| fore
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(noun) front part of a vessel or aircraft |
Synonyms:
stem,
prow,
bow |
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| forearm
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(noun) the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist |
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| forebear
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(noun) a person from whom you are descended |
Synonyms:
forbear |
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| foreboding
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(noun) a feeling of evil to come |
Synonyms:
premonition,
presentiment,
boding |
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| (noun) an unfavorable omen |
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| forebrain
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(noun) the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube |
Synonyms:
prosencephalon |
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| forecarriage
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(noun) a small wheeled carriage attached under the front end of a plow beam. |
Synonyms:
wheeled forecarriage,
fore carriage |
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| forecast
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(noun) a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop |
Synonyms:
prognosis |
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| forecaster
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(noun) someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge) |
Synonyms:
predictor,
prognosticator,
soothsayer |
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| forecasting
|
(noun) a statement made about the future |
Synonyms:
prediction,
prognostication,
foretelling |
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| forecastle
|
(noun) living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed |
Synonyms:
fo'c'sle |
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| foreclosure
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(noun) the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default |
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| forecourt
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(noun) the outer or front court of a building or of a group of buildings |
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| foredeck
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(noun) the deck between the bridge and the forecastle |
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| foredge
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(noun) the part of a book that faces inward when the book is shelved; the part opposite the spine |
Synonyms:
fore edge |
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| forefather
|
(noun) the founder of a family |
Synonyms:
sire,
father |
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| (noun) person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group |
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| forefinger
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(noun) the finger next to the thumb |
Synonyms:
index,
index finger |
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| forefoot
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(noun) a front foot of a quadruped |
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| forefront
|
(noun) the part in the front or nearest the viewer |
Synonyms:
head |
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| (noun) the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field |
Synonyms:
vanguard,
cutting edge |
| foreground
|
(noun) the part of a scene that is near the viewer |
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| (noun) (computer science) a window for an active application |
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| foregrounding
|
(noun) the execution of a program that preempts the use of the processing system |
Synonyms:
foreground processing |
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| forehand
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(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash) |
Synonyms:
forehand shot,
forehand stroke |
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| forehead
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(noun) the part of the face above the eyes |
Synonyms:
brow |
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| (noun) the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: includes the upper part of the orbits |
Synonyms:
os frontale,
frontal bone |
| foreigner
|
(noun) a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country |
Synonyms:
noncitizen,
outlander,
alien |
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| (noun) someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group |
Synonyms:
outsider |
| foreignness
|
(noun) the quality of being alien or not native |
Synonyms:
strangeness,
curiousness |
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| foreknowledge
|
(noun) knowledge of an event before it occurs |
Synonyms:
precognition |
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| forelady
|
(noun) a woman who is foreperson of a jury |
Synonyms:
forewoman |
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| foreland
|
(noun) a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) |
Synonyms:
head,
headland,
promontory |
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| (noun) land forming the forward margin of something |
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| foreleg
|
(noun) the forelimb of a quadruped |
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| forelimb
|
(noun) the front limb (or the homologous structure in other animals, such as a flipper or wing) |
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| forelock
|
(noun) a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead |
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| (noun) a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears |
Synonyms:
foretop |
| foreman
|
(noun) a person who exercises control over workers |
Synonyms:
boss,
honcho,
gaffer,
chief |
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| (noun) a man who is foreperson of a jury |
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| foremanship
|
(noun) the position of foreman |
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| foremast
|
(noun) the mast nearest the bow in vessels with two or more masts |
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| foremilk
|
(noun) milky fluid secreted for the first day or two after parturition |
Synonyms:
colostrum |
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| foremother
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(noun) a female ancestor |
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| forename
|
(noun) the name that precedes the surname |
Synonyms:
given name,
first name |
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| forenoon
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(noun) the time period between dawn and noon |
Synonyms:
morn,
morning,
morning time |
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| forensics
|
(noun) scientific tests or techniques used in the investigation of crimes |
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| foreordination
|
(noun) (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind) |
Synonyms:
predetermination,
predestination,
preordination |
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| forepart
|
(noun) the side that is forward or prominent |
Synonyms:
front,
front end |
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| forepaw
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(noun) front paw; analogous to the human hand |
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| foreperson
|
(noun) the presiding member of the jury and the one who speaks on their behalf |
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| foreplay
|
(noun) mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse |
Synonyms:
stimulation,
arousal |
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| forequarter
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(noun) the front half of a side of meat |
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| forerunner
|
(noun) a person who goes before or announces the coming of another |
Synonyms:
precursor |
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| (noun) something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone |
Synonyms:
precursor,
herald,
predecessor,
harbinger |
| (noun) anything that precedes something similar in time |
Synonyms:
antecedent |
| foresail
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(noun) the lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel |
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| foreshadowing
|
(noun) the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand |
Synonyms:
prefiguration,
adumbration |
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| foreshank
|
(noun) a cut of meat from the upper part of a front leg |
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| foreshock
|
(noun) a tremor preceding an earthquake |
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| foreshore
|
(noun) the part of the seashore between the highwater mark and the low-water mark |
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| foresight
|
(noun) providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future |
Synonyms:
foresightedness,
foresightfulness |
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| (noun) seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing |
Synonyms:
prevision,
prospicience,
farsightedness |
| foresightedness
|
(noun) providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future |
Synonyms:
foresight,
foresightfulness |
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| foresightfulness
|
(noun) providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future |
Synonyms:
foresight,
foresightedness |
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| foreskin
|
(noun) a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris |
Synonyms:
prepuce |
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| (noun) a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis |
Synonyms:
prepuce |
| forest
|
(noun) the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area |
Synonyms:
wood,
woods |
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| (noun) land that is covered with trees and shrubs |
Synonyms:
timber,
woodland,
timberland |
| forestage
|
(noun) the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain) |
Synonyms:
apron,
proscenium |
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| forestalling
|
(noun) the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively |
Synonyms:
preclusion,
obviation |
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| forestay
|
(noun) an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast |
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| forester
|
(noun) someone trained in forestry |
Synonyms:
arboriculturist,
tree farmer |
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| forestiera
|
(noun) any plant of the genus Forestiera |
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| forestry
|
(noun) the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber |
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| foretaste
|
(noun) an early limited awareness of something yet to occur |
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| foretelling
|
(noun) a statement made about the future |
Synonyms:
prediction,
prognostication,
forecasting |
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| (noun) the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means |
Synonyms:
divination,
soothsaying,
fortune telling |
| forethought
|
(noun) planning or plotting in advance of acting |
Synonyms:
premeditation |
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| (noun) judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger |
Synonyms:
precaution,
care,
caution |
| foretoken
|
(noun) an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come |
Synonyms:
sign,
preindication,
augury |
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| foretop
|
(noun) a platform at the head of a foremast |
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| (noun) a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears |
Synonyms:
forelock |
| forewarning
|
(noun) an early warning about a future event |
Synonyms:
premonition |
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| forewing
|
(noun) either of the anterior pair of wings on an insect that has four wings |
Synonyms:
fore wing,
fore-wing |
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| forewoman
|
(noun) a woman who is foreperson of a jury |
Synonyms:
forelady |
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| (noun) a woman in charge of a group of workers |
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| foreword
|
(noun) a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book |
Synonyms:
prolusion,
preface |
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| foreyard
|
(noun) a yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail. |
Synonyms:
fore-yard |
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