(rare, transitive) To admonish beforehand, or before the act or event.
forecastlehead
forechecked
forechecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forecheck
foregathered
foregathered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foregather
forehand
forehand
adj
Beforehand; paid in advance.
noun
(archaic) The chief or most important part.
(disc sports) A throw similar to a sidearm throw in baseball, where the disc remains on the throwing-arm side of the body and is led by the middle finger.
(racket sports) A stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke.
(surfing) The hand towards the front of the board.
All of the part of a horse which is before the rider.
Superiority; advantage; start; precedence.
verb
(transitive) To strike with a forehand stroke.
forehanded
forehanded
adj
(not comparable) Executed with a forehand stroke.
(now US) Looking to the future; displaying foresight; prudent.
(obsolete) Paid or executed in advance.
(obsolete) Pertaining to the forequarters of a horse.
(obsolete, US) Wealthy.
Direct, straightforward, sincere.
adv
With a forehand stroke.
forehandedly
forehandedly
adv
Ahead of time, in advance.
Prudently, with thrift and foresight.
forehandedness
forehandedness
noun
Action taken in advance.
Prudence, foresight, and thriftiness.
Wealth, the quality of having sufficient possessions to live comfortably.
forehands
forehands
noun
plural of forehand
forehandsel
forehard
forehead
forehead
noun
(countable) The part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline.
(uncountable) confidence; audacity; impudence.
The upper part of a mobile phone, above the screen.
foreheaded
foreheaded
adj
(in combination) Having some specific type of forehead
foreheads
foreheads
noun
plural of forehead
forehold
forehold
noun
(nautical) The forward or front part of the hold of a ship.
verb
(transitive, rare) To hold or believe (something) beforehand; to assume; to anticipate, to predict.
forehood
forehood
noun
(nautical, ship-building) One of the most forward of the outside and inside planks
foremasthand
forereached
forereached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forereach
forerehearsed
foreshadow
foreshadow
verb
(transitive) To presage, or suggest something in advance.
foreshadowed
foreshadowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreshadow
foreshadower
foreshadower
noun
One who or that which foreshadows.
foreshadowing
foreshadowing
noun
(literature, usually uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
verb
present participle of foreshadow
foreshadows
foreshadows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreshadow
foreshortened
foreshortened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreshorten
foreshoulder
foreshowed
foreshroud
foresighted
foresighted
adj
Having foresight; foreseeing; provident.
foresightedly
foresightedly
adv
With foresight; in a foresighted manner.
foresightedness
foresightedness
noun
The prudent exercise of common sense when planning for the future
The quality of having foresight
foresightednesses
forethoughted
forethoughted
adj
(archaic) Provided with forethought.
forevouched
forevouched
adj
Avowed or affirmed in advance.
forgathered
forgathered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forgather
forheed
forkhead
forkhead
noun
(biochemistry) A sequence of amino acids that forms a motif, in FOX proteins, that binds to DNA.
(minced oath) Euphemistic form of fuckhead.
(obsolete) An arrow with a barbed tip.
The forked end of a rod in a knuckle joint or similar.
formaldehyd
formaldehyde
formaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The simplest aldehyde, HCHO, a colourless gas that has many industrial applications; it dissolves in water to give formol (10%) and formalin.
formaldehydes
formaldehydes
noun
plural of formaldehyde
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
forthfigured
forthward
forthward
adv
(obsolete) Forward.
forwardsearch
fosterhood
fosterhood
noun
The state of being a foster child.
fotched
foulmouthed
foulmouthed
adj
Alternative form of foul-mouthed
foulmouthedly
foulmouthedness
foulmouthedness
noun
The quality or state of being foul-mouthed.
foundership
foundership
noun
The condition of having founded something.
fountainhead
fountainhead
noun
A spring that is the source of a river.
An abundant source of knowledge, etc.
fountainheads
fountainheads
noun
plural of fountainhead
fourhanded
fourhanded
adj
Having four hands; quadrumanous.
Requiring four hands.
Requiring or involving four people.
a fourhanded card game
foxhound
foxhound
noun
A dog of a medium-sized breed developed for hunting.
foxhounds
foxhounds
noun
plural of foxhound
fredholm
freehold
freehold
adj
(property law) Of a tenure or estate in land, held in fee simple absolute in possession by a proprietor; granted out of the allodial title, liable to determine only on escheat.
noun
(property law) Real property held by a tenure of this type.
Freehold tenure.
verb
To dispense property in this way.
freeholder
freeholder
noun
A person who holds tenure by freehold
freeholders
freeholders
noun
plural of freeholder
freeholdership
freeholdership
noun
The state of being a freeholder.
freeholding
freeholding
noun
property held in freehold
freeholds
freeholds
noun
plural of freehold
freshmanhood
freshmanhood
noun
The state or period of being a freshman.
friarhood
friarhood
noun
The state or period of being a friar.
friedrichsdor
froghood
froghood
noun
The state or period of being a frog.
frogmarched
frogmarched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frogmarch
frontoethmoid
frontosphenoidal
frothed
frothed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of froth
frozenhearted
fullmouthed
fullmouthedly
fundholder
fundholder
noun
(Britain) A general practitioner who manages his or her own budget, purchasing healthcare from one or more hospital trusts.
One who has money in the public funds.
furloughed
furloughed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of furlough
ghostified
ghostified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ghostify
godfather
godfather
noun
A mafia leader.
A man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.
A small post which is used in repairing a fence. For instance attached to and supporting an existing broken fence post.
verb
(transitive, often figuratively) To act as godfather or guardian to.
godfathered
godfathered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of godfather