<B>foredoom, </B>verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> to doom beforehand. <BR> <I>Ex. Fate foredoomed him to be an invalid most of his life.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>=destiny.</B> </DL>
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<B>foredune, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the part of a dune closest to the sea. <BR> <I>Ex. ... the precipitous edge of a foredune (Harper's).</I> </DL>
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<B>fore edge,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the front or outer edge of a leaf in a book or of the book itself. </DL>
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<B>fore-end, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the fore part of the stock of a gun, which supports the barrel. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Nautical.) the fore part; front. <BR> <I>Ex. the fore-end of the poop.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Dialect.) <DD><B> a. </B>the beginning or early part, as of a month or year. <DD><B> b. </B>the season of spring. </DL>
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<B>forefather, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an ancestor. <BR> <I>Ex. Think of your forefathers! Think of your posterity (John Quincy Adams).</I> (SYN) forebear, progenitor. </DL>
<B>Forefathers' Day,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> December 21, the anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620. </DL>
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<B>forefeel, </B>verb, <B>-felt,</B> <B>-feeling,</B> noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> to feel beforehand; have a foreboding of. <DD><I>noun </I> a feeling beforehand. </DL>
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<B>forefeeling, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a feeling beforehand; foreboding. <BR> <I>Ex. a strong forefeeling that much of my destined life ... was yet to come (Alexander W. Kinglake).</I> </DL>
<B>forefinger, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the finger next to the thumb; first finger; index finger. </DL>
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<B>foreflank, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the front part of the flank. <DD><B> 2. </B>(British Dialect.) a projection of fat upon the ribs near the shoulder of sheep. </DL>
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<B>forefoot, </B>noun, pl. <B>-feet.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>one of the front feet of an animal having four or more feet. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Nautical.) the forward end of a ship's keel. </DL>
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<B>forefront, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the foremost part, such as the place of greatest importance or activity or the extreme front. <BR> <I>Ex. The captain led his soldiers to the forefront of battle. (Figurative.) the forefront of a reform movement.</I> (SYN) vanguard. </DL>
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<B>foreganger, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a short piece of rope connecting the towline with the shank of a whaling harpoon; foregoer. </DL>
<B>foreglance, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the act of glancing forward. <DD><B> 2. </B>a view or glance beforehand. <BR> <I>Ex. How ... interesting it would be to have a foreglance into a science textbook of a century hence (James J. Hissey).</I> </DL>
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<B>foreglimpse, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a glimpse or revelation of the future. </DL>
<A NAME="forego">
<B>forego</B> (1), transitive verb, <B>-went,</B> <B>-gone,</B> <B>-going.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to forgo; do without; give up. </DL>
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<B>forego</B> (2), intransitive verb, transitive verb, <B>-went,</B> <B>-gone,</B> <B>-going.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to go before; precede. </DL>
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<B>foregoer, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person or thing that goes in front or leads the way. <DD><B> 2. </B>a person who has gone before; forerunner; predecessor. <DD><B> 3. </B><B>=foreganger.</B> </DL>
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<B>foregoing, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> preceding; going before; previous. <BR> <I>Ex. There have been many pictures in the foregoing pages.</I> (SYN) antecedent. </DL>
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<B>foregone, </B>adjective, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>known or decided beforehand. See also <B>foregone conclusion.</B> <DD><B> 2. </B>that has gone before; previous. <DD><I>verb </I> past participle of <B>forego</B> (1) and <B>forego</B> (2). noun <B>foregoneness.</B> </DL>
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<B>foregone conclusion,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a safe assumption about some future event. <BR> <I>Ex. It is a foregone conclusion that the one good student in the class will win the prize.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>an inevitable result. </DL>
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<B>foreground, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the part of a picture or scene nearest the observer; part toward the front. <BR> <I>Ex. The foreground of the picture shows a cottage, while mountains loom in the background.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>in the foreground,</B> </I>conspicuous. <BR> <I>Ex. The young secretary always manages to be in the foreground at every conference.</I> </DL>
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<B>foregut, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(Embryology.) the front section of the digestive canal of an embryo. The pharynx, esophagus, stomach, part of the duodenum, and liver develop from it. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Zoology.) the front section of the digestive tract of an insect. </DL>
