English words: forthfare to foss

300 English words, part 63 of 85 of the words starting with F, A to Z. 30 have a page of their own.

English words forthfare to foss

forthfare noun, verb: To go forth; go away; depart; journey.
forthfaring noun, verb: The act or process of faring forth; departure.
forthfather noun: Forefather.
forthfill verb: To fulfill; also, to discharge (a legacy).
forthgaze verb: To gaze forth; to look.
forthgive verb: To give forth
forthgo verb: To go forth; proceed.
forthgoer noun: One who goes forth.
forthgoing adjective, noun, verb: A going forth or utterance; a proceeding from or out.
forthink verb: To cause distress or regret to; cause to regret or repent; to vex.
forthlead verb: To lead forth.
forthleading noun, verb: A leading forth
forthleap verb: To leap forth or out.
forthlook noun, verb: To look forth; look out.
forthpass verb: To pass forth; go; proceed; pass on.
forthpushing adjective: Pushing or pressing forward.
forthput noun, verb: To put forth; propose; bring forth; produce.
forthputting adjective, noun: The act of putting or bringing forth; output; production.
forthright adjective, adverb, noun /ˈfɔːθˌɹaɪt/: Straightforward; not evasive; candid and direct.
forthrightly adverb: In a forthright manner
forthrightness noun: The characteristic or quality of being forthright
forthrow verb: To throw off; cast off; reject.
forthsend verb: To send forth; dispatch; send off.
forthset verb /ˌfɔː(ɹ)θˈsɛt/: To set forth; present to view; display.
forthsetting noun, verb: The act of setting forth; presentation to view.
forthshow verb: To show forth; make known.
forthspeak verb: To speak forth; declare; announce.
forthspeaker noun: One who speaks forth or makes declaration; an announcer.
forthspeaking adjective, noun, verb: The act of speaking forth or declaring; declaration.
forthtell verb: To tell forth; publish abroad.
forthward adverb: Forward.
forthwax verb: To grow forth; grow to excess; increase; come on.
forthwith adverb /fɔːθˈwɪð/: Without delay; immediately.
forthwithal adverb: Forthwith; immediately.
forthy adverb, conjunction /fə(ɹ)ˈðaɪ/: Therefore.
forthyete verb: To pour out.
Forti proper noun: A surname.
Fortier proper noun: A surname.
forties adjective, noun: The fifth decade of a century: the 1840s, 1940s, 2040s, etc.
fortieth adjective, noun /ˈfɔː.ti.əθ/: The ordinal form of the number forty.
fortiethly adverb: In the fortieth place; fortieth in a row.
fortifiable adjective: That can be fortified
fortificant noun: That which fortifies
fortification noun /ˌfɔː(ɹ)tɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/: The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places to strengthen defence against an enemy.
fortification curtain noun: The section of a wall or rampart between two gates, bastions, towers or the like.
fortified adjective, noun, verb /ˈfɔɹtɪfaɪd/: A fortified wine.
fortified wine noun: A type of wine to which a distilled spirit, typically brandy or a neutral grape spirit, has been added in order to elevate its alcohol content.
fortifier noun: One who fortifies.
fortify verb /ˈfɔːtɪfaɪ/: To give power, strength, or vigour to (oneself or someone, or to something); to strengthen.
fortifying noun, verb: The process by which something is fortified.
fortifyingly adverb: In a manner that fortifies.
fortilage noun /ˈfɔː(ɹ)tilidʒ/: A little fort; a blockhouse.
fortilice noun: Alternative spelling of fortalice.
fortimicin noun: Any of a class of pseudodisaccharide aminoglycosides that have antibacterial activity
fortin noun: A small fort; a fortlet.
Fortin barometer noun: A kind of barometer using a variable-displacement mercury cistern, usually constructed with a thumbscrew pressing on a leather diaphragm bottom, which...
Fortingall proper noun: A small village at the east end of Glen Lyon, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, location of the Fortingall Yew (OS grid ref NN7347).
