The difference between Front and Rear

When used as nouns, front means the foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves, whereas rear means the back or hindmost part.

When used as verbs, front means to face (, ), whereas rear means to bring up to maturity, as offspring.

When used as adjectives, front means located at or near the front, whereas rear means underdone.

Rear is also adverb with the meaning: early.

check bellow for the other definitions of Front and Rear

  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. Rear as a verb (transitive):

    To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster.

  2. Rear as a verb (transitive, said of people towards animals):

    To breed and raise.

    Examples:

    "usex The family has been rearing cattle for 200 years."

  3. Rear as a verb (intransitive):

    To rise up on the hind legs

    Examples:

    "usex The horse was shocked, and thus reared."

  4. Rear as a verb (intransitive, usually with "up"):

    To get angry.

  5. Rear as a verb (intransitive):

    To rise high above, tower above.

  6. Rear as a verb (transitive, literary):

    To raise physically or metaphorically; to lift up; to cause to rise, to elevate.

    Examples:

    "Poverty reared its ugly head.'' gloss appeared, started, began to have an effect"

    "The monster slowly reared its head."

  7. Rear as a verb (transitive, rare):

    To construct by building; to set up

    Examples:

    "to rear defenses or houses"

    "to rear one government on the ruins of another."

  8. Rear as a verb (transitive, rare):

    To raise spiritually; to lift up; to elevate morally.

  9. Rear as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To lift and take up.

  10. Rear as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To rouse; to strip up.

  1. Rear as a verb (transitive):

    To move; stir.

  2. Rear as a verb (transitive, of geese):

    To carve.

    Examples:

    "Rere that goose!"

  3. Rear as a verb (regional, obsolete):

    To revive, bring to life, quicken. (only in the phrase, to rear to life)

    Examples:

    "He healeth the blind and he reareth to life the dead. (Speculum Sacerdotale c. 15th century)"

  1. Rear as an adjective (now, _, chiefly, _, dialectal):

    Underdone; nearly raw.

  2. Rear as an adjective (chiefly, _, US):

    Rare.

  1. Rear as an adjective:

    Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost

    Examples:

    "usex the rear'' rank of a company"

    "usex sit in the rear'' seats of a car"

  1. Rear as an adverb (British, dialect):

    early; soon

  1. Rear as a noun:

    The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last on order; - opposed to front.

  2. Rear as a noun (military):

    Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest.

  3. Rear as a noun (anatomy):

    The buttocks, a creature's bottom

  1. Rear as a verb:

    To place in the rear; to secure the rear of.

  2. Rear as a verb (transitive, vulgar, British):

    To sodomize

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