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<B>forehand, </B>noun, adjective, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a stroke in tennis and other games played with a racket or paddle, made with the palm of the hand turned forward and the arm sideways to the body. <DD><B> 2. </B>the side of the body on which a forehand is hit. <DD><B> 3. </B>the position in front or above; advantage. <BR> <I>Ex. The great Achilles ... The sinew and the forehand of our host. (Shakespeare).</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>the part of a horse in front of the rider. <DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>done or made with the palm of the hand turned forward. <BR> <I>Ex. a forehand stroke in tennis.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>foremost; leading. <BR> <I>Ex. Our auld forehand ox (Scott).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>done beforehand; given or made in advance. <DD><I>adv. </I> with a forehand stroke or motion. </DL>
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<B>forehanded, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>providing for the future; prudent; thrifty. <BR> <I>Ex. an early and forehanded care (Jeremy Taylor).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>done beforehand; early; timely. <DD><B> 3. </B>in easy circumstances; well-to-do. <DD><B> 4. </B><B>=forehand.</B> adv. <B>forehandedly.</B> noun <B>forehandedness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="forehatch">
<B>forehatch, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the hatch on the foredeck; the hatch closest to the bow. </DL>
<A NAME="forehead">
<B>forehead, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the part of the face above the eyes. <BR> <I>Ex. His forehead was noble, but his mouth was cruel.</I> (SYN) brow. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) a front part. <BR> <I>Ex. Even to the teeth and forehead of our faults (Shakespeare).</I> </DL>
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<B>foreign, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>outside one's own country. <BR> <I>Ex. She has traveled much in foreign countries.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>coming from outside one's own country. <BR> <I>Ex. a foreign ship, a foreign language, foreign money.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>having to do with other countries; carried on or dealing with other countries. <BR> <I>Ex. foreign trade, foreign service.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>not belonging; not related; unfamiliar; strange. <BR> <I>Ex. Sitting still is foreign to a healthy boy's nature. The customs of Australian bushmen seem foreign to us.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>not related to the matter that is being discussed or considered. (SYN) irrelevant. <DD><B> 6. </B>not belonging naturally to the place where found. <BR> <I>Ex. a foreign object in the eye, a foreign substance in the blood.</I> <DD><B> 7. </B>(Law.) falling outside the jurisdiction of a particular country. <DD><B> 8. </B>belonging to or coming from other persons or things. <BR> <I>Ex. a statement supported by foreign testimony.</I> adv. <B>foreignly.</B> noun <B>foreignness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="foreignaffairs">
<B>foreign affairs,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a country's relations with other countries. </DL>
<A NAME="foreignaid">
<B>foreign aid,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> financial or technical assistance given by one nation to another in order to further its development and supply some or most of its needs. adj. <B>foreign-aid.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="foreignbill">
<B>foreign bill</B> or <B>draft,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a bill or draft drawn in one country, state, or other location, and payable in another. </DL>
<A NAME="foreignborn">
<B>foreign-born, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> born in another country. <BR> <I>Ex. These foreign-born scientists were familiar with the way dictatorships are set up (New Yorker).</I> (SYN) alien. </DL>
<A NAME="foreigncorrespondent">
<B>foreign correspondent,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a reporter sent by a newspaper, magazine, or television network to report on events and trends in one or more foreign nations. </DL>
<A NAME="foreigner">
<B>foreigner, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person from another country; alien. <BR> <I>Ex. We are all foreigners in other countries. They spell it Vinci and pronounce it Vinchy; foreigners always spell better than they pronounce (Mark Twain).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Informal, Figurative.) a person from another section, state, province, or other location; outsider. <DD><B> 3. </B>a foreign ship. </DL>
<A NAME="foreignexchange">
<B>foreign exchange,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the system of settling accounts between people in different countries by giving and receiving bills of exchange, letters of credit, traveler's checks, or other commercial paper. <DD><B> 2. </B>bills of exchange or other commercial paper drawn on persons or organizations in a foreign country. <DD><B> 3. </B>holdings, especially by a central bank, of currencies of foreign countries. </DL>
<A NAME="foreignflag">
<B>foreign-flag, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (of a ship or aircraft) registered in a country other than one's own. </DL>
<A NAME="foreignism">
<B>foreignism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>foreign quality. <DD><B> 2. </B>a foreign custom, trait, expression, or the like. </DL>
<A NAME="foreignlegion">
<B>foreign legion,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a part of an army made up largely of soldiers who are volunteers from other countries. </DL>
<A NAME="foreignlegion">
<B>Foreign Legion,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a part of the French Army made up largely of volunteers from other countries. It fought especially in colonial wars, and in Indochina, 1946-1954, and in the Korean War. </DL>
