Word

forefront, n.
(forefronts)

the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

cutting edge forefront vanguard

sample sentences

"the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England"
"the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy"

semantic pointers

hypernym

view, position, perspective

the part in the front or nearest the viewer
<noun.location>

forefront head

sample sentences

"he was in the forefront"
"he was at the head of the column"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

head head head head head

semantic pointers

hypernym

front, front end, forepart