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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: forestine - forgave</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="forestine"> forestine, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or belonging to the forest. </DL> <A NAME="forestland"> forestland, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> land consisting of forests. </DL> <A NAME="forestnegro"> Forest Negro,<DL COMPACT><DD> a member of any one of the native peoples of western Africa, especially those inhabiting the tropical forests of equatorial Africa, characterized by typical Negroid features. </DL> <A NAME="forestpreserve"> forest preserve, =forest reserve.</DL> <A NAME="forestranger"> forest ranger,<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) <DD> 1. an officer of the Forest Service in charge of a unit of forestland. <DD> 2. any person employed to guard and patrol a tract of forest; ranger; forester. </DL> <A NAME="forestreserve"> forest reserve,<DL COMPACT><DD> a tract of wooded land set aside by the government as a natural park and protected from wasteful cutting, fires, and other ravages. </DL> <A NAME="forestry"> forestry, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the science of planting and taking care of forests. <DD> 2. the art of making and managing forests. <DD> 3. =forestland. </DL> <A NAME="forestschool"> forest school,<DL COMPACT><DD> a school for giving instruction and training in forestry. </DL> <A NAME="forestservice"> Forest Service,<DL COMPACT><DD> a division of the United States Department of Agriculture in control of the national forests. </DL> <A NAME="foresttentcaterpillar"> forest tent caterpillar,<DL COMPACT><DD> a black, hairy caterpillar with blue spots on both sides and a row of yellow spots along its back, common in eastern and central North America. </DL> <A NAME="foretack"> foretack, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Nautical.) the rope by which the windward corner of the foresail is kept in place. </DL> <A NAME="foretaste"> foretaste, noun, verb, -tasted, -tasting.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun a taste beforehand; anticipation. Ex. He got a foretaste of business life by working during his vacation from school. <DD>v.t. to taste beforehand; anticipate. noun foretaster. </DL> <A NAME="foretell"> foretell, transitive verb, -told, -telling.<DL COMPACT><DD> to tell beforehand; predict; prophesy. Ex. Who can foretell what a baby will do next? (SYN) prognosticate, forecast. adj. foretellable. noun foreteller. </DL> <A NAME="forethink"> forethink, transitive verb, -thought, -thinking.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Obsolete.) to think of beforehand. noun forethinker. </DL> <A NAME="forethought"> forethought, noun, adjective, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. previous thought or consideration; planning beforehand. (SYN) anticipation. <DD> 2. careful thought for the future; prudence; foresight. Ex. His children are grateful for his forethought in saving the money to pay for their education. <DD> 3. a thinking out beforehand. Ex. His good was mainly an intent, His evil not of forethought done (John Greenleaf Whittier). <DD>adj. thought of beforehand. <DD>verb past tense and past participle of forethink. </DL> <A NAME="forethoughtful"> forethoughtful, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> full of forethought; having forethought. (SYN) provident. adv. forethoughtfully. noun forethoughtfulness. </DL> <A NAME="foretime"> foretime, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> past time; the past. </DL> <A NAME="foretoken"> foretoken, verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. to indicate beforehand; be an omen of. (SYN) foreshadow. <DD>noun an indication of something to come; omen. </DL> <A NAME="foretold"> foretold, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> past tense and past participle of foretell. Ex. The Weather Service foretold the cold wave. He had foretold the depression. </DL> <A NAME="foretooth"> foretooth, noun, pl. -teeth.<DL COMPACT><DD> one of the front teeth. </DL> <A NAME="foretop"> foretop, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the platform at the top of the bottom section of a foremast. <DD> 2. (U.S.) the front seat on the top of a vehicle. <DD> 3. the forelock of a horse. <DD> 4. (Obsolete.) the forelock of a person or on a wig. Ex. a periwig with an high foretop (Sir Richard Steele). </DL> <A NAME="foretopgallant"> fore-topgallant, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or belonging to the mast, sails, or yards next above the fore-topmast on the forward mast of a square-rigged ship. The fore-topgallant mast is the third section of mast from the deck of the ship. </DL> <A NAME="foretopman"> foretopman, noun, pl. -men.