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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

footplate
noun the platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the engineer stands to operate the controls

footprint
footmark noun a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; `the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window`

footprint evidence
noun evidence in the form of footprints; `there was footprint evidence that he had been at the scene of the crime`

footrace
foot race noun a race run on foot; `she broke the record for the half-mile run`

footsore
adjective having sore or tired feet

footstep
noun the act of taking a step in walking

footstool
footrest noun a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person

footwear
footgear noun covering for a person`s feet

footwork
noun the manner of using the feet

foppishness
dandyism noun the manner and dress of a fop or dandy

for a song
for a bargain price adverb for a relatively small amount of money; `we bought the house for a song`

for all practical purposes
to all intents and purposes 1 for all intents and purposes adverb in every practical sense; `to all intents and purposes the case is closed`; `the rest are for all practical purposes useless`

for dear life
adverb as though your life was at stake; `he was running for dear life`

for example
for instance adverb as an example; `take ribbon snakes, for example`

for good measure
adverb in addition (as to close a deal); `the car salesman threw in the radio, for good measure`

for keeps
adverb for the winner to keep all; `they played for keeps`

for love or money
for anything adverb under any circumstances; `she wouldn`t give up her pets for love or money`

for one
adverb as a particular one of several possibilities; `I for one feel very grateful`; `her mother for one was worried`

for one thing
adverb for a particular example; `for one thing, you must work harder`

for short
adverb as an abbreviation; `call me Bob for short`

for some reason
adverb for some unspecified reason; `It doesn`t seem fair somehow`; `he had me dead to rights but somehow I got away with it`; `for some reason they didn`t seem to match`

for sure
adjective not open to doubt; `she wanted to go; that was for sure`

for that matter
adverb as far as that is concerned; `for that matter I don`t care either`

for the asking
on request adverb on the occasion of a request; `advice was free for the asking`

for the first time
adverb the initial time; `when Felix first saw a garter snake`

for the moment
adverb temporarily; `we`ll stop for the time being`

forage
verb wander and feed; `The animals forage in the woods`

foraging
forage noun the act of searching for food and provisions

foram
foraminifer noun marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrude

foramen
hiatus noun a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure

foramen magnum
noun the large opening at the base of the cranium through which the spinal cord passes

Foraminifera
order Foraminifera noun foraminifers

foray
raid noun a sudden short attack

foray into
raid verb enter someone else`s territory and take spoils; `The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly`

forbearance
noun a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting; `his forbearance to reply was alarming`

forbearing
longanimous adjective showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment; `seemly and forbearing...yet strong enough to resist aggression`; `was longanimous in the face of suffering`

forbid
prohibit verb command against; `I forbid you to call me late at night`; `Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store`

forbidden
out(p) adjective excluded from use or mention; `forbidden fruit`; `in our house dancing and playing cards were out`; `a taboo subject`

Forbidden City
noun a walled section of Beijing that encloses the palace that was formerly the residence of the emperor of China

forbidden fruit
noun originally an apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden; it is now used to refer to anything that is tempting but dangerous (as sexuality)

forbidding
adjective harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance; `a dour, self-sacrificing life`; `a forbidding scowl`; `a grim man loving duty more than humanity`; `undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw`- J.M.Barrie

forbiddingly
adverb in an unpleasant or menacing manner; `it was forbiddingly dark in the corridor`

force
personnel noun group of people willing to obey orders; `a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens`

force
ram verb force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; `She rammed her mind into focus`; `He drives me mad`

Force 17
noun formed in 1972 as a personal security force for Arafat and other PLO leaders; became one of PLO`s elite units; has built an extensive infrastructure of terrorist cells and weapon depots in Europe while attacking Israeli targets

force out
force-out noun a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base; `the shortstop got the runner at second on a force`

force pump
noun pump used to force a liquid up and expel it under pressure

force-feed
verb feed someone who will not or cannot eat

force-land
verb make a forced landing

forced
unexpected adjective made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency; `a forced landing`

forced feeding
gavage noun feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat

forced landing
noun an unscheduled airplane landing that is made under circumstances (engine failure or adverse weather) not under the pilot`s control

forceful
adjective characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical); `a forceful speaker`; `a forceful personality`; `forceful measures`; `a forceful plan for peace`

forcefully
adverb with full force; `we are seeing this film too late to feel its original impact forcefully`

forceless
unforceful adjective lacking force; feeble; `a forceless argument`

forcemeat
farce noun mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs

forceps
noun an extractor consisting of a pair of pincers used in medical treatment (especially for the delivery of babies)

forceps delivery
noun delivery in which forceps are inserted through the vagina and used to grasp the head of the fetus and pull it through the birth canal; since the forceps can injure the fetus this procedure has generally given way to cesarean deliveries

Forces of Umar Al-Mukhtar
Umar al-Mukhtar Forces noun a little known Palestinian group responsible for bombings and for killing Israelis; seeks to defeat Israel and liberate southern Lebanon, Palestine, and Golan Heights

forcible
physical adjective impelled by physical force especially against resistance; `forcible entry`; `a real cop would get physical`; `strong-arm tactics`

forcibly
adverb in a forcible manner; `keep in mind the dangers of imposing our own values and prejudices too forcibly`

forcipate
adjective shaped like a forceps; deeply forked

ford
fording noun the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse

Ford
Gerald R. Ford noun 38th President of the United States; appointed vice president and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-)

Ford Madox Ford
Ford Hermann Hueffer noun English writer and editor (1873-1939)

fordable
adjective shallow enough to be crossed by walking or riding on an animal or in a vehicle; `the stream was fordable`

Fordhooks
noun relatively large lima beans

fore
adverb near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane; `the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments`

fore
prow noun front part of a vessel or aircraft; `he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line`

fore edge
foredge noun the part of a book that faces inward when the book is shelved; the part opposite the spine

fore plane
noun a carpenter`s plane intermediate between a jack plane and a jointer plane

fore-and-aft
adjective parallel with the keel of a boat or ship

fore-and-aft rig
noun rig in which the principal sails are fore-and-aft

fore-and-aft sail
noun any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction

fore-and-after
noun sailing vessel with a fore-and-aft rig

fore-topmast
noun the topmast next above the foremast

fore-topsail
noun the topsail on a foremast

fore(a)
adjective situated at or toward the bow of a vessel

forearm
noun the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist

foreboding
premonition noun a feeling of evil to come; `a steadily escalating sense of foreboding`; `the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case`

forebrain
prosencephalon noun the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube

forecast
verb predict in advance

forecast
verb judge to be probable

forecastle
fo`c`sle noun living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed

foreclose
verb subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage

foreclose
preclude verb keep from happening or arising; make impossible; `My sense of tact forbids an honest answer`; `Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project`

foreclosure
noun the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default

forecourt
noun the outer or front court of a building or of a group of buildings

foredeck
noun the deck between the bridge and the forecastle

foredoom
verb doom beforehand

forefoot
noun a front foot of a quadruped

forefront
noun the part in the front or nearest the viewer; `he was in the forefront`; `he was at the head of the column`

foregoing(a)
adjective especially of writing or speech; going before

foregone conclusion
matter of course noun an inevitable ending

foreground
noun (computer science) a window for an active application

forehand
forehand stroke noun (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)

forehand drive
noun (sports) hard straight return made on the forehand side (as in tennis or badminton or squash)

forehand(a)
forehanded adjective (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke

forehanded
adjective having provided for the future

foreign country
noun any state of which you are not a citizen; `working in a foreign country takes a bit of getting used to`