They bought two miles of river frontage along the Colorado.

’frontage road noun (NAmE) = service road frontal /'frAntI/ adj. [only before noun] 1 connected with the front of sth IE ffi (ft ; fly (ft : Airbags protect the driver in the event of a severe frontal impact.

„ 2 (also .full-

frontal) a frontal attack or a criticism is very strong and direct (         ) IHffilft, If   Sic

T H (ft : They launched a frontal attack on company directors. {Ml3 connected with a weather front ( j #Jft: a cold frontal system A# A 4 (medical EE) connected with the front part of the head flyliEft: the frontal lobes of the brain AJ®lDin+ ► front-ally /-tali/ adv.

.frontal 'lobe noun (anatomy If) either of the two parts at the front of the brain that are concerned with behav­iour, learning and personality ^ nf ( -hfTfTh

the .front 'bench noun [C+sing./pl. v.] the most import­ant members of the government and the opposition in the British parliament, who sit in the front rows of

seats

) : an Opposition front-bench spokesman on defence — ft .fit Xf g; fl& ft S/fir WiA

—                 compare back bench

frontbencher /,frAnt‘bentJa(r)/ noun an important member of the government or the opposition in the British parliament, who sits in the front rows of seats (      — compare backbencher

.front 'desk noun the desk inside the entrance of a hotel, an office building, etc. where guests or visitors go when they first arrive ( ) HU p? , & &

—                 compare reception(I)

.front 'door noun the main entrance to a house, usually at the front lEH; ml H: There’s someone at the front door. itjl'l^^Ao — picture o page R23 'front-end adj. [only before noun] (computing if) (of a device or program         directly used by a user,

and allowing the user to use other devices or programs litMftM;          ill JEW —compare back-

end(2)

.front-,end 'loader noun (especially NAmE) a large vehicle with machinery for digging worked by a system of HYDRAULICS

fron-tier /’frAntia(r); NAmE frAn'tir/ noun 1 {BrE) [c] ~ (between A and B) | - (with sth) a line that separates two countries, etc.; the land near this line @U If ;

If-; j: the frontier between the land of the Saxons and that of the Danes

Aitblfti/lJf- ❖ a customs post on the frontier with Italy hj M A f'J H ii ± KJ M A A -f? o a frontier town/ zone/post H /Jvf£; IS itb U? ; %L $ o note at border 2 the frontier [sing.] the edge of land where people live and have built towns, beyond which the country is wild and unknown, especially in the western US in the 19th century (      19 iMUBHSPlft )

M K &       ^      £5 itkK: a remote frontier settlement

IfeE^E3 [C, usually pi.] - (of sth) the limit of sth, especially the limit of what is known about a particular subject or activity (^f4^t/Szftlft)A^, j£ H: to push back the frontiers of science (= to increase know­ledge of science) IT ft' f4 4^ §r fji felt 0 to roll back the frontiers of government (= to limit the powers of the government)

fron tiersman /'frAntiorzmon; NAmE frAn'tirz-/ noun [pi. -men /-man/) a man living on the frontier especially one who lived in the western US during the 19th century (      19 tftfaUHTOM ) Aft#, &

fron tis piece /’frAntispiis/ noun [usually sing.] a picture at the beginning of a book, on the page opposite the page with the title on it (          ) ##

mm

the .front 'line noun [sing.] an area where the enemies are facing each other during a war and where fighting takes place fly ££: Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. jfi A ^ ^      W 7 *1 <, 0 front-line

s       irSTJlil in the front line (of sth) doing

work that will have an important effect on sth f£ Ml M

J? (ft SI fv ±; fE % — : cl life spent in the front line of

research if ®f^(ft^—ilftiMlft—£

front-man /'frAntmaen/ noun (pi -men /-men/) 1 a person who represents an organization and tries to make its activities seem acceptable to the public, although in fact they may be illegal ( ^ #Uft ) ft;

AffiAVlf, ( #%jfij(ft ) lift1#: He acted as a frontman for a drugs cartel, jib ^ —- A Si rm II13] ^ M 1ft o 2 the leader of a group of musicians Us   3 (BrE)

a person who presents a television programme @±#A ^

.front 'office noun [sing.] (especially NAmE) the part of a business concerned with managing things or dealing with the public (     ) fliH,

mi ■

,front-of-'house noun [U] (BrE) 1 the parts of a theatre that are used by the audience ( jgij (ft ) Mfkfft 2 (often used as an adjective JfM^i^l) the business of dealing with an audience at a theatre, for example selling tickets and programmes ( $i] |3£(ft ) M a 9-£r,

.front 'page noun the first page of a newspaper, where the most important news is printed ( j$£ft(ft ) A)l&: The story was on the front pages of all the tabloids. ftfTf /MtfPfeAlSjtilT, ► 'front-page adj. [only before noun]: The divorce made front-page news,

(«$7A»rl4I0

.front 'runner noun a person, an animal or an organ­ization that seems most likely to win a race or competi­tion (

.front-wheel 'drive noun [U] a system in which power from the engine is sent to the front wheels of a vehicle — compare rear-wheel drive

frost /frost; NAmE froist/ noun, verb

—                 noun 1 [U, C] a weather condition in which the tempera­ture drops below o°C (= freezing point) so that a thin white layer of ice forms on the ground and other surfaces, especially at night f* M AH; IfTfc; AAtUT

^ will be a clear night with some ground frost. nPIHtfeffi AIS'/^o 0 a sharp/hard/severe frost o There were ten degrees of frost ( = the tempera­ture dropped to -10°C) last night. 10

0 frost damage flt A W 2 [U] the thin white layer of ice that forms when the temperature drops below o°C ft: The car windows were covered with frost.     J

H0 — see also hoar frost

—                 verb 1 ~ (sth) (over/up) to cover sth or to become covered with a thin white layer of ice ( ft! ) IlLtfl,

||: [VN] The mirror was frosted up.    Milo O

[V] The windows had frosted over. Hf 7ffi0 2 [VN]

(especially NAmE) to cover a cake with icing/frosting

&(mf )

frost-bite /'frostbait; NAmE ’froist-/ noun [U] a medical condition in which parts of the body, especially the fingers and toes, become damaged as a result of extremely cold temperatures 'Mifj; frost-bit-ten

/'frostbitn; NAmE ’froist-/ adj.

frost-ed /'frostid; NAmE 'froistid/ adj. 1 [only before noun] (of glass 3$iH) that has been given a rough surface, so that it is difficult to see through Tiffin; MEXtEl 2 (espe­cially NAmE) (of cakes, etc. t# ¥f) covered with icing/frosting W# (  3 covered with

frost ^ ft 6$ : the frosted garden 4 containing very small shiny pieces pf ^ |X] % 7 Hi Ml : frosted eyeshadow |X] ft BS ii

frost-ing /’frostir); NAmE 'froist-/ noun [U] (NAmE) = ICING

frosty /'frosti; NAmE 'froisti/ adj. 1 (of the weather X.H) extremely cold; cold with frost fu tf}; If A (ft : a frosty morning f* ^    -¥■ M 0 He breathed in the frosty

air.   $^0 2 covered with frost Initlft:

frosty fields H ift ffl ftb 3 unfriendly, in a way that suggests that sb does not approve of sth 7§4$(ft; a frosty look/reply AAA ift W f ■