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FRONT BURNER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does front burner mean?
• FRONT BURNER (noun)
The noun FRONT BURNER has 1 sense:
1. top priority
Familiarity information: FRONT BURNER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Top priority
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Context example:
the work was moved to the front burner in order to meet deadlines
Hypernyms ("front burner" is a kind of...):
precedence; precedency; priority (status established in order of importance or urgency)
Antonym:
back burner (reduced priority)
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