fronted
Put money forward
Fronted describes something that has been given a front or facade, or placed at the front.
A building may be fronted with marble.
In grammar, fronted refers to moving an element to the beginning of a sentence for emphasis: Never have I seen such a thing fronts the adverb.
In British slang, if you've fronted money, you've paid in advance or put up cash: I fronted him fifty quid.
Foremost position or group
- forefrontMost prominent position
- spearheadLead an effort
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- trailblazersThose who open territory
forerunner · pathfinder · precursor · leading · ahead · forward · first · leading-edge
Provided money for
- backedGave support to
- fundedProvided with money
- sponsoredFinancially supported an endeavor
- underwrittenBacked financially, risk assumed
capitalized · staked · invested · crowdfunded · subsidized · guaranteed · collateralized · leveraged
Concentrated attention point
- emphasisStress given to something
- constituentMember of electoral district
- clauseProvision in agreement
- syntaxRules for arranging words
marked · movement · dislocation · cleft · inversion · theme · pragmatics · discourse
Raised platform for speakers
- stageRaised performance platform
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
- speakerOne who talks
- moderatorOne who presates proceedings
panel · lectern · keynote · conference · seminar · host · emcee · introducer
Decorative outer layer
- appearanceOutward visible form
- pretenseDeceptive outward show
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- maskFace-worn concealment
show · illusion · smokescreen · camouflage · sham · charade · guise · cover-up
One who sings professionally
- frontmanLead performer of group
- frontwomanFemale band leader
- microphoneAudio input device
- stageRaised performance platform
spotlight · band · performance · headliner · charisma · crowd · showmanship · presence
Spore-spreading vascular plant
- fiddleheadUnfurling fern frond
- brackenCoarse, spreading fern
- maidenhairDelicate woodland fern
- ferneryPlace for growing fronds
spore-bearing · understory · epiphyte · terrestrial · clubmoss · horsetail · cycad · tree fern
vanguard
Foremost position or group
- forefrontMost prominent position
- spearheadLead an effort
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
trailblazers · forerunner · pathfinder · precursor · leading · ahead · forward · first · leading-edge
bankrolled
Provided money for
underwritten · capitalized · staked · invested · crowdfunded · subsidized · guaranteed · collateralized · leveraged
focus
Concentrated attention point
- emphasisStress given to something
- constituentMember of electoral district
- clauseProvision in agreement
syntax · marked · movement · dislocation · cleft · inversion · theme · pragmatics · discourse · prominence
podium
Raised platform for speakers
moderator · panel · lectern · keynote · conference · seminar · host · emcee · introducer · facilitator
veneer
Decorative outer layer
- appearanceOutward visible form
- pretenseDeceptive outward show
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
mask · show · illusion · smokescreen · camouflage · sham · charade · guise · cover-up · deception
vocalist
One who sings professionally
- frontmanLead performer of group
- frontwomanFemale band leader
- microphoneAudio input device
stage · spotlight · band · performance · headliner · charisma · crowd · showmanship · presence · banter
fern
Spore-spreading vascular plant
- fiddleheadUnfurling fern frond
- brackenCoarse, spreading fern
- maidenhairDelicate woodland fern
fernery · spore-bearing · understory · epiphyte · terrestrial · clubmoss · horsetail · cycad · tree fern
frontedbacked
Gave support to
behind the scenes · retracted · tailed · reared · followed
- in front ofPreceding in position
- in frontAhead of others
- front pageNewspaper's opening display
- front rowNearest tier of seats
- front seatForward vehicle seating
- front yardGround before a house
front, confront, affront, fronts, frontal, confrontation, frontage, effrontery, fronting