background vs foreground

background and foreground both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
background	Yes	No	Yes	No
foreground	Yes	No	Yes	No

background (noun)	foreground (noun)
scenery hung at back of stage	(computer science) a window for an active application
(computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear	the part of a scene that is near the viewer
a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem
extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured
relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation
the state of the environment in which a situation exists

background (verb)	foreground (verb)
understate the importance or quality of	move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent