English words: fordrench to forehook

300 English words, part 58 of 85 of the words starting with F, A to Z. 25 have a page of their own.

English words fordrench to forehook

fordrench verb: To make drunk; intoxicate.
fordrive verb: To drive away; expel.
fordry adjective, verb: To dry up; become dry.
Fordson noun: A make of motor vehicle, notably tractors, produced by the Ford Motor Company. The name was dropped in 1964 and replaced by Ford.
fordull verb: To make dull; stupefy.
Fordwich proper noun: A small market town and civil parish with a town council in Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1859).
fordy number [ˈfɔɚ̯ɾi]: Pronunciation spelling of forty.
Fordyce proper noun /fɔɹˈdaɪs/: A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland.
Fordyce granule noun: Synonym of Fordyce spot.
Fordyce's granule noun: Synonym of Fordyce spot.
Fordyce's spot noun: Alternative form of Fordyce spot.
Fordyce spot noun: A sebaceous gland which appears as a yellow-white bump on the skin, most commonly on the lips, cheeks, gums, or genitalia.
fore adjective, adverb, interjection, noun, prefix, preposition /fɔː/: Before: the root is happening earlier in time.
fore and aft adjective, adverb: parallel with the keel, that is, going from bow to stern (as opposed to square-rigged).
fore-and-aft cap noun: side cap
fore and aft rig noun: Alternative form of fore-and-aft rig.
fore-and-aft-rigged adjective: having its main sails rigged onto spars or stays parallel to the keel
fore-and-after noun: A deerstalker hat.
fore-answer verb: Alternative form of foreanswer.
fore-approval noun: Approval granted beforehand or in advance.
fore arm noun: Alternative spelling of forearm.
fore-bemoaned adjective: Alternative form of forebemoaned.
fore-body noun: Alternative form of forebody.
fore-bridge noun: Alternative form of forebridge.
fore choir noun: Alternative form of forechoir.
fore-damned adjective: Alternative form of foredamned.
fore edge noun: The front edge of something.
fore-elder noun: A progenitor or ancestor.
fore-end noun: The forward-facing end of an object; front end.
fore-flood noun: The period when the tide is rising; incoming tide.
fore-gift noun: Alternative form of foregift.
fore-give verb: to have a foreboding; to anticipate or predict
fore-glory noun: Alternative form of foreglory.
fore-handed adjective, adverb /fɔːˈhandɪd/: Looking to the future; displaying foresight; prudent.
fore-handedly adverb: Alternative form of forehandedly.
fore-handedness noun: Alternative form of forehandedness.
Fore-Mass noun: The initial part of the traditional Mass, specifically the prayers at the foot of the altar recited by the priest and ministers before ascending to the altar.
fore-mast noun: Alternative spelling of foremast.
fore-milk noun: Colostrum; beestings.
fore-order noun, verb: Alternative form of foreorder.
fore-overman noun: A supervisor in charge of overmen.
fore-prepare verb: Alternative form of foreprepare.
fore-save verb: Alternative form of foresave.
fore-slay verb: Alternative form of foreslay
fore-slow verb: Alternative form of forslow.
fore-strength noun: That which leads to or engenders strength.
fore-trained adjective: Alternative form of foretrained.
fore-tried adjective: Tried or tested beforehand; proven.
fore wing noun: Of an insect, either member of the pair of wings closest to the head.
fore-wit noun: Alternative form of forewit.
foreaccustomed adjective: Made customary beforehand.
foreach loop noun: A section of code similar to a for loop, but repeating a series of instructions for every item in a collection.
foreacquaint verb: To make familiar (with something) in advance.
foreacre noun: The headland of a ploughed field; the land at the ends of a field where the furrows cross.
foreadmonish verb: To admonish beforehand, or before the act or event.
foreadvise verb: To advise or beforehand; to forewarn.
foreal adjective, adverb: Alternative form of for real.
forealleged adjective: alleged or cited before
foreanent preposition: Over against; opposite to.
