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forebode,
foreboded,
foreboding,
forebodes.verbs
transitive
verb use.to indicate the likelihood
of; portend (harsh words that foreboded estrangement); to have a premonition
of (a future misfortune)
intransitive
verb use.to prophesy
or predict
foreboder-noun
foreboding, forebodingness.nouns
presentiment
especially of coming evil; portent;
a sense of impending evil; apprehension
foreboding.adjective
indicative of or marked by foreboding
forebodingly.adverb
foreshadow,
foreshadowed,
foreshadowing,
foreshadows.transitive
verbs
to present
an indicationor
a suggestion
of beforehand;
antitype;
presage; omen
foreshadower.noun
fore.adjective
located at or toward the front; forward
fore.noun
the front part; something that is located at or
toward the front (the forehead)
fore.adverb
at, toward or near the front; forward; before
(the night before Christmas)
fore.interjection
used by a golfer to warn those ahead that a ball
is headed in their direction
to the fore.idiom
iin, into or toward a position of prominence
forgive, forgave,
forgiven,
forgiving,
forgives.verbs
forgiveness-is
the act
of forgiving; to pardon;
if you forgive someone who has done something bad or wrong, you stop being
angry with them and no longer want to punish them; giving for another that
which keeps him in a right
stead
with you after he has done something to separate
the relationship.(?)
transitive verb senses.to
give up resentment
of or claim requital
for (forgive an insult); to grant.relief
from payment of (forgive a debt); to cease
to feel resentment against an offender; pardon (forgive
one's enemies)
intransitive verb senses.to
grant forgiveness
synonyms.to
excuse;
to pardon
forgivably.adverb
forgivable.adjective
forgiver.noun
forlorn.adjective
forsaken; bereft.(left
quite forlorn of hope); sad and lonely because of isolation or desertion;
desolate; being in poor condition; miserable; wretched (forlorn tumbledown
buildings); nearly hopeless (a forlorn attempt)
forlornness.noun
forlornly.adverb
synonym-alone
format.noun
a plan for the organization and arrangement of
a specified production; the material form or layout of a publication
in computers, the arrangement of data for storage
or display; a method for achieving such an arrangement
format,
formatted,
formatting,
formats.transitive
verbs
to plan or arrange in a specified form
Computers:.to
divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; to determine
the arrangement of data for storage or display
formation.noun
a forming or being formed; a thing formed
formative.adjective
able to give form;
helping to shape, develop or mold
formidable.adjective
hard to handle or overcome
formidably.adverb
formidability.noun
further, furthered,
furthering,
furthers.transitive
verbs
to help
the progress
of; advance
furthermore.adverb
in
addition; moreover; also
far, farther
or further, farthest
or
furthest.adverbs
to, from or at considerable distance (a cat that
had strayed far from home); to or at a specific distance, degree or position:
(just how far are you taking this argument?); to a considerable degree;
much (felt far better yesterday; eyes that seemed far too close together);
not at all; anything but (seems far from content; a test of strength that
was far from a failure); to an advanced point or stage (a brilliant student
who will go far)
far, farther
or further, farthest
or
furthest.adjectives
being at considerable distance; remote (a far
country); going back a considerable extent in time (the far past); distant;
more distant than another (the far corner); more; additional (we are getting
further complaints
on that product); extensive or lengthy (a far trek); far seeing and comprehensive
in thought or outlook (a commander of far vision); marked by political
views of the most advanced or extreme nature (the far left or far right)
farther.adverb-a
comparative.of
far
to or at a more distant or remote point (ran farther
than the others); to or at a more advanced point or stage (I went no farther
that day); to a greater extent or degree (carried the idea farther)
farther.adjective-a
comparative
of far
more distant; remoter (the farther shore)
Usage note: according
to a rule of relatively recent origin, 'farther' should be reserved for
physical distance (the gas station is a little farther down the road) and
'further' for advancement along a nonphysical dimension (as he learned
he moved further toward a higher position). See
more
Usage notes.
