The difference between Front and Put on airs

When used as verbs, front means to face (, ), whereas put on airs means to become haughty, to assume a pretentious manner.


Front is also noun with the meaning: the foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.

Front is also adjective with the meaning: located at or near the front.

check bellow for the other definitions of Front and Put on airs

  1. Front as a noun:

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

  2. Front as a noun:

    The side of a building with the main entrance.

  3. Front as a noun:

    A field of activity.

  4. Front as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "Officially it's a dry-cleaning shop, but everyone knows it's a front for the mafia."

  5. 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.

  6. Front as a noun (military):

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

  7. 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.

  8. Front as a noun (military):

    The direction of the enemy.

  9. Front as a noun (military):

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

  10. Front as a noun (obsolete):

    A major military subdivision of the Soviet Army.

  11. Front as a noun (dated):

    Cheek; boldness; impudence.

  12. Front as a noun (informal):

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

    Examples:

    "He says he likes hip-hop, but I think it's just a front."

    "You don't need to put on a front. Just be yourself."

  13. Front as a noun (historical):

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

  14. Front as a noun:

    The most conspicuous part.

  15. Front as a noun (obsolete):

    The beginning.

  16. Front as a noun (UK):

    a seafront or coastal promenade.

  17. Front as a noun (obsolete):

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

  18. 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.

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

    A grill .

  1. Front as an adjective:

    Located at or near the front.

    Examples:

    "The front runner was thirty meters ahead of her nearest competitor."

  2. 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).

    Examples:

    "The English word smallcaps dress has a front vowel in most dialects."

  1. Front as a verb (intransitive, dated):

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

  2. Front as a verb (transitive):

    To face, be opposite to.

  3. Front as a verb (transitive):

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

  4. Front as a verb (transitive):

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

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

    To pronounce with the tongue in a front position.

  6. Front as a verb (linguistics, transitive):

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

  7. Front as a verb (intransitive, slang):

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

  8. Front as a verb (transitive):

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

  9. Front as a verb (transitive, colloquial):

    To provide money or financial assistance in advance to.

  10. Front as a verb (intransitive, slang):

    To assume false or disingenuous appearances.

  11. Front as a verb (transitive):

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

  12. Front as a verb:

    To appear before, as in to front court.

  1. Put on airs as a verb (idiomatic):

    To become haughty, to assume a pretentious manner.