The difference between Back and Front

Back as an adjective (not comparable):

Near the rear.

Back as an adjective (not comparable):

Not current.

Back as an adjective (not comparable):

Far from the main area.

Back as an adjective (not comparable):

In arrear; overdue.

Back as an adjective (not comparable):

Moving or operating backward.

Back as an adjective (comparable, phonetics):

Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth, near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel).

Back as an adverb (not comparable):

To or in a previous condition or place.

Back as an adverb:

Away from the front or from an edge.

Back as an adverb:

In a manner that impedes.

Back as an adverb (not comparable):

In a reciprocal manner; in return.

Back as an adverb:

Earlier, ago.

Back as a noun (slang, uncountable):

The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly. The spine and associated tissues. Large and attractive buttocks. The part of a piece of clothing which covers the back. The backrest, the part of a piece of furniture which receives the human back. That part of the body that bears clothing. (Now used only in the phrase .)

Back as a noun (printing):

That which is farthest away from the front. The side of any object which is opposite the front or useful side. # The edge of a book which is bound. # The inside margin of a page. #* |page=472|edition=1965 Ayer Publishing ed.|title=[http://books.google.com/books?id=sS4H3hax5hAC A Dictionary of the Art of Printing]|isbn=0833731289 |passage=Convenience and custom have familiarised us to the printed page being a little higher than the middle of the leaf, and to its having a little more margin at the fore edge than in the back.}} # The side of a blade opposite the side used for cutting. The reverse side; the side that is not normally seen. Area behind, such as the backyard of a house. The part of something that goes last. In some team sports, a position behind most players on the team.

Back as a noun (figuratively):

Upper part of a natural object which is considered to resemble an animal's back.

Back as a noun:

A support or resource in reserve.

Back as a noun (nautical):

The keel and keelson of a ship.

Back as a noun (mining):

The roof of a horizontal underground passage.

Back as a noun (slang, uncountable):

Effort, usually physical.

Back as a noun:

A non-alcoholic drink (often water or a soft drink), to go with hard liquor or a cocktail.

Back as a noun:

Among leather dealers, one of the thickest and stoutest tanned hides.

Back as a verb (intransitive):

To go in the reverse direction.

Back as a verb (transitive):

To support.

Back as a verb (nautical, of the wind):

To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.

Back as a verb (nautical, of a square sail):

To brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the ship.

Back as a verb (nautical, of an anchor):

To lay out a second, smaller anchor to provide additional holding power.

Back as a verb (UK, of a hunting dog):

To stand still behind another dog which has pointed.

Back as a verb (transitive):

To push or force backwards.

Back as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

To get upon the back of; to mount.

Back as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

To place or seat upon the back.

Back as a verb:

To make a back for; to furnish with a back.

Back as a verb:

To adjoin behind; to be at the back of.

Back as a verb:

To write upon the back of, possibly as an endorsement.

Back as a verb (legal, of a justice of the peace):

To sign or endorse (a warrant, issued in another county, to apprehend an offender).

Back as a verb:

To row backward with (oars).

Back as a noun:

A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc.

Back as a noun:

A ferryboat.

Front as a noun:

The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.

Front as a noun:

The side of a building with the main entrance.

Front as a noun:

A field of activity.

Front as a noun:

A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group.

Front as a noun (meteorology):

The interface or transition zone between two airmasses of different density, often resulting in precipitation. Since the temperature distribution is the most important regulator of atmospheric density, a front almost invariably separates airmasses of different temperature.

Front as a noun (military):

An area where armies are engaged in conflict, especially the line of contact.

Front as a noun (military):

The lateral space occupied by an element measured from the extremity of one flank to the extremity of the other flank.

Front as a noun (military):

The direction of the enemy.

Front as a noun (military):

When a combat situation does not exist or is not assumed, the direction toward which the command is faced.

Front as a noun (obsolete):

A major military subdivision of the Soviet Army.

Front as a noun (dated):

Cheek; boldness; impudence.

Front as a noun (informal):

An act, show, façade, persona: an intentional and false impression of oneself.

Front as a noun (historical):

That which covers the foremost part of the head: a front piece of false hair worn by women.

Front as a noun:

The most conspicuous part.

Front as a noun (obsolete):

The beginning.

Front as a noun (UK):

a seafront or coastal promenade.

Front as a noun (obsolete):

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

Front as a noun (slang, hotels, dated):

The bellhop whose turn it is to answer a client's call, which is often the word "front" used as an exclamation.

Front as a noun (slang, in the plural):

A grill .

Front as an adjective:

Located at or near the front.

Front as an adjective (comparable, phonetics):

Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the front of the mouth, near the hard palate (most often describing a vowel).

Front as a verb (intransitive, dated):

To face (, ); to be pointed in a given direction.

Front as a verb (transitive):

To face, be opposite to.

Front as a verb (transitive):

To face up to, to meet head-on, to confront.

Front as a verb (transitive):

To adorn the front of; to put on the front.

Front as a verb (phonetics, transitive, intransitive):

To pronounce with the tongue in a front position.

Front as a verb (linguistics, transitive):

To move (a word or clause) to the start of a sentence.

Front as a verb (intransitive, slang):

To act as a front (for); to cover (for).

Front as a verb (transitive):

To lead or be the spokesperson of (a campaign, organisation etc.).

Front as a verb (transitive, colloquial):

To provide money or financial assistance in advance to.

Front as a verb (intransitive, slang):

To assume false or disingenuous appearances.

Front as a verb (transitive):

To deceive or attempt to deceive someone with false or disingenuous appearances (on).

Front as a verb:

To appear before, as in to front court.