Fortini proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Fortino proper noun: A surname.
fortis adjective, noun /ˈfɔː(ɹ)tɪs/: Relatively strongly articulated, hence voiceless and possibly aspirated; especially as compared to the others of a group of homorganic consonants.
Fortisan noun: A kind of strong yarn once used to make parachutes.
fortissimo adverb, noun /fɔːˈtɪsɪməʊ/: Indicating that the piece is to be played very loudly.
fortississimo adverb, noun: Indicating that the piece is to be played more loudly than fortissimo.
fortite verb: To fortify; to undergo, or cause to undergo, fortition.
fortition noun /fɔːˈtɪʃən/: A sound change in which a consonant becomes more fortis.
fortitude noun /ˈfɔː.tɪˌtjuːd/: Mental or emotional strength that enables courage in the face of adversity.
fortitudinous adjective: Having fortitude; courageous.
fortlet noun: A little fort.
fortlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a fort.
Fortman proper noun: A surname.
Fortner proper noun: A surname.
fortneth noun: Alternative form of fortnith.
Fortney proper noun: A surname.
fortnight noun /ˈfɔːt.naɪt/: A period of 2 weeks.
fortnightly adjective, adverb, noun /ˈfɔːɹtˌnaɪt.li/: Occurring once in a fortnight; once every two weeks.
Fortniter noun: A player of the online video game Fortnite.
Fortnum proper noun: A surname from Old French.
fortochka noun /ˈfɔːtət͡ʃkə/: A small ventilation window, spanning the frame of one window pane, that opens on hinges independently of the whole window, common in Russia, other...
Forton proper noun: A surname.
Fortran proper noun /ˈfɔː.tɹæn/: A high-level programming language first developed in the 1950s for scientific, engineering, and numerical computation.
Fortranlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of Fortran.
fortravel verb: To exhaust with labour; forwork; forswink.
fortread verb: To tread down; tread underfoot; trample upon; crush; destroy by trampling.
fortress noun, verb /ˈfoɹ.tɹɪs/: A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; for example a fort, a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security.
fortresslike adjective: Resembling a fortress in shape or impregnability.
Fortrose proper noun: A coastal town in the Black Isle, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7256).
Fortson proper noun: A surname.
fortuit adjective: Fortuitous.
fortuitism noun: The doctrine that chance is involved in natural events rather than absolute determinism.
fortuitist noun: A believer in fortuitism.
fortuitous adjective /fɔːˈtjuːɪtəs/: Happening by fortune or chance; accidental, coincidental.
fortuitously adverb: In a fortuitous manner; in a manner of happening by chance; coincidentally; accidentally.
fortuitousness noun: The quality of being fortuitous.
fortuituous adjective: Alternative form of fortuitous.
fortuity noun: The state of being fortuitous.
Fortuna proper noun: The Roman goddess of luck, fortune and fate, equivalent to the Greek goddess Tyche.
fortunant adjective: Misconstruction of fortunate.
fortunantly adverb: Misconstruction of fortunately.
fortunate adjective /ˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt/: Auspicious.
fortunately adverb /ˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/: In a fortunate manner.
fortunateness noun: The quality of being fortunate; fortuity; fortune; luck.
Fortunato proper noun: A surname from Italian.
fortune noun, verb /ˈfɔːtjuːn/: Destiny, especially favorable.
Fortune 500 noun: Any member of that list.
fortune cookie noun: A type of hollow snack, common in westernized Chinese cuisine: a crisp sugary wafer containing a message on a narrow strip of paper, generally with a wise...
fortune favors the bold proverb: Luck is usually on the side of those who take chances and risks.
fortune favors the brave proverb: Alternative form of fortune favors the bold.
fortune favors the daring proverb: Alternative form of fortune favors the bold.
fortune favours the bold proverb: Alternative form of fortune favors the bold.
fortune favours the brave proverb: Alternative form of fortune favors the bold.
fortune favours the daring proverb: Alternative form of fortune favors the bold.
fortune hunter noun: A person who pursues wealth without earning it through labor, typically by engaging in ventures that are opportunistic, ethically dubious, or socially...
fortune hunting noun: The act of seeking wealth without working to earn it, especially in an unscrupulous way such as through marriage.
