forecastle
— Noun
– English
~ living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed
foreclose
— Verb
– English
~ 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"
foreclose
— Verb
– English
~ subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage
foreclosure
— Noun
– English
~ the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default
forecourt
— Noun
– English
~ the outer or front court of a building or of a group of buildings
foredate
— Verb
– English
~ establish something as being earlier relative to something else
foredeck
— Noun
– English
~ the deck between the bridge and the forecastle
foredge
— Noun
– English
~ the part of a book that faces inward when the book is shelved; the part opposite the spine
forefather
— Noun
– English
~ person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group; "our forefathers brought forth a great nation"
forefather
— Noun
– English
~ the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers"
forefend
— Verb
– English
~ prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
forefinger
— Noun
– English
~ the finger next to the thumb
forefoot
— Noun
– English
~ a front foot of a quadruped
forefront
— Noun
– English
~ the part in the front or nearest the viewer; "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column"
forefront
— Noun
– English
~ the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field; "the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England"; "the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy"
foregather
— Verb
– English
~ collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"
forego
— Verb
– English
~ do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"
forego
— Verb
– English
~ lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime; "you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property"
forego
— Verb
– English
~ be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"