FRONT BURNER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Top priority

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)

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