foreannounce verb: To announce beforehand or in advance.
foreannouncement noun: An announcement made in advance; a notification or declaration beforehand.
foreanswer verb: To answer beforehand or in advance
foreappoint verb: To appoint beforehand.
foreappointment noun: Previous appointment; preordination.
foreapprove verb: To approve beforehand.
forearc noun: A region of raised rock debris which forms between the subduction zone and any associated volcano or volcanic chain.
forearm noun, verb /ˈfɔːˌɹɑːm/: The part of the arm between the wrist and the elbow.
forearm bone noun: Either of the two bones, i.e. ulna and radius, that make up the skeletal part of the forearm.
forearm crutch noun: A type of crutch that fits around the forearm with a cuff.
forearm jerk noun: Synonym of bras d'honneur (“obscene gesture”).
forearm smash noun: A charge at the opponent followed by a strike in the chest or face with a forearm to force them back and down to the mat.
forearmed adjective, verb: Armed in advance, in preparation for anticipated defensive moves (such as fighting, lawyering, or counterarguing).
foreassign verb: To assign beforehand or in advance; preordain.
forebar verb: Alternative form of forbar.
forebay noun: An artificial pool of water ahead of a larger body of water.
forebeach noun: The area of beach nearest the water's edge; the foreshore or intertidal zone
forebeam noun: The breast beam of a loom.
forebear noun /ˈfɔːˌbɛə/: An ancestor.
forebearer noun: A forebear.
forebeat noun: The primary, stronger half of a musical beat.
forebegotten adjective: Begotten beforehand; conceived previously; foreconceived.
forebelief noun: A previous belief.
forebelieve verb: To believe beforehand; believe in advance.
forebell noun: The first of a series of bells.
forebemoaned adjective: Bemoaned in previous or former times.
forebirth noun: That which precedes birth or is first-born
forebite noun, verb: To bite beforehand or in front.
forebitt noun /ˈfɔːˌbɪt/: A post at the foremast of a ship, used to secure cables.
forebitten adjective: Bitten in front.
forebitter noun /ˈfɔːˌbɪtə/: A song sung by sailors during leisure time.
forebode noun, verb /fɔɹˈbɔʊd/: To predict a future event; to hint at something that will happen (especially as a literary device).
forebodement noun: The act of foreboding.
foreboder noun: an oracle; one who tells the future.
foreboding adjective, noun, verb /fɔɹˈbɔʊdɪŋ/: A sense of evil to come.
forebodingly adverb: In a foreboding manner.
forebodingness noun: The quality of being foreboding.
forebody noun: The forepart of a vehicle; foreside.
forebook noun: A prelude to a book or series of books; a preface.
foreboom noun: The boom of the foremast.
forebooth noun: A booth positioned near the front; foreshop
forebrace noun: A rope applied to the fore yardarm, to change the position of the foresail.
forebrain noun: The anterior part of the brain, including the cerebrum, thalamus, and hypothalamus.
forebreast noun: forefield
forebridge noun: A raised platform or pilothouse at the front of the bridge.
forebring verb: To bring before; bring beforehand.
forebuilding noun: An outer defense work of a castle used to protect the entrance to the keep.
forebulge noun: A largely erosional area of higher elevation between the foredeep and the backbulge.
forebusy verb: To busy beforehand; preoccupy.
forebuy verb: To buy beforehand; accept or receive in advance.
foreby preposition: Alternative form of forby.
forebye preposition: Alternative form of forby.
forecabin noun: A cabin located toward the front of a vessel.
forecaddie noun, verb: A caddie who does not carry clubs, but locates balls and gets groups of players to move around the course.
forecaddy noun, verb: Alternative form of forecaddie.
forecall verb: To call in advance.
forecar noun: A one-wheeled attachment to the front of a motorcycle to allow for a separate seat for a passenger or cargo space.
forecare noun: care given in advance of a procedure, such as surgery
forecarriage noun: The forward part of the running gear of a four-wheeled carriage.
