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
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Front as a noun:
The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
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Front as a noun:
The side of a building with the main entrance.
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Front as a noun:
A field of activity.
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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."
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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.
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Front as a noun (military):
An area where armies are engaged in conflict, especially the line of contact.
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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.
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Front as a noun (military):
The direction of the enemy.
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Front as a noun (military):
When a combat situation does not exist or is not assumed, the direction toward which the command is faced.
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Front as a noun (obsolete):
A major military subdivision of the Soviet Army.
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Front as a noun (dated):
Cheek; boldness; impudence.
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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."
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Front as a noun (historical):
That which covers the foremost part of the head: a front piece of false hair worn by women.
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Front as a noun:
The most conspicuous part.
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Front as a noun (obsolete):
The beginning.
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Front as a noun (UK):
a seafront or coastal promenade.
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Front as a noun (obsolete):
The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face.
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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.
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Front as a noun (slang, in the plural):
A grill .
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Front as an adjective:
Located at or near the front.
Examples:
"The front runner was thirty meters ahead of her nearest competitor."
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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."
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Front as a verb (intransitive, dated):
To face (, ); to be pointed in a given direction.
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Front as a verb (transitive):
To face, be opposite to.
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Front as a verb (transitive):
To face up to, to meet head-on, to confront.
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Front as a verb (transitive):
To adorn the front of; to put on the front.
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Front as a verb (phonetics, transitive, intransitive):
To pronounce with the tongue in a front position.
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Front as a verb (linguistics, transitive):
To move (a word or clause) to the start of a sentence.
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Front as a verb (intransitive, slang):
To act as a front (for); to cover (for).
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Front as a verb (transitive):
To lead or be the spokesperson of (a campaign, organisation etc.).
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Front as a verb (transitive, colloquial):
To provide money or financial assistance in advance to.
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Front as a verb (intransitive, slang):
To assume false or disingenuous appearances.
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Front as a verb (transitive):
To deceive or attempt to deceive someone with false or disingenuous appearances (on).
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Front as a verb:
To appear before, as in to front court.
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Put on airs as a verb (idiomatic):
To become haughty, to assume a pretentious manner.