fortune seeker noun: Synonym of fortune hunter.
fortune stick noun /ˌfɔːtʃuːn ˈstɪk/: One of a set of numbered bamboo slips that correspond to messages concerning the future, drawn by a supplicant in Taoist divination.
fortune-tell verb: Synonym of tell fortunes.
fortune teller noun /ˈfɔːt͡ʃuːn ˌtɛlə/: A person who professes to predict the future in return for money.
fortune telling noun, verb: Alternative form of fortune-telling.
fortuned adjective, verb: Having a (with a descriptive word, particular kind of) fortune (“destiny; wealth”).
fortuneless adjective: Destitute of a fortune or portion; without money.
fortuneteller noun: Alternative form of fortune teller.
fortunetelling noun, verb: Alternative form of fortune-telling.
fortunings noun: Fortunes; things happening by chance.
fortunise verb: Alternative form of fortunize.
fortunize verb: To make fortunate or wealthy.
Fortuny pleat noun: A kind of crisp pleat set in silk fabrics.
Fortuynism noun: The political ideology or style associated with the Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn (1948–2002), generally liberal but critical of multiculturalism,...
Fortuynist noun: A proponent of Fortuynism.
forty adjective, noun, number /ˈfɔːti/: The cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one, represented in Roman numerals as XL and in Arabic numerals as 40.
forty eight noun, number /fɔɹtɪ ɛɪːt/: The cardinal number immediately following forty-seven and preceding forty-nine.
forty-eighter noun: A European who participated in or supported the Revolutions of 1848.
forty-eighth adjective, noun /ˌfɔːti ˈeɪ(t)θ/: The ordinal form of the number forty-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 48 of a sequence.
forty-eightmo noun: quadragesimo-octavo (as a paper size in printing).
forty-eleven adjective: Very many; too many to count; quite a lot.
forty-fifth adjective, noun /ˌfɔːti ˈfɪ(f)θ/: The ordinal form of the number forty-five, describing a person or thing in position number 45 of a sequence.
forty-first adjective, noun: The ordinal form of the number forty-one, describing a person or thing in position number 41 of a sequence.
forty five noun, number /ˌfɔɹtiˈfaɪv/: Cardinal number after forty-four and before forty-six.
forty-fives noun: plural of forty-five
forty-foot equivalent unit noun: A unit of cargo capacity, based on the volume of a 40-foot-long (12.19 m) intermodal container.
forty four adjective, noun, number: The cardinal number immediately following forty-three and preceding forty-five.
forty-fourth adjective, noun /ˌfɔːti ˈfɔːθ/: The ordinal form of the number forty-four, describing a person or thing in position number 44 of a sequence.
forty-leben adjective: Pronunciation spelling of forty-eleven, quite a lot.
forty legs noun: A centipede.
forty-leven adjective: Pronunciation spelling of forty-eleven, quite a lot.
forty minutes of hell noun: The NCAA strategy of playing a suffocating full-court press and aggressive offense for the entirety of a game.
forty nine number /ˈfɔːɹ.ti naɪn/: The cardinal number immediately following forty-eight and preceding fifty.
forty-niner noun: Alternative form of 49er (in various senses)
forty-ninth adjective, noun /ˌfɔːti ˈnaɪnθ/: The ordinal form of the number forty-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 49 of a sequence.
forty-ninth parallel noun: A nickname for the approximately 1200-mile (1900-kilometer) portion of the border between Canada and the USA, extending along the forty-ninth parallel of...
forty one number /ˈfɔːɹ.ti wʌn/: The cardinal number immediately following forty and preceding forty-two.
forty-oneth adjective /ˌfɔːti ˈwʌnθ/: forty-first
forty-rod adjective, noun: cheap, strong whiskey or similar alcoholic beverage
forty-second adjective, noun /ˌfɔːti ˈsɛkənd/: The ordinal form of the number forty-two, describing a person or thing in position number 42 of a sequence.
forty-second cousin noun: Any very distant relative.
forty seven number /ˈfɔːɹ.ti ˈsɛv.ən/: The cardinal number immediately following forty-six and preceding forty-eight.
