Synonyms of the word

frontal

• adj. Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front: a frontal attack.
• adj. (anatomy) Of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone.
• adj. (anatomy) Of or relating to the frontal plane.
• adj. Of or relating to a weather front.
• n. A drapery covering the front of an altar.
• n. The façade of a building.
• n. (anatomy) The bone at the front of the skull, behind the forehead.
• n. Any of the scales of a reptile that lie in the general region of the forehead, more specifically between…

adornment

• n. A decoration; that which adorns.
• n. The act of decorating.

anterior

• adj. Before in place.
• adj. Before or earlier in time; prior to; preceding.
• adj. (anatomy) Nearer the forward end; nearer the head of an animal or the front of a human.

curtain

• n. A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.
• n. A similar piece of cloth that separates the audience and the stage in a theater.
• n. (fortifications) The flat area of wall which connects two bastions or towers; the main area of a fortified…
• n. (euphemistic, also "final curtain") Death.
• n. (architecture) That part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions, towers, etc.
• n. (obsolete, derogatory) A flag; an ensign.
• v. To cover (a window) with a curtain; to hang curtains.
• v. (figuratively) To hide, cover or separate as if by a curtain.

drape

• n. (Britain) A curtain, a drapery.
• n. (textiles) The way in which fabric falls or hangs.
• n. (US) See drapes.
• n. (US) A youth subculture distinguished by its sharp dress, especially peg-leg pants (1950s: e.g. Baltimore,…
• v. To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery.
• v. To rail at; to banter.
• v. To make cloth.
• v. To design drapery, arrange its folds, etc., as for hangings, costumes, statues, etc.
• v. To hang or rest limply.
• v. To spread over, cover.

drapery

• n. (uncountable) Cloth draped gracefully in folds.
• n. (countable) A piece of cloth, hung vertically as a curtain; a drape.
• n. The occupation of a draper; cloth-making, or dealing in cloth.
• n. Cloth, or woollen materials in general.

facade

• n. The face of a building, especially the front.
• n. (figuratively) A deceptive outward appearance.

front

• n. The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
• n. The side of a building with the main entrance.
• n. A field of activity.
• n. A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group.
• n. (meteorology) The interface or transition zone between two airmasses of different density, often resulting…
• n. (military) An area where armies are engaged in conflict, especially the line of contact.
• n. (military) The lateral space occupied by an element measured from the extremity of one flank to the extremity…
• n. (military) The direction of the enemy.
• n. (military) When a combat situation does not exist or is not assumed, the direction toward which the command…
• n. (obsolete) A major military subdivision of the Soviet Army.
• n. (informal) An act, show, façade, persona: an intentional and false impression of oneself.
• n. (historical) That which covers the foremost part of the head: a front piece of false hair worn by women.
• n. The most conspicuous part.
• n. (obsolete) The beginning.
• n. (Britain) a seafront or coastal promenade.
• n. (obsolete) The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face.
• n. (slang, hotels, dated) The bellhop whose turn it is to answer a client's call, which is often the word…
• adj. Located at or near the front.
• adj. (comparable, phonetics) Of a vowel pronounced near the tip of the tongue.
• v. (intransitive, dated) To face (on, to); to be pointed in a given direction.
• v. (transitive) To face, be opposite to.
• v. (transitive) To face up to, to meet head-on, to confront.
• v. (transitive) To adorn the front of; to put on the front.
• v. (phonetics, transitive, intransitive) To pronounce with the tongue in a front position.
• v. (linguistics, transitive) To move (a word or clause) to the start of a sentence.
• v. (intransitive, slang) To act as a front (for); to cover (for).
• v. (transitive) To lead or be the spokesperson of (a campaign, organisation etc.).
• v. (transitive, colloquial) To provide money or financial assistance in advance to.
• v. (intransitive) To assume false or disingenuous appearances.
• v. (transitive) To deceive or attempt to deceive someone with false or disingenuous appearances (on).
• v. To appear before, as in to front court.

frontage

• n. The front part of a property or building that faces the street.
• n. The land between a property and the street.
• n. The length of a property along a street.
• n. Property or territory adjacent to a body of water.
• n. The front part (generally).

frontlet

• n. (obsolete) The forehead.
• n. The forehead of an animal, especially of a deer or stag (including the antlers).
• n. An ornament worn on the forehead.
• n. A bandage or medical preparation worn around the head.

head-on

• adj. (idiomatic) Direct, abrupt, blunt or unequivocal; not prevaricating.
• adj. Of a collision, from the front or in the direction of motion.
• n. A collision from the front.

mantle

• n. A piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or cloak, especially that worn by Orthodox bishops. (Compare…
• n. (figuratively) A figurative garment representing authority or status, capable of affording protection.
• n. (figuratively) Anything that covers or conceals something else; a cloak.
• n. (zoology) The body wall of a mollusc, from which the shell is secreted.
• n. (zoology) The back of a bird together with the folded wings.
• n. The zone of hot gases around a flame.
• n. A gauzy fabric impregnated with metal nitrates, used in some kinds of gas and oil lamps and lanterns,…
• n. The outer wall and casing of a blast furnace, above the hearth.
• n. A penstock for a water wheel.
• n. (anatomy) The cerebral cortex.
• n. (geology) The layer between the Earth's core and crust.
• n. A fireplace shelf; Alternative spelling of mantel.
• n. (heraldry) A mantling.
• v. (transitive) To cover or conceal (something); to cloak; to disguise.
• v. (intransitive) To become covered or concealed.
• v. (of face, cheeks) To flush.

pall

• n. (archaic) Fine cloth, especially purple cloth used for robes.
• n. (Christianity) A cloth used for various purposes on the altar in a church.
• n. (Christianity) A piece of cardboard, covered with linen and embroidered on one side, used to cover the…
• n. (Christianity) A pallium (woollen vestment in Roman Catholicism).
• n. (heraldry) A figure resembling the Roman Catholic pallium, or pall, and having the form of the letter…
• n. A heavy canvas, especially one laid over a coffin or tomb.
• n. An outer garment; a cloak or mantle.
• n. (obsolete) nausea.
• n. A feeling of gloom.
• v. To cloak.
• v. (transitive) To make vapid or insipid; to make lifeless or spiritless; to dull; to weaken.
• v. (intransitive) To become vapid, tasteless, dull, or insipid; to lose strength, life, spirit, or taste.