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noun
verb
adj
name
noun
- the act of moving forward suddenly
- (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward
- A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.
- A fish, the namaycush.
- An exercise performed by stepping forward one leg while kneeling with the other leg, then returning to a standing position.
- A long rope or flat web line, more commonly referred to as a lunge line, approximately 20–30 feet long, attached to the bridle, lungeing cavesson, or halter of a horse and used to control the animal while lungeing.
verb
noun
- the act of moving forward suddenly
- an unsteady uneven gait
- abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
- a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
- A predicament or difficult situation.
- A sudden or unsteady movement.
- (dialectal) A lift or heave.
- A double score in cribbage for the winner when their adversary has not yet pegged their 31st hole.
- An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables.
verb
- walk as if unable to control one's movements
- loiter about, with no apparent aim
- defeat by a lurch
- move slowly and unsteadily
- move abruptly
- To make such a sudden, unsteady movement.
- (transitive) To defeat in the game of cribbage with a lurch (double score as explained under noun entry).
- (dialectal, intransitive) To take by surprise; to unexpectedly detain.
- (dialectal, intransitive) To evade by stooping; to lurk; lie in wait; go about in a sneaking way.
verb
- (intransitive) To be fast-forwarded; to move ahead in this fashion.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To advance rapidly in time.
- (transitive, figuratively) To accelerate.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To shift one's attention or focus toward a later point in time.
- (transitive) To cause an audio or video tape, digital media stream, etc. to move forward very fast, so that when the device is played, it will start at a later point.
noun
verb
name
noun
adv
- toward the future; forward in time
- to a different or a more advanced time (meaning advanced either toward the present or toward the future)
- in a forward direction
- ahead of time; in anticipation
- at or in the front
- leading or ahead in a competition
- to a more advanced or advantageous position
- At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.
- So as to be further advanced, either spatially or in an abstract sense; to be superior.
- To a later time.
- To an earlier time.
- In or for the future.
- At an earlier time; beforehand; in advance.
adj
adv
- toward the future; forward in time
- in a forward direction
- forward in time or order or degree
- near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane
- at or to or toward the front; forward
- To an earlier point in time. See also bring forward.
- In the direction in which someone or something is facing.
- (nautical) At, near, or towards the bow of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
- In the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards.
- In the usual order or sequence.
- Into the future.
- So that front and back are in the usual orientation.
- At, near or towards the front of something.
adj
- moving forward
- at or near or directed toward the front
- used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty
- of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle
- Situated toward or at the front of something.
- (figuratively) Moving in the desired direction of progress.
- Having the usual order or sequence.
- Prominent, emphasized (or, in combinations, emphasizing).
- Without customary restraint or modesty; bold, cheeky, pert, presumptuous or pushy.
- Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; precocious.
- (of troops, guns etc.) Situated toward or near the enemy lines.
- Acting in or pertaining to the direction of travel or movement.
- Acting in or pertaining to the direction in which someone or something is facing.
- (finance, commerce) Expected or scheduled to take place in the future.
noun
- the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
- a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team
- (rugby) One of the eight players (comprising two props, one hooker, two locks, two flankers and one number eight, collectively known as the pack) whose primary task is to gain and maintain possession of the ball (compare back).
- (nautical) The front part of a vessel.
- (ice hockey) An umbrella term for a centre or winger in ice hockey.
- (finance) A direct agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specific point in the future; distinguished from a futures contract in that the latter is standardized and traded on an exchange.
- (basketball) The small forward or power forward position; two frontcourt positions that are taller than guards but shorter than centers.
- Misspelling of foreword (“preface or introduction”).
- (Internet) An e-mail message that is forwarded to another recipient or recipients; an electronic chain letter.
verb
- send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
- (transitive) To advance, promote.
- (transitive) To send (a letter, email etc.) on to a third party.
- (transitive, bookbinding) To assemble (a book) by sewing sections, attaching cover boards, and so on.
- (intransitive, Caribbean) To arrive, come.
verb
- move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
- (intransitive) To move forward in time; to progress towards completion.
