fronted

1. 1
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of front. Use this form for something that already happened.

   She fronted the cash to open the bakery.

   Their cottage fronted a small lake.

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2. 2
   adjectivein compounds

   Having a front of a certain kind, such as glass or stone.

   They installed a glass-fronted cabinet in the dining room.

   The street was lined with tall, double-fronted houses.

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3. 3
   adjective

   Made with the tongue moved toward the front of the mouth.

   Like the difference between the sounds in 'see' and 'soon': one is made nearer the front of your mouth.

   A fronted vowel is made nearer the lips and teeth.

   Many children use a fronted sound in place of a back one.

   Oppositebacked

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4. 4
   adjective

   Lined up in a row and facing forward, like soldiers ready for battle.

   Like players standing in a line across the field before the game starts.

   The fronted soldiers stood ready in a long, straight row.

   A fronted line of guards blocked the castle gate.

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