forty-seventh adjective, noun /ˌfɔːti ˈsɛvənθ/: The ordinal form of the number forty-seven, describing a person or thing in position number 47 of a sequence.
forty six number /ˈfɔːɹ.ti sɪks/: The cardinal number immediately following forty-five and preceding forty-seven.
forty-sixth adjective, noun /ˌfɔːti ˈsɪk(s)θ/: The ordinal form of the number forty-six, describing a person or thing in position number 46 of a sequence.
forty-something noun, number: Alternative form of fortysomething.
forty-spot noun: Pardalotus quadragintus, the forty-spotted pardalote, a rare Tasmanian bird.
Forty Thieves noun: A solitaire card game, similar to Klondike, but starting with ten columns of four visible cards on the tableau.
forty-third adjective, noun: The ordinal form of the number forty-three, describing a person or thing in position number 43 of a sequence.
forty three number /ˈfɔːɹ.ti θɹiː/: The cardinal number immediately following forty-two and preceding forty-four.
forty two number /ˈfɔːɹ.ti tuː/: Forty plus two; the cardinal number following forty-one and preceding forty-three.
forty weepy weepy noun: The cryptanalysis of an Enigma message which was a continuation of a previous message sent at a known time.
forty winks noun /ˌfɔːti ˈwɪŋks/: A short sleep, especially when taken during the day; a nap.
fortyeight number: Alternative form of forty-eight.
fortyeightmo noun: Alternative form of forty-eightmo.
fortyfive number: Alternative form of forty-five.
fortyfold adjective, adverb: By a multiple of forty; by forty times as much or as many.
fortyfour number: Alternative form of forty-four.
fortyish adjective, number /ˈfɔː(ɹ).ti.ɪʃ/: Close to the number forty
fortynine number: Alternative form of forty-nine.
fortyodd number: Slightly more than forty.
fortyone number: Alternative form of forty-one.
fortypenny adjective: Having a value or cost of forty pence.
fortyseven number: Alternative form of forty-seven.
fortysix number: Alternative form of forty-six.
fortysomething noun, number: An indeterminate value between 40 (inclusive) and 50 (exclusive).
fortythree number: Alternative form of forty-three.
fortytwo number: Alternative form of forty-two.
forum noun /ˈfɔːɹəm/: A place for discussion.
forum clause noun: Synonym of forum selection clause.
forum conveniens noun: In a situation of forum non conveniens, the jurisdiction considered more appropriate for hearing the case.
forum non conveniens noun: A doctrine of law holding that a court should decline to hear a case if another court–especially one in a foreign jurisdiction–would provide a more...
forum selection agreement noun: Synonym of forum selection clause.
forum selection clause noun: A contractual provision determining the territorial (or less often only international, or subject matter) jurisdiction for a legal dispute concerning a...
forum shopping noun: An attempt to file a lawsuit in (or have it transferred to) the jurisdiction most favorable to the party filing the suit.
forum sliding noun: The abusive technique of posting large numbers of trivial messages to a forum in order to push other topics off the main page.
forum weapon noun: A short video clip embedded in a reply to represent the replier's reaction.
forumer noun: One who frequents an Internet forum.
forumgoer noun: A member or visitor of an Internet forum.
foruming noun: Participation in an Internet forum.
forumite noun: One who frequents an Internet forum.
forumless adjective: Without a forum.
forwake verb: To exhaust or tire out with excessive waking or watching.
forwalk verb: To walk (someone) excessively; weary with walking.
forwall verb: To boil away.
forwander verb: To wander until weary; wander far and wide.
forward adjective, adverb, noun, verb /ˈfɔːwəd/: Situated toward or at the front of something.
forward and backward adverb: Alternative form of backwards and forwards.
forward assist noun: A button on certain rifles that pushes the bolt carrier forward, ensuring that the bolt is locked.
forward-backward algorithm noun: An inference algorithm for hidden Markov models which computes the posterior marginals of all hidden state variables given a sequence of...
