Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Frommian Of or pertaining to the altruistic social theories of sociologist Erich Fromm (1900-1980). fromology The study of cheese. Fromowitz A surname. Fromson A surname. fromward Turned away; averse. fromwards away from Fron A small village in Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SO0965). Fronczak A surname from Polish. frond The leaf of a fern, especially a compound leaf. frondage The fronds of plants generally. frondation The act of stripping, especially of trees, of leaves or branches. fronded Bearing fronds. frondelite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus. frondent Covered with leaves; leafy. frondesce to unfurl. frondescence The time at which a plant unfolds its leaves. frondescent Leafy; becoming leafy; resembling leaves. frondescently In a frondescent manner. frondeur A political rebel frondiferous Producing fronds. frondiform Shaped like a frond. frondiparous Bearing fronds. frondless Without fronds. frondlet A very small frond. frondlike Resembling or characteristic of a frond. frondomorph Any of the extinct phylum †Frondomorpha (syn. †Petalonamae) of motionless archaic animals that resemble leaves. frondose Leafy. frondosely In a frondose manner. frondoside Any of a class of glucosides found in the sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa frondous frondose frondy Having fronds. Frongoch A small village in Llandderfel community, Gwynedd, Wales, historically in Merionethshire (OS grid ref SH9039). Fronk A surname. Fronnie A female given name. frons In vertebrates, especially mammals, the forehead; the part of the cranium between the orbits and the vertex. Fronsac A red wine from the Bordeaux region. front The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves. frontad Towards the front; anteriorly or frontward. frontage The front part of a property or building that faces the street. frontager An owner of property that fronts onto a street or a waterway. frontal Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front. frontalin The bicyclic pheromone 1,5-dimethyl-6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane frontalis A muscle of the forehead, sometimes considered to be part of the occipitofrontalis muscle. frontality The quality or state of being frontal. frontalization Movement towards the front frontalize To undergo frontalization frontally In a frontal manner frontalmost Most frontal; most prominent frontaloccipital frontal and occipital frontate Synonym of frontated. frontated Growing broader and broader, as a leaf; truncate. frontbencher A Member of Parliament who sits on the front bench, and is typically part of the cabinet. frontbend Any pose with an unusual degree of backward bending at the waist and/or any portion of spine while standing, kneeling, resting on the floor, or while suspended. frontcap A logo or visual sequence immediately preceding a programme, identifying the broadcaster or production company. frontcountry An area of the countryside that is relatively accessible rather than remote. frontcourt The half of the court where a team's offensive basket is located. fronted Formed with a front; drawn up in line. Frontenac A commune in Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. frontenis A racquet sport played on a short pelota court. fronter A person who or thing that fronts. Frontera A surname from Spanish. Frontex The European Border and Coast Guard Agency. frontfire To have the intended effect. frontflip A floor movement, consisting of rotating one's body in the air 360 degrees in the forward direction. fronthaul The movement of data from a remote to a central server fronthauling That employs fronthaul frontier The part of a country which borders or faces another country or unsettled region. frontiered Placed on the frontiers. frontierism Support for a frontier; especially, the argument advanced by historian Frederick Jackson Turner in 1893 that a settler colonial exceptionalism, under the guise of American democracy, was formed by appropriation of the rugged American frontier. frontierist a proponent of frontierism. frontierless Without frontiers. frontierlessness Absence of frontiers. frontierlike Resembling or characteristic of a frontier. frontiersman A person who lives on the borders of a country, or in a wild and undeveloped area on the fringes of civilization. frontiersmanship The craft or skill of being a frontiersman, of succeeding in settling a frontier. frontiersperson A frontiersman or frontierswoman. frontierswoman The female equivalent of a frontiersman. frontignac A type of muscat wine made in Frontignan, France. fronting A process whereby a vowel or a consonant is pronounced further to the front of the vocal tract than some reference point. frontish Somewhat to the front. frontispiece An illustration that is on the page before the title page of a book, a section of one, or a magazine. frontlash A swell of support for a proposal that counters any backlash. frontless Lacking a front frontlessly shamelessly; impudently frontlet The forehead. frontline Located at a front. frontliner One who works in the front lines of an operation frontlist A list of the most recent books available from a publisher, as opposed to the backlist of older titles. frontlit illuminated with light from the front frontloader front-end loader frontly Towards or through the front of something; directly. frontmost Located at the front; foremost. frontness Quality of being a front vowel. frontobasal Pertaining to the lower portion of the frontal lobes of the brain. frontocaudal frontal and caudal frontocentral frontal and central frontocentrally In a frontocentral manner or direction frontocerebellar Of, pertaining to, or connecting the frontal lobes and the cerebellum frontocingulate frontal and cingulate frontoclypeal frontal and clypeal frontoclypeus The line (sulcus or suture) between the combined clypeus and frons which is not externally visible. frontocortical Relating to the front of the cortex frontoethmoidal Of or relating to a suture between the ethmoid bone and the frontal bone, located in the anterior cranial fossa. frontoethmoidectomy A surgical procedure involving the removal of diseased tissue and/or bone from the frontal and ethmoid sinuses, typically performed to treat chronic sinus disease, obstruction, infection, or complications of sinusitis. frontofrontal Between two fronts frontogenesis The formation or strengthening of an atmospheric weather front or of an oceanic front. frontogenetic Tending to maintain or intensify horizontal temperature gradients, which are associated with enhanced precipitation in large scale storm systems. frontogenetical Synonym of frontogenetic. frontoinsular Relating to the frontal lobe and insula (insular cortex). frontolacrimal frontal and lacrimal (especially in reference to those bones) frontolateral To the front and the side frontolimbic Relating to the front of the limbic system frontolysis The degeneration or dissipation of an atmospheric weather front. frontolyze To cause or to undergo frontolysis. frontomarginal frontal and marginal frontomaxillary frontal and maxillary frontomedial In the front, near the midline frontomesial frontal and mesial frontometaphyseal Relating to the front of a metaphysis fronton A pediment. frontonasal relating to the frontal bone and the nose frontooccipital frontal and occipital frontoorbital At the front of the skull and above the eye sockets frontoparallel parallel, and viewed from the front frontoparietal Frontal and parietal (relating to such bones or lobes). frontoparietally In a frontoparietal manner or direction frontoparietotemporal frontal and parietotemporal frontopolar frontal polar frontopontine Of or relating to the frontal lobe and the pons; applied to a group of fibers situated in the medial fifth of the base of the cerebral peduncles. frontopontocerebellar Frontal and pontocerebellar. frontoposterior Between the front and the back frontopostorbital frontal and postorbital frontosagittal Frontal and sagittal. frontosphenoid frontal and sphenoid frontosquamosal At the front of the squamosal frontostriatal Of or pertaining to the striatal structures of the frontal lobe. frontosubcortical frontal and subcortical frontotemporal Of or pertaining to the frontal and temporal bones or lobes frontotemporally In a frontotemporal way. frontotemporoorbitozygomatic Relating to a surgical approach to the skull that involves the frontal, temporal, orbital, and zygomatic bone regions, typically used to access deep structures of the brain at the skull base. frontotemporoparietal frontal and temporoparietal frontoterminal frontal and terminal frontothalamic frontal and thalamic frontoventral frontal and ventral frontover An accident in which a motor vehicle drives over a person who is in front of the vehicle but too low to be visible to the driver. frontovertex frontal vertex (of an insect head) frontozygomatic zygomaticofrontal frontpage To place something on a front page. frontperson The lead singer of a band. frontrunneritis A supposed affliction said to cause someone, especially a political candidate, to struggle as soon as they become a front runner.