Fronting

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  • n. A phonological relationship where a front vowel is found in place of a relative back vowel in an inflected form of a word.
  • n. An analogous relationship between the vowel sounds in a dialect of a language relative to the language standard or an earlier form of the language.
  • v. Present participle of front.
  • Word Usage
    "Ghostlight's model is to share the costs and profits of a cast album with a musical's producers, a break from the customary practice of a label fronting all costs but keeping all profits, minus the required royalty payments."
    Equivalent
    head-on    frontal    advanced    in advance    foremost    frontmost    advance   
    Antonym
    rear    back   
    Verb Form
    fronted    fronting    fronts   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    appearance    line    face    confront    field    area    arena    domain    sphere    orbit   
    Cross Reference
    Hyponym
    bow   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    seeming    foremost    meet    confront    forehead    face    look    put on airs   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Hunt    Lunt    affront    blunt    brunt    bunt    confront    cunt    grunt    hunt   
    Unknown
    Pets    Auto    Celebrity   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    middle    corner    side    rear    direction    wall    line    row    area    sight