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FRONT BURNER
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
the work was moved to the front burner in order to meet deadlines
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("front burner" is a kind of...):
precedence; precedency; priority (status established in order of importance or urgency)
Antonym:
back burner (reduced priority)