farthest.adjective-a
superlative
of far
most remote or distant
farthest.adverb-a
superlative
of far
to or at the most distant or remote point; to
or at the most advanced point or stage; by the greatest extent or degree
further.adjective-a
comparative
of far
more distant in degree, time or space (a result
that was further from our expectations than last time; the further lamppost);
additional (a further example; a further delay)
further.adverb-a
comparative
of far
to a greater extent; more (considered further
the consequences of her actions) in addition; furthermore (he stated further
that he would not cooperate with the committee); at or to a more distant
or advanced point (went only three miles further; reading five pages further
tonight)
furtherer.noun
furthest.adjective.a
superlative
of far
most distant in degree, time or space (that's
the furthest thing from my mind; they explored the furthest reaches of
space)
furthest.adverb.a
superlative
of far
fo the greatest extent or degree (went the furthest
of all the children in her education) at or to the most distant point in
space or time (he swam the furthest)
furtherance.noun
the act of furthering, advancing forward
as
far as.idiom
to or at a specific point, degree or extent (they
will arrive at nine, as far as we know; as far as I know there is no road
into that remote fishing cabin)
by
far.idiom
to the most extreme or evident degree (he is by
far the best millwright in the company)
far
and away.idiom
by a great margin (that made him, far and away,
the best known of the musicians in the competition)
far
cry.idiom
a long way (the climate in Alaska is a far cry
from that of Florida)
how far.idiom
to what degree, distance or extent (didn't know
how far to believe them; tried to decide how far she could ski in such
cold)
so
far.idiom
up to the present moment (so far there's been
no word from them); to a limited extent (you can go only so far on five
dollars)
idiom-thus
far
up to this point; so far (our success has been
limited thus far)
fossilize,
fossilized,
fossilizing,
fossilizes.verbs
transitive verb use.to
convert into a fossil; to make outmoded or inflexible with time; antiquate
intransitive verb use.to
become a fossil
fossilization.noun
fossil.noun,.plural.fossils
a remnant
or trace
of an organism of a past geologic age, such
as a skeleton or leaf imprint, embedded and preserved in the earth's crust
fossil.adjective
characteristic of or having the nature of a fossil;
being or similar to a fossil; belonging to the past; antiquated. (from
Latin fossilis, dug up, from fossus, past
participle of fodere, to dig)
fossil fuel.noun,.plural.fossil
fuels
a hydrocarbon deposit, such as petroleum, coal
or natural gas, derived
from living matter of a previous geologic
time and used for fuel
frustrate, frustrated,
frustrating,
frustrates.transitive
verbs
to prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling
a desire; thwart.(a
persistent wind frustrated my attempt to rake the lawn); to make ineffectual
or invalid; nullify
frustratingly.adverb
frustrater.noun
frustration.noun,.plural.frustrations
the act of frustrating or an instance of being
frustrated; the state of being frustrated;
something that serves to frustrate (emotions we have frustrate
us)
foresee, foresaw,
foreseen,
foreseeing,
foresees.transitive
verbs
to see or know beforehand (foresaw that the law
that one always reaps what he has sown to one degree or another)
foreseeable.adjective
foreseer.noun,.plural.foreseers
foresight.noun
the act of looking forward; perception
of the significance and nature
of events before they have occurred; care in providing for the future (with
forsight in planning he was able to stay out of all debt); prudence
foresighted, foresightful.adjectives
foresightedly.adverb
foresightedness.noun
fad.noun,.plural.fads
a fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm
for a brief period of time; a craze
faddy.adjective
faddism, faddist.nouns
fraternal.adjective
of or relating to brothers
(a close fraternal tie); brotherly; of or constituting
a fraternity (a fraternal association such as some universities have)
fraternally.adverb
fraternalism.noun
fraternity.noun,.plural.fraternities
a body of people associated for a common.purpose
or interest,
such as a guild;
a group
of people joined by similar
backgrounds, occupations,
interests or tastes (the fraternity of bird watchers); a social organization
of men students at a college or university, usually designated by Greek
letters; the quality
or condition
of being brothers; brotherliness
fraternize, fraternized,
fraternizing,
fraternizes.intransitive
verbs
to associate
with others in a brotherly or congenial
way
fraternization.noun,.plural.fraternizations
fraternizer.noun,.plural.fraternizers
fruitless.adjective
producing no fruit; unproductive of success (a
fruitless search); futile
fruitlessly.adverb
fruitlessness.noun
freemason.noun,.plural.freemasons
a Freemason is a member of the Free and Accepted
Masons, an international fraternal and charitable
organization with secret rites and
signs; a member of a guild of skilled
itinerant.masons
during the Middle Ages
frumpish.adjective
dull
or plain; prim
and sedate
frumpishly.adverb
frumpishness.noun
frump.noun,.plural.frumps
a girl or woman regarded as dull, plain or unfashionable;
a person regarded as colorless and primly sedate
frumpy.adjective
frumpily.adverb
frumpiness.noun
fifth column.noun
a control and greed motivated.clandestine.subversive.organization
working within a country to further surreptitious
purposes of those with such designs of subjugating
people of the nation for the gain of a few; a group of people who work
secretly to help the organization in which they work; a secret group of
conspirators
that engage in purposes within a country to sabotage
or drain that country's resources for their own gain; a group of people
who act traitorously
and subversively
out of secret; plunderers; the
term originated in a remark by Francisco Franco, the Spanish dictator,
that he was marching on Madrid with four columns of troops and that there
was a 'fifth column' of those aligned
with him which were within the city ready to assist his efforts
fifth columnism,
fifth
columnist.nouns
Francisco Franco,
1892-1975, Spanish military leader who rose
to power during the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939 who went on to rule Spain
as dictator from 1939 until 1975. Franco has inspired highly contradictory
opinions about his role in history. His defenders have viewed him as modern
Spain's most distinguished statesman, arguing that he was responsible not
only for saving Spain during a bitter civil war but also for steering the
country towards peace and prosperity. His critics have painted a much darker
portrait of him as an opponent of democracy, as a comrade of German dictator
Adolf Hitler and Italian fascist dictator Benito
Mussolini during World War II 1939-1945 and as a despotic
ruler of Spain for nearly 40 years...Microsoft®
Encarta® Encyclopedia 99
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