front room

noun

1. a room at the front of a house, especially a parlor.

Word History and Origins

Origin of front room¹

First recorded in 1670–80

Example Sentences

Firefighters found the boys unconscious in the upstairs front room.

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To fans, the album's cover, with the band's five members pictured in the front room of rhythm guitarist Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs' West Didsbury home, is as familiar as the songs within.

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Crippled with grief, Tony and Katherine have created a "memory wall" to Ben in their front room.

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Our journey through war-torn Ukraine seemed a world away from the small front room in Leeds where the investigation started.

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The mould is so bad the family have been sleeping on the floor in the front room for two years and use Ms Keefe's bedroom for clothes and storage.

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Related Words

• drawing room
• sitting room