclear issues are at the forefront –aap news, 2000. 3. at (or in) the forefront, (sometimes… …  

  • forefront — fore|front [ˈfo:frʌnt US ˈfo:r ] n 1.) be at/in/to the forefront (of sth) to be in a leading position in an important activity that is trying to achieve something or develop new ideas ▪ The company has always been at the forefront of science and… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • forefront — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)frʌnt[/t]] 1) N SING: the N, usu at/in/to N, N of/in n/ ing If you are at the forefront of a campaign or other activity, you have a leading and influential position in it. They have been at the forefront of the campaign for political… …   English dictionary

  • forefront — n. in the forefront * * * [ fɔːfrʌnt] in the forefront …   Combinatory dictionary

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