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Nautical.) a sailor whose work aloft is on the foretop or above it. </DL> <A NAME="foretopmast"> fore-topmast, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the mast next above the foremast. </DL> <A NAME="foretopsail"> fore-topsail, noun, or fore-topsail yard.<DL COMPACT><DD> the sail or yard set on the fore-topmast and next above the foresail. </DL> <A NAME="foretype"> foretype, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a preceding or earlier type; antetype. </DL> <A NAME="forever"> forever, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. for always; without ever coming to an end. Ex. Nobody lives forever. Forever honour'd and forever mourned (Alexander Pope). (SYN) ever, evermore, eternally, everlastingly. <DD> 2. all the time; always. Ex. Some girls in my class are forever talking. She is forever telling me that I should take more exercise. (SYN) continually. noun foreverness. </DL> <A NAME="forevermore"> forevermore, adverb. =forever.</DL> <A NAME="forewarn"> forewarn, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to warn beforehand. Ex. We should have been forewarned of his illness when he began to lose weight. (SYN) caution. noun forewarner. </DL> <A NAME="forewarning"> forewarning, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun a warning beforehand. Ex. He had ample forewarning of the reception his report would get (P.C. Woodyatt). <DD>adj. that forewarns. adv. forewarningly. </DL> <A NAME="forewent"> forewent, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> past tense of forego. Ex. She forewent dessert. </DL> <A NAME="forewing"> forewing, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> one of the front wings of an insect having four wings. </DL> <A NAME="forewoman"> forewoman, noun, pl. -women.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a woman in charge of a group of workers or of some part of a factory. <DD> 2. the chairwoman of a jury. </DL> <A NAME="foreword"> foreword, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an introduction or preface to a book or other literary or dramatic work, or to a speech. </DL> <A NAME="foreworn"> foreworn, adjective. =forworn.</DL> <A NAME="foreyard"> foreyard (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the yard or court in front of a building. </DL> <A NAME="foreyard"> foreyard (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the lower yard on the foremast of a ship. </DL> <A NAME="forfeit"> forfeit, verb, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. to lose or have to give up by one's own act, neglect, or fault. Ex. to forfeit a bond. He forfeited his life by his careless driving. <DD>noun 1. a thing lost or given up because of some act, neglect, or fault; penalty; fine. Ex. Good health was the forfeit he paid for staying up late every night. <DD> 2. the loss or giving up of something as a penalty; forfeiture. <DD> 3. anything given up by a player in a game because of a mistake and redeemed by some penalty or fine. Ex. And here I took pleasure to take forfeits Of the ladies (Samuel Pepys). <DD>adj. lost or given up as a penalty; forfeited. Ex. Thy wealth being forfeit to the state, Thou hast not left the value of a cord (Shakespeare). expr. forfeits, a game in which things are forfeited and redeemed by paying a penalty. Ex. We ... beguile the time with forfeits and old stories (Dickens). adj. forfeitable. noun forfeiter. </DL> <A NAME="forfeiture"> forfeiture, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. loss by forfeiting. <DD> 2. a thing forfeited; penalty; fine. </DL> <A NAME="forfend"> forfend, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. (Especially U.S.) to defend, secure, or protect. Ex. It is the duty of the courts also to forfend the rights of citizens. <DD> 2. (Archaic.) to ward off; avert; prevent. <DD> 3. (Obsolete.) to forbid; prohibit. Also, forefend. </DL> <A NAME="forficate"> forficate, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> deeply forked, as the tail of certain birds. </DL> <A NAME="forfication"> forfication, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the state of being forficate. <DD> 2. a deep forking or furcation. </DL> <A NAME="forficulate"> forficulate, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Zoology.) shaped like a pair of small scissors. </DL> <A NAME="forgat"> forgat, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Archaic.) forgot; a past tense of forget. </DL> <A NAME="forgather"> forgather, intransitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to gather together; assemble; meet. Ex. Our families usually forgather at Christmas time. (SYN) convene. <DD> 2. to meet by accident. <DD> 3. to be friendly; associate (with). Also, foregather. </DL> <A NAME="forgave"> forgave, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> past tense of forgive. Ex. She forgave my mistake. </DL> <A HREF="forge.dic">NEXT</A>