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  • FOREHEADnounGerman7 findersThe part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline.
  • FOREIGNadjectiveLatin79 findersLocated outside a country or place, especially one's own.
  • FOREIGNISMnoun4 findersA tendency to favor what is foreign.
  • FOREIGNLYadverb9 findersIn a foreign manner.
  • FOREJUDGEverbMiddle English4 findersAlternative form of forjudge.
  • FOREKNOWverbOld English4 findersTo have knowledge of beforehand.
  • FORELnounOld French3 findersA kind of coarse parchment for book covers; a forrill.
  • FORELANDnounMiddle English1 finderA headland.
  • FORELAYverb1 finderTo lay down beforehand
  • FORELEGnoun3 findersEither of the two legs towards the front of a four-legged animal such as a horse, or towards the front of a many-legged animal such as most insects, or of a piece of furniture, etc
  • FORELIMBnoun4 findersThe anterior limb (or equivalent appendage) of an animal
  • FORELOCKnounOld English6 findersThe part of a person's hairstyle which covers the forehead.
  • FOREMANnounMiddle English30 findersA workplace leader. The leader of a work crew. The boss or manager of a particular workplace or section of a workplace, particularly a factory.
  • FOREMANSHIPnoun5 findersThe position of a foreman.
  • FOREMASTnoun21 findersThe mast nearest the bow, on a sailing ship with more than one mast or a non-sailing ship with any masts; the second-tallest mast on a full-rigged ship.
  • FOREMILKnoun2 findersThe first milk drawn from a cow during milking; in humans, the milk secreted initially during breastfeeding, typically low in fat and rich in protein.
  • FOREMOSTadjectiveProto-Indo-European21 findersPositioned in front of (all) others in space, most forward.
  • FORENAMEDadjectiveMiddle English3 finderspreviously named; aforementioned
  • FORENIGHTnounOld English5 findersThe evening time, between twilight and bedtime.
  • FORENSICadjectiveLatin146 findersRelating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law.
  • FORENSICALadjectiveLatin10 findersforensic
  • FORENSICALLYadverb7 findersIn a forensic manner.
  • FORENSICSnoun9 findersThe study of formal debate; rhetoric.
  • FOREPASTadjective2 findersThat has passed; bygone.
  • FOREPAWnoun4 findersEither of the paws of an animal's foreleg, homologous to the hand in humans.
  • FOREPEAKnoun1 finderThe part of the hold of a ship within the angle of the bow.
  • FOREPLAYnoun29 findersThe acts at the beginning of a (usually human) sexual encounter that serve to build up sexual arousal.
  • FORESAIDadjectiveMiddle English5 findersAforesaid; aforementioned.
  • FORESAILnoun16 findersThe lowest (and usually the largest) square sail hung on the foremast
  • FORESAYverbOld English6 findersTo say beforehand; predict; foretell.
  • FORESEEABILITYnoun1 finderThe quality of being foreseeable; predictability.
  • FORESEEABLEadjective3 findersAble to be foreseen or anticipated.
  • FORESEEINGverb2 finderspresent participle and gerund of foresee
  • FORESHADOWverb44 findersTo suggest (someone or something) in advance; to prefigure, to presage.
  • FORESHADOWERnoun1 finderOne who or that which foreshadows.
  • FORESHADOWINGnoun93 findersSynonym of foreshadow (“a suggestion of something in advance”); specifically , a literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to c
  • FORESHANKnoun2 findersThe upper part of the foreleg of cattle.
  • FORESHEWverb2 findersObsolete spelling of foreshow.
  • FORESHIPnoun2 findersThe fore part of a ship.
  • FORESHOREnoun1 finderThe part of a shore between high water and low water.
  • FORESHORTENverb1 finderTo render the image of an object such that it appears to be receding in space as it is perceived visually.
  • FORESHOWverbOld English1 finderTo show in advance; to foretell, predict.
  • FORESHOWINGverb1 finderpresent participle and gerund of foreshow
  • FORESIDEnounMiddle English2 findersThe front or fore part of anything; front face of a thing; front side.
  • FORESIGHTnounLatin57 findersThe ability, or the due use of one's ability, to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.
  • FORESIGHTEDadjective28 findersHaving foresight; foreseeing; provident.
  • FORESIGHTEDLYadverb8 findersWith foresight; in a foresighted manner.
  • FORESKINnounLatin42 findersThe nerve-dense, retractable fold of skin which covers and protects the glans of the penis in humans and some other mammals.