- To make (something) happen at an earlier time or date; to bring forward, to hasten.
- cause to move forward
- increase or raise
- give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
- develop further
- bring forward for consideration or acceptance
- move forward
- rise in rate or price
- develop in a positive way
- pay in advance
- obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
- contribute to the progress or growth of
- To provide (money or other value) before it is due, or in expectation of some work; to lend.
- To increase (a number or amount).
- To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote.
- To raise or increase (a price, rate).
- To help the progress of (something); to further.
- (intransitive) To make progress; to do well, to succeed.
- To put forward (an idea, argument etc.); to propose.
- To move or push (something) forwards, especially forcefully.
- (intransitive) To make a higher bid at an auction.
- (intransitive) To move forwards; to approach.
noun
- a movement forward
- an amount paid before it is earned
- increase in price or value
- the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
- a change for the better; progress in development
- a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
- An addition to the price; rise in price or value.
- An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due; an advancement.
- (often in the plural) An opening approach or overture, now especially of an unwelcome or sexual nature.
- A forward move; improvement or progression.
adj
verb
- move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
- start running, functioning, or operating
- continue talking
- continue a certain state, condition, or activity
- come to pass
- (intransitive) To continue in extent.
- (intransitive) To move or proceed so as to become "on" in any of various senses.
- (intransitive) To talk frequently or at great length (about a subject).
- (transitive) To use and adopt (information) in order to understand an issue, make a decision, etc.; to go by.
- (intransitive) To proceed (to do something).
- (intransitive) To continue an action.
- (intransitive) To happen (occur).
intj
verb
- move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
- To physically move something or someone.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To start dealing with something else.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To continue; to proceed; to go on.
- (idiomatic, transitive, informal) To attempt a seduction, often in a way seen as disloyal or rude to another.
verb
- move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
- refer to another person for decision or judgment
- cause to be distributed
- give to or transfer possession of
- transmit information
- transmit (knowledge or skills)
- place into the hands or custody of
- (intransitive, idiomatic, euphemistic) To die.
- (transitive) To convey or communicate.
- (intransitive) To go forward.
- (transitive) To skip or decline.
- (transitive) To transfer (something) to someone, especially by handing or bequeathing it to the next person in a series.
verb
noun
- a movement forward
- Movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time; development through time.
- the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
- gradual improvement or growth or development
- An official journey made by a monarch or other high personage; a state journey, a circuit.
- Specifically, advancement to a higher or more developed state; development, growth.
- Movement onwards, forwards, or towards a specific objective or direction; advance.
verb
- move ahead (of others) in time or space
- lead, extend, or afford access
- travel in front of; go in advance of others
- cause to undertake a certain action
- take somebody somewhere
- tend to or result in
- cause something to pass or lead somewhere
- lead, as in the performance of a composition
- produce as a result or residue
- preside over
- be ahead of others; be the first
- be in charge of
- be conducive to
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- (intransitive) To be a cause of. [with to]
- (intransitive) To guide or conduct, as by accompanying, going before, showing, influencing, directing with authority, etc.; to have precedence or preeminence; to be first or chief; — used in most of the senses of the transitive verb.
- (transitive, climbing) To lead climb.
- (figuratively): To direct; to counsel; to instruct.
- To guide or conduct in a certain course, or to a certain place or end, by making the way known; to show the way, especially by going with or going in advance of; to guide somebody somewhere or to bring somebody somewhere by means of instructions.
- To guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection.
- (transitive, card games, dominoes) To begin a game, round, or trick, with
- Misspelling of led.
- (baseball) To step off base and move towards the next base.
- Used in phrasal verbs: lead off, lead on, lead out, lead to (“be the cause of, bring about”), lead up, lead up to.
- (intransitive) To have the highest interim score in a game.
- (intransitive) To tend or reach in a certain spatial direction, or to a certain place.
- (transitive) To go or to be in advance of; to precede; hence, to be foremost or chief among.
- To draw or direct by influence, whether good or bad; to prevail on; to induce; to entice; to allure.