forward bias noun: a situation in which the p-type end of a p-n junction is connected to the positive terminal of a battery and vice versa
forward compatibility noun /ˌfɔːwəd kəmˌpætəˈbɪlɪti/: The capability of an electronic device, a piece of software, etc., to interoperate with anticipated future systems.
forward compatible adjective: Capable of interoperating with anticipated future systems.
forward contract noun: A contract between two parties to buy or sell something on a stated future date at a price agreed now; distinguished from a futures contract in not being...
forward declaration noun: The declaration of an identifier before it is given a complete definition, so that the compiler can know its data type and memory size.
forward-declare verb: Synonym of predeclare.
forward dive noun: A dive in which the diver faces the water while taking off, and lands facing forward.
forward echo noun: Synonym of pre-echo.
forward genetics noun: The practice of finding genes corresponding to known phenotypes.
forward head posture noun: A postural misalignment where the head sits too far forward in front of the shoulders instead of being stacked vertically over the spine.
forward integration noun: The takeover of a retailer of goods by the supplier that provides those goods.
forward leaning adjective: Disposed to take action or to exercise initiative; aggressive; bold.
forward line noun: The soldiers in the furthest forward position in an army.
forward link noun: In radio communications, the link from a fixed location (e.g., a base station) to a mobile user. If the link includes a communications relay satellite, the...
forward-looking adjective: Having an interest in the future, and planning for it.
forward-lookingness noun: The state or quality of being forward-looking.
forward market noun: The informal over-the-counter financial market by which contracts for future delivery are entered into.
forward pass noun: A pass in the forward direction, advancing toward the goal, generally illegal except in American football, once per play, from behind the line of scrimmage.
forward proxy noun: A server that routes traffic between a client and another system, which is in most occasions external to the network.
forward reasoning noun: In artificial intelligence, modus ponens.
forward reference noun: The actual use of an entity before any declaration.
forward rendering noun: A traditional three-dimensional rendering pipeline that sorts light sources applicable to models in world space prior to rasterization.
forward roll noun: A movement in which one's body is rolled forward, by putting the head on the ground and swinging the legs over the head.
forward slash noun: Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩
forward stroke noun: Synonym of forward slash.
forward-thinking adjective: Thinking in a manner that takes the future into account for aforethought plans; progressive.
forward transfer function noun: The transfer function of the forward path of a control system
forwardable adjective: That can be forwarded.
forwardal noun: The forwarding of something, such as a letter.
forwardation noun: Synonym of contango.
forwarder noun: One who, or that which, forwards something to another destination.
forwarding noun, verb: The act by which something is forwarded.
forwarding address noun: An address to which mail should be relayed if sent to the wrong address. Chiefly used when a person has moved but some mail continues to arrive at the old...
forwarding plane noun: Synonym of data plane.
forwardly adverb: In a forward manner
forwardness noun /ˈfɔːɹ.wəɹd.nəs/: The quality of being forward.
forwards adjective, adverb, noun, verb /ˈfɔːwədz/: Synonym of forward in most senses.
forwards and backwards adverb: Alternative form of backwards and forwards.
forwards compatibility noun /ˌfɔːwədz kəmˌpætəˈbɪlɪti/: Alternative form of forward compatibility.
forwards compatible adjective: Alternative form of forward compatible.
forwards roll noun: Alternative form of forward roll.
forwarn verb: To prohibit; forbid; deny (right, access to, etc.).
forwaste verb: To waste; waste completely; lay waste to; desolate.
forwasted adjective: Laid waste, wasted.
forwax verb: To grow to excess; become huge; overgrow; swell.
forway verb: To go out of the way; go astray; err; make a mistake; sin.
forwean verb: To accustom to bad habits; spoil by indulgence; pamper.
forwear verb: To wear out; wear away; exhaust; spend; waste.
forwearied adjective: Worn out, exhausted.
forweary adjective, verb: To weary utterly; tire out.
forweep verb: To exhaust (oneself) with weeping; weep excessively; (of a vine) to bleed excessively.
forwelk verb: To wither; decay; fade.
forwhy conjunction: Because; for the reason that.
forwither verb: To wither away; shrivel.