  • FORESPEAKINGverb2 finderspresent participle and gerund of forespeak
  • FORESPENDverb1 finderTo spend beforehand or in advance.
  • FORESPOKENadjectiveOld English1 finderSpoken beforehand or in advance; foretold; predicted.
  • FORESTnounOld English42 findersA dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods.
  • FORESTAGEnounMiddle English3 findersThe part of a theatre stage in front of the closed curtain.
  • FORESTALLverbOld English2 findersTo prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
  • FORESTAYnounMiddle English10 findersA stay that extends from the top of the foremast to the bow or bowsprit of a sailing ship
  • FORESTEDadjective32 findersCovered in forest.
  • FORESTIALadjective3 findersOf, like, or having to do with a forest.
  • FORESTLANDnoun3 findersLand covered by trees; forests; woodlands.
  • FORESTRYnounOld French1 finderThe science of planting and growing trees in forests.
  • FORETASTEnounMiddle English1 finderA taste beforehand.
  • FORETHINKverbOld English3 findersTo plan (something) in advance; think, consider, or contrive beforehand; prognosticate.
  • FORETIMEnoun1 finderA time previous to the present, or to a time alluded to or implied; former time or times.
  • FORETOPnounMiddle English5 findersThe top of the head; the top of the forehead.
  • FORETOPMANnoun5 findersA sailor who controls the masts in the foretop.
  • FORETOPMASTnoun1 finderThe mast above the foretop.
  • FOREWARNEDverbMiddle English1 findersimple past and past participle of forewarn
  • FOREWEIGHverb1 finderTo estimate in advance; to count the cost of beforehand.
  • FOREWENTverb22 finderssimple past of forego
  • FOREWINDnoun2 findersA favourable wind.
  • FOREWINGnoun5 findersAlternative form of fore wing.
  • FOREWOMANnoun10 findersA female leader of a work crew.
  • FOREXnoun34 findersSyllabic abbreviation of foreign exchange.
  • FORFEITnounLatin4 findersA penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor.
  • FORFENDverbMiddle English5 findersTo prohibit; to forbid; to avert.
  • FORGEnounLatin39 findersA furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior to hammering them into shape.
  • FORGEABILITYnoun6 findersThe quality or degree of being forgeable.
  • FORGEABLEadjective2 findersThat can be forged (shaped under heat and pressure).
  • FORGERYnounRussian2 findersThe act of forging metal into shape.
  • FORGETverbGerman64 findersTo lose remembrance of.
  • FORGETFULadjectiveMiddle English1 finderUnable to remember things well; liable to forget.
  • FORGETFULLYadverb4 findersin a forgetful manner
  • FORGETIVEadjective2 findersinventive; productive; capable
  • FORGIVABLEadjectiveOld French4 findersAble to be forgiven; worthy of forgiveness.
  • FORGIVABLYadverb2 findersIn a forgivable way.
  • FORGIVEverbProto-Germanic9 findersTo pardon (someone); to waive any negative feeling towards or desire for punishment or retribution against.
  • FORGIVENverb47 finderspast participle of forgive
  • FORGOverbOld English32 findersTo do without (something enjoyable); to relinquish.
  • FORGOTTENadjectiveGerman4 findersOf which knowledge has been lost; which is no longer remembered.
  • FORINTnounItalian14 findersThe basic unit of currency of Hungary; formerly subdivided into 100 fillér.
  • FORJUDGEverbOld French4 findersTo exclude, oust, or dispossess by a judgment; prohibit (from).
  • FORKnounFrench19 findersAny of several types of pronged (tined) tools (physical tools), as follows: A utensil with spikes used to put solid food into the mouth, or to hold food down while cutting, or for
  • FORKEDLYadverb6 findersIn a forked shape or pattern.
  • FORKFULnoun1 finderThe amount that a fork will hold.
  • FORKLIFTnoun1 finderA small industrial vehicle with a power-operated fork-like pronged platform that can be raised and lowered for insertion under a load, often on pallets, to be lifted and moved.
  • FORKTAILnoun1 finderAny of various small insectivorous birds in the genus Enicurus.
  • FORKYadjective10 findersSynonym of forked.
  • FORLORNadjectiveProto-Germanic7 findersAbandoned, deserted, left behind.
  • FORMnounLatin9 findersTo do with shape. The shape or visible structure of a thing or person. A thing that gives shape to other things as in a mold. Regularity, beauty, or elegance. The inherent nature o
  • FORMABILITYnoun1 finderThe quality or degree of being formable.
  • FORMABLEadjective1 finderAble to be formed.

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