- (shooting) To aim in front of a moving target, in order that the shot may hit the target as it passes.
- (intransitive) To be more advanced in technology or business than others.
- (intransitive) To be ahead of others, e.g., in a race.
- (intransitive) To proceed in front of others; to go first.
- (transitive, usually with "life") To live or experience (a particular way of life).
- To influence towards a belief, a conclusion, etc.
- (transitive, printing, historical) To place leads between the lines of.
- (transitive) To cover, fill, or affect with lead.
- To conduct or direct with authority; to have direction or charge of; to command, especially a military or business unit.
noun
- an advantage held by a competitor in a race
- an actor who plays a principal role
- the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)
- evidence pointing to a possible solution
- the introductory section of a story
- (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base
- an indication of potential opportunity
- a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire
- the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge
- a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase ‘take the lead’)
- restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
- a news story of major importance
- (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning
- the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine
- thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
- a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey
- mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil
- (countable, nautical) A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or to estimate velocity in knots.
- A thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing.
- (medicine, in the plural) X-ray protective clothing lined with lead.
- (countable) A thin cylinder of graphite used in pencils.
- (UK, countable) An insulated metallic wire for electrical devices and equipment.
- Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs.
- (horology) The action of a tooth, such as a tooth of a wheel, in impelling another tooth or a pallet.
- Information obtained by a news reporter about an issue or subject that allows him or her to discover more details.
- (electricity) The advance of the current phase in an alternating circuit beyond that of the electromotive force producing it.
- (acting) The actor who plays the main role; lead actor.
- (countable, mining) A lode.
- Information obtained by a detective or police officer that allows him or her to discover further details about a crime or incident.
- A rope, leather strap, or similar device with which to lead an animal; a leash
- (nautical) The course of a rope from end to end.
- (US, journalism) The introductory paragraph or paragraphs of a newspaper, or a news or other type of article. (Sometimes spelled as lede for this usage to avoid ambiguity.)
- (marketing) Potential opportunity for a sale or transaction, a potential customer.
- (business) The person in charge of a project or a work shift etc.
- (curling) The player who throws the first two rocks for a team.
- (music) The announcement by one voice part of a theme to be repeated by the other parts.
- (uncountable, typography) Vertical space in advance of a row or between rows of text. Also known as leading.
- (slang) Bullets; ammunition.
- (countable) A roof covered with lead sheets or terne plates.
- (countable) A channel of open water in an ice field.
- Hypothesis that has not been pursued
- (music) A mark or a short passage in one voice part, as of a canon, serving as a cue for the entrance of others.
- An important news story that appears on the front page of a newspaper or at the beginning of a news broadcast
- (music) A primary synth, often composed of square, sawtooth, triangle or sine waveforms.
- (baseball) The situation where a runner steps away from a base while waiting for the pitch to be thrown.
- (uncountable) A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum).
- (music) In a barbershop quartet, the person who sings the melody, usually the second tenor.
- (countable) The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction, course
- (acting, theater) The main role in a play or film; the lead role.
- (uncountable, card games, dominoes) The act or right of playing first in a game or round; the card suit, or piece, so played
- (engineering) The axial distance a screw thread travels in one revolution. It is equal to the pitch times the number of starts.
- In a steam engine, the width of port opening which is uncovered by the valve, for the admission or release of steam, at the instant when the piston is at end of its stroke.
- (electricity) The angle between the line joining the brushes of a continuous-current dynamo and the diameter symmetrical between the poles.
- (countable) Precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; the state of being ahead in a race; the highest score in an incomplete game.
- (engineering) The excess above a right angle in the angle between two consecutive cranks, as of a compound engine, on the same shaft.
- (civil engineering) The distance of haul, as from a cutting to an embankment.
adj
verb
- move ahead (of others) in time or space
- furnish with a preface or introduction
- be earlier in time; go back further
- come before
- be the predecessor of
- (transitive) To have higher rank than (someone or something else).
- (transitive) To go before, go in front of.
- (transitive) To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce.
noun