forwonder verb: To astonish; fill with wonder or amazement.
forwork verb: To forfeit (a possession, privilege, etc.); ruin (oneself) by one's own conduct.
forworn adjective, verb /fə(ɹ)ˈwɔː(ɹ)n/: worn-out
forworship verb: To worship wrongly, misworship.
forworth verb: To perish, forfare; come to nought or ruin; go wrong.
forwound verb: To wound or injure severely.
forwrap verb: To wrap up or about; muffle.
forwrought adjective, verb: Worked-up; agitated; troubled.
foryield verb: to pay back; recompense.
forzando adverb, noun: Alternative form of sforzando.
forzato adverb, noun: Synonym of sforzando.
FOS interfix, noun, prefix, suffix /fɒs/: Used to form names of phosphorous derivatives of various pharmacological categories.
fosamprenavir noun: An antiretroviral prodrug of the protease inhibitor amprenavir. It is used to treat HIV infected patients.
fosamprenavir calcium noun: The salt form of the protease inhibitor drug fosamprenavir used in the treatment of HIV infected patients.
fosaprepitant noun /ˌfɒs.əˈpɹɛp.ɪt.ənt/: A prodrug of aprepitant, administered intravenously as an antiemetic.
fosbretabulin noun: A combretastatin phosphate, present in Combretum caffrum that has antineoplastic activity
Fosbury proper noun: A small village in Tidcombe and Fosbury parish, east Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU3258).
Fosbury flop noun: A high jump in which the jumper leaps backward and arches the back over the bar, thereby lowering the jumper's center of gravity below the body while it is...
foscarnet noun /fɑˈskɑɹ.nɪt/: Phosphonoformic acid when used as a drug, synonym of foscarnet sodium.
foscarnet sodium noun /fɑˌskɑɹ.nɪt ˈsoʊ.di.əm/: A hydrated sodium salt Na₃CO₅P·6 H₂O that is administered intravenously to individuals infected with HIV to treat retinitis caused by a cytomegalovirus.
foscholine noun: A detergent based on phosphocholine
fosdenopterin noun: A drug used to reduce the risk of death from a rare genetic disease known as molybdenum cofactor deficiency type A.
Fosdick proper noun: A surname.
fosetyl noun: A particular fungicide.
-fosfamide suffix /ˈfɒs.fə.mʌɪd/: Used to form names of alkylating agents of the cyclophosphamide group.
fosfestrol noun: Diethylstilbestrol diphosphate, a synthetic non-steroidal estrogen of the stilbestrol group, used in the treatment of prostate cancer.
fosfluconazole noun: A water-soluble phosphate prodrug of fluconazole.
fosfomycin noun: A broad-spectrum antibiotic, 3-methyloxiran-2-ylphosphonic acid, obtained from certain Streptomyces bacteria.
foshagite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic snow white mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
foshallasite noun: A monoclinic snow white mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
Foshan proper noun: A large prefecture-level city of Guangdong, in southeast China.
Foshee proper noun: A surname from French.
fosho prepositional phrase: Alternative spelling of fo sho.
-fosine suffix /fə.ziːn/: Used to form names of phosphorous derivatives used as cytostatics.
fosinopril noun: An angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor used for the treatment of hypertension and some types of chronic heart failure.
Foskett proper noun: A surname.
fosmid noun: A cosmid related to a bacterial fertility factor.
fosmidial adjective: Relating to a fosmid.
fosmidomycin noun: An antibiotic, similar to fosfomycin, obtained from Streptomyces bacteria.
FOSMN noun: Initialism of facial onset sensory and motor neuronopathy.
fosphenytoin noun /ˌfɒs.fəˈnɪt.əʊ.ɪn/: A water-soluble phenytoin prodrug used only in hospitals for the treatment of epileptic seizures.
fosravuconazole noun: The triazole fungicide [(2R,3R)-3-[4-(4-cyanophenyl)-1,3-thiazol-2-yl]-2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-1-(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)butan-2-yl]oxymethyl dihydrogen phosphate
foss noun /fɒs/: Initialism of Free and Open Source Software.

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.