front
noun [C usually singular] (AREA OF ACTIVITY) /frʌnt/Definition
› a particular area of activity: How are things on the work front? (= Is the situation at work satisfactory?) She's very creative on the design front (= she is very good at design).Topics and areas of interest
(Definition of front noun (AREA OF ACTIVITY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- affair noun (MATTER)
- angle noun (WAY OF THINKING)
- area noun (SUBJECT)
- cause célèbre noun
- item noun
- leitmotiv noun
- matter noun (SITUATION)
- province noun (SUBJECT)
- question noun (PROBLEM)
- specialism noun
- stage noun (THEATRE)
- subject matter noun
- talking of sb/sth idiom
- talking point noun
- term noun (DESCRIPTION)
- term noun (RULES)
- the matter in hand idiom
- thematic adjective
- thesis noun
- topic noun
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