domestic flight | a flight that begins and ends in the same country |
crawl front crawl Australian crawl | a swimming stroke, arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick |
domestic terrorism | terrorism practiced in your own country against your own people, the bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City was an instance of domestic terrorism |
front-porch campaigning front-porch campaign | a campaign in which the candidate makes speeches but does not travel, William McKinley's dignified front-porch campaign won him the presidency in , her approach was the opposite of a passive front-porch campaign |
domestic violence | violence or physical abuse directed toward your spouse or domestic partner, usually violence by men against women |
domestic animal domesticated animal | any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment |
domestic carp Cyprinus carpio | large Old World freshwater bottom-feeding fish introduced into Europe from Asia, inhabits ponds and sluggish streams and often raised for food, introduced into United States where it has become a pest |
domestic fowl fowl poultry | a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl |
domestic pigeon | domesticated pigeon raised for sport or food |
dog domestic dog Canis familiaris | a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times, occurs in many breeds, the dog barked all night |
domestic cat house cat Felis domesticus Felis catus | any domesticated member of the genus Felis |
domestic silkworm moth domesticated silkworm moth Bombyx mori | stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care, the source of most of the silk commerce |
domestic ass donkey Equus asinus | domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass, patient but stubborn |
domestic sheep Ovis aries | any of various breeds raised for wool or edible meat or skin |
domestic goat Capra hircus | any of various breeds of goat raised for milk or meat or wool |
domestic llama Lama peruana | used in the Andes as a beast of burden and source of wool, considered a domesticated variety of the guanaco |
chanfron chamfron testiere frontstall front-stall | medieval plate armor to protect a horse's head |
fly fly front | an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth |
front | the side that is seen or that goes first |
front bench | any of the front seats in the House of Commons that are reserved for ministers or former ministers |
front door front entrance | exterior door (at the entrance) at the front of a building |
front porch | a porch for the front door |
front projector | a projector for digital input |
front yard | the yard in front of a house, between the house and the street |
living room livingoom sitting room front room parlor parlour | a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax |
front tooth anterior | a tooth situated at the front of the mouth, his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors |
front | the outward appearance of a person, he put up a bold front |
home economics home ec domestic science household arts | theory and practice of homemaking |
front matter prelims | written matter preceding the main text of a book |
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine DFLP Popular Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine PDFLP | a Marxist-Leninist group that believes Palestinian goals can only be achieved by revolutionary change, in the DFLP took over a schoolhouse and massacred Israeli schoolchildren |
International Islamic Front for Jihad against Jews and Crusaders | a terrorist group organized by Osama bin Laden in that provided an umbrella organization for al-Qaeda and other militant groups in Egypt and Algeria and Pakistan and Bangladesh |
Islamic Great Eastern Raiders-Front IBDA-C | a Turkish terrorist organization that claimed responsibility for bombing a British consulate and bank in Istanbul, a violent opponent of Turkey's secular government and its ties to the European Union and NATO |
Manuel Rodriquez Patriotic Front | a terrorist group formed in as the armed wing of the Chilean Communist Party |
Moranzanist Patriotic Front | a terrorist group of radical leftists formed in the late s, seeks to prevent the United States from intervening in Honduran economic and political affairs |
Moro Islamic Liberation Front | a terrorist group in the southern Philippines formed in to establish an independent Islamic state for the Moros, have clashed with troops at United States bases |
National Liberation Front of Corsica FLNC | a terrorist group formed in to work for Corsican independence, attacks on Corsica are aimed at sabotaging public infrastructure and symbols of colonialism |
Palestine Liberation Front PLF Jabat al-Tahrir al-Filistiniyyah | a terrorist group formed in as the result of a split with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, became a satellite of al-Fatah, made terrorist attacks on Israel across the Lebanese border |
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine PFLP | a terrorist group of limited popularity formed in after the Six-Day War, combined Marxist-Leninist ideology with Palestinian nationalism, used terrorism to gain attention for their cause, hoped to eliminate the state of Israel |
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command PFLP-GC | a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that conducted several attacks in western Europe |
Popular Struggle Front PSF | a terrorist group of radical Palestinians who split with al-Fatah in but now have close relations with al-Fatah, staged terrorist attacks against Israel across the Lebanese border |
Revolutionary People's Liberation Party Revolutionary People's Liberation Front | an extreme Marxist terrorist organization in Turkey that is opposed to NATO and the United States, attacks Turkish security and military officials |
Revolutionary United Front RUF | a terrorist group formed in the s in Sierra Leone, seeks to overthrow the government and gain control of the diamond producing regions, responsible for attacks on civilians and children, widespread torture and murder and using children to commit atrocities, sponsored by the president of Liberia |
home front | the civilian population (and their activities) of a country at war |
popular front | a leftist coalition organized against a common opponent |
family court domestic relations court court of domestic relations | a court in some states in the United States that has jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those involving children) |
movement social movement front | a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals, he was a charter member of the movement, politicians have to respect a mass movement, he led the national liberation front |
common front | a movement in which several individuals or groups with different interests join together, the unions presented a common front at the bargaining table |
Northern Alliance United Front | a multiethnic alliance in Afghanistan who practice a moderate form of Islam and are united in their opposition to the Taliban |
front front end forepart | the side that is forward or prominent |
battlefront front front line | the line along which opposing armies face each other |