Behind the Front

behind Preposition

— When something is behind a second thing, the first thing is in back of the second. The ball is behind the box. — When something is behind, it is toward the rear. The man stayed behind. — A thing is behind when it happened in the past. We left that worry behind.

behind Noun

— The rear, back-end. — Bottom, downside. — Your behind is your butt, the buttocks, or bum. He was told he would get a kick on the behind if he kept being naughty — In Australian Rules Football, a behind is the same as one point, scored if the ball goes between the tall goal post and the short behind post. He tried to kick a goal, but the ball went wide and he only got a behind.

the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

front Noun

— Opposite of back. — The side of something that faces the direction it normally moves. — The side of a building with the building's main entrance. — In meteorology, the area where cold and warm air meet. When they meet it often causes rain to form. — In military usage: — #The direction of the enemy.

front Adjective

— Located at or near the front. When leaving the house, it is important to lock the front door.

front Verb

— To lead a group. The singer Bono fronts the band U2. — To give something to someone before they can pay for it. Since Tom did not have any money, Bill fronted him dinner and Tom paid him back the next day.