forecast noun, verb /ˈfɔːkɑːst/: To estimate how something will be in the future.
forecast lead time noun: The forecasted number of days between the moment of ordering a product from a source or vendor and the moment from when it is available for sale.
forecastability noun: A measure of the degree to which something may be forecast with accuracy.
forecastable adjective: Capable of being forecast; predictable.
forecasted adjective, verb: That has been forecast
forecaster noun /ˈfɔːkɑːstə/: A person who forecasts.
forecasting noun, verb: A forecast or prediction.
forecastingly adverb: So as to forecast or predict.
forecastle noun /ˈfoʊk.səl/: A raised part of the upper deck at the front of a ship; the structure of this part of the ship; the crew's quarters located within it.
forecastle lamp noun: A lamp hung in the forecastle of a ship to allow sailors to work and relax after dark.
forecastled adjective: Having a forecastle (of a specified kind).
forecastleman noun: A crew member whose station is the forecastle, or whose quarters are below it.
forecatch verb: To catch beforehand or in advance.
forecaution noun, verb /fɔːrˈkɔːʃən/: Caution in advance; precaution.
forechain noun: A chain securing the lower shrouds of the foremast.
forecharge noun, verb: To charge in advance.
forechase noun: The front of a hunt; a first assault
forecheck noun, verb: To pressure the puck carrier for the opposing team.
forechecker noun: A player who forechecks.
forechoice noun: Preference.
forechoir noun: Synonym of antechoir.
forechoose verb: To prefer; choose in preference.
forechosen adjective: Chosen beforehand.
forecited adjective: Cited or quoted before or above.
foreclaim noun, verb: To claim in advance; claim beforehand.
foreclaw noun: A front claw.
foreclosable adjective: Capable of being foreclosed.
foreclose verb /fɔːˈkləʊz/: To repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary payments; used with on.
forecloseable adjective: Alternative form of foreclosable.
foreclosee noun: A person whose house is being foreclosed on.
forecloser noun: Someone who forecloses.
foreclosing noun, verb: An act of foreclosure.
foreclosure noun /fɔːɹˈkləʊʒ.əɹ/: The proceeding, by a creditor, to regain property or other collateral following a default on mortgage payments.
forecloth noun: antependium
foreclusion noun: Alternative form of foreclosure.
forecognition noun: Understanding or knowledge of something in advance; precognition.
forecolor noun: Alternative form of forecolour.
forecolour noun: Any colour which stands out among others.
forecome verb: To come before and influence, especially to precede and prevent.
forecomer noun: One who comes before (i.e. prior to or ahead of); a predecessor, antecedent, or ancestor.
forecoming adjective, noun, verb: coming before; preceding
foreconceive verb: To conceive or imagine beforehand; preconceive.
foreconceiving adjective, verb: Conveiving in advance; preconceiving.
foreconception noun: Preconception.
forecondemn verb: To prejudge and condemn in advance.
forecondemnation noun: The act of forecondemning.
foreconscious noun: In the psychology of Sigmund Freud, part of the mind that is available to the conscious if mentally summoned, contrasted with the unconscious, which is not...
foreconsider verb: To consider beforehand; think about in advance.
foreconsidered adjective, verb: Considered beforehand or in advance.
foreconstruct verb: To construct in advance
forecount noun, verb: To count beforehand.
forecourse noun: The lowest foresail on a square-rigged foremast.
forecourt noun: The area in front of a petrol station where the petrol pumps are situated; pumping area.
forecover noun: A cover of covering located at or near the front of an object.
forecoxa noun: The foremost lobe of the coxa in some arthropod legs
forecreated adjective: Created beforehand
forecrier noun: One who forecries or makes announcements; a herald.
forecrop noun: A section of a crop that is harvested first
forecrown noun: The front of the crown of an animal’s head.
forecry noun, verb: to cry forth; proclaim aloud; announce publicly
forecut noun, verb: To cut beforehand or in advance.
forecutter noun: One who, or that which prepares by cutting
foredamned adjective, verb: Damned beforehand
foredate verb: To date in advance
foredawn noun, verb: The time before dawn.
foreday noun: Past or former days
foredeal noun, verb /ˈfɔː(ɹ)diːl/: An advantage; benefit; profit.
foredeck noun: The part of the deck of a ship or boat that lies forward of the mast.
foredeclare verb: To declare beforehand or in advance.
foredecree verb: To decree in advance.
foredeem verb: To judge, form a judgement of, or declare beforehand; foretell; forecast; presage.
foredeep noun: A depression, on a seafloor next to an orogen, that is filled with sediment.
foredefeated adjective: Defeated in advance; doomed to fail.
foredele noun: Alternative form of foredeal.
foredescribed adjective: Described earlier in the same document.
foredesign verb: To design or plan beforehand; forecast.
foredestine verb: To predestine
foredestiny noun: Predestination; destiny.
foredetermination noun: determination in advance; predetermination
foredetermine verb: To determine beforehand; predetermine.
foredetermined adjective, verb: Determined in advance.
foredge noun: Alternative spelling of fore edge.
foredispose verb /ˌfɔː(ɹ)dɪsˈpəʊz/: To bestow beforehand.
foredo verb: Alternative spelling of fordo.
foredoom noun, verb /ˈfɔːduːm/: A doom that is predicted; destiny.
foredoor noun: A door located at the fore part of a house or dwelling; front door.
foredraft noun: Land leading from a dwelling to a road or field.
foredraw verb: To draw beforehand or in advance; draw forward.
foredream noun, verb: a dream dreamt in advance, especially regarding a future condition or event; a hopeful expectation; a hope
foredrove noun: An animal or animals driven ahead of the corpse at a funeral or mortuary, or at the offering of a corsepresent.
foredune noun: A kind of dune ridge that runs parallel to the shore of a body of water.
Foree proper noun: A surname from French.
foreface noun: The front portion of a dog's face; the muzzle.
forefall noun: An ascending appoggiatura.
forefather noun /ˈfɔːˌfɑːðə/: An ancestor.
forefatherly adjective: Characteristic of a forefather.
Forefathers' Day noun: A holiday celebrated in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on December 22, to commemorate the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers in 1620.
forefeast noun: A lesser religious festival that leads up to another more significant festival.
forefeel verb /fɔː.fiːl/: To feel or perceive beforehand or in advance; to have a presentiment of.
forefeeling noun, verb: A presentiment.
forefeelingly adverb: With presentiment.
forefemur noun: The foremost part of the femur in the arthropod leg
forefence noun: A defense at the front.
forefend verb: Alternative spelling of forfend.
forefield noun: The nearest part of a field (as of view or of combat).
forefighter noun: A protector or defender; champion, warrior.
forefin noun: Either of the anterior (front) pair of fins of an ichthyosaur
forefinger noun /ˈfɔːˌfɪŋ.ɡə/: The index finger: the first finger next to the thumb.
forefinger nail noun: Alternative form of forefingernail.
forefingernail noun: The nail of the forefinger.
forefix noun, verb: To fix or secure in advance
forefixed adjective, verb: Fixed in advance; predetermined.
foreflight noun: A flight made before the expected time; a previous or prior flight
foreflipper noun: The forelimb of a sea lion, seal, turtle, etc.
foreflow noun, verb: To flow before.
forefoot noun, verb: Either of the front feet of a quadruped.
forefooting noun, verb: The act or process of repairing the forepart of a shoe or boot.
foreform noun, verb: An early or previous form; protoform
forefounder noun: A founder; one who founds or establishes something.
forefront noun, verb /ˈfɔːfɹʌnt/: The leading position or edge.
forefruit noun: Fruit or produce that ripens before other fruits; a firstfruit
foregaff noun: The gaff (spar that controls a gaff-rigged sail) that controls a gaff-rigged foresail.
foregain preposition: Directly opposite to; in the opposite scale to.
foregainst preposition: Directly opposite to; in the opposite scale to.
foregame noun: An initial game plan.
foreganger noun: One who or that which goes before; a forerunner; a harbinger; a predecessor.
foregate noun: A main entrance or front gate.
foregather verb: Alternative form of forgather.
foregathering noun, verb: A gathering together; an assembly.
foregaze noun, verb [ˈfɔːɡɛɪz]: A gaze that is forward or beforehand.
foregear noun: Armour for the front of the body.
foregift noun: A payment in advance; an advance payment or premium paid by a lessee on taking or renewing a lease, distinct from the rent.
foregirth noun: A martingale.
foregive verb: To give ahead of time; give in advance.
foreglance noun, verb: A glance that is forward or beforehand.
foregleam noun, verb: A gleam or glimpse of the future; foreglimpse.
foreglimpse noun, verb: A glimpse or revelation of the future.
foreglory noun: Glory in advance or occurring ahead of time
foreglow noun: The glow of light appearing in the sky preceding sunrise.
forego verb /fɔɹˈɡoʊ/: To precede, to go before.
foregoer noun: Alternative form of forgoer.
foregoing adjective, verb /ˌfɔː(ɹ)ˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/: Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
foregone adjective, verb /ˈfɔɹɡɔn/: previous, former
foregone conclusion noun: A predictable or inevitable conclusion, or one made without enough consideration and evidence.
foregoneness noun: The quality of being foregone.
foregrant noun: A grant obtained or given in advance.
foregranted adjective: Granted in advance.
foregrasp noun, verb: A prior cognizance or understanding; an awareness or comprehension beforehand.
foregrip noun: A pistol grip-type forestock on the front of a firearm that improves handling characteristics, counters the effects of recoil, and is cooler to the touch...
foreground noun, verb /ˈfɔː(ɹ)ˌɡɹaʊnd/: The elements of an image which lie closest to the picture plane.
foregroundable adjective: Capable of being brought to the foreground.
foregrounder noun: One who brings something to the foreground.
foregroup noun: A previous or prior grouping or assemblage.
foreguard noun, verb: To guard beforehand.
foreguess noun, verb: To guess beforehand.
foreguide verb: To guide beforehand or in advance; guide forth or forward.
foregut noun: The anterior part of the alimentary canal of an embryo, from the mouth to the duodenum, in humans and some other animals.
forehall noun: A front hall.
forehalsen verb: To presage; predict.
forehammer noun: A sledge or sledgehammer; the large hammer which strikes first, or before the smaller one.
forehand adjective, noun, verb /fɔːhænd/: A stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke.
forehanded adjective, adverb /fɔːˈhandɪd/: Looking to the future; displaying foresight; prudent.
forehandedly adverb: Prudently, with thrift and foresight.
forehandedness noun: Prudence, foresight, and thriftiness.
forehander noun: A shot played forehand.
forehatch noun: A hatch in a fore position, typically near the foremast.
forehead noun /ˈfɔːhɛd/: The part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline.
forehead thermometer noun: A device that uses an infrared sensor to measure the temperature of a person's forehead, without direct contact.
foreheaded adjective: Having some specific type of forehead
foreheadedness noun: The state or quality of having a particular type of forehead.
foreheadless adjective: without a forehead
forehear verb: To hear beforehand.
forehearth noun: The forward-facing extension or cavity of the hearth of a blast furnace, under the tymp.
foreheat verb: Synonym of preheat (“heat in advance”).
foreheater noun: Synonym of forewarmer.
forehew verb: To hew or cut in front.
forehistory noun: The period of history preceding a given time or event; prior history.
forehock noun: The hock from the foreleg of a pig
forehold noun, verb /ˈfɔːhəʊld/: The forward or front part of the hold of a ship.
forehood noun: One of the most forward of the outside and inside planks
forehoof noun: A front hoof.
forehook noun: A breasthook.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under F: 25,498 words, in 85 parts.