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front·ward

(frŭnt′wərd)

adv. & adj.

Toward, to, or at the front.

front′wards adv.

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frontwards

(ˈfrʌntwədz) ,

frontward

frontways

adv

towards the front

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Adv.

frontwards - at or to or toward the front; "he faced forward"; "step forward"; "she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine"; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations)

forrad, forrard, forward, forwards, frontward

dialect, idiom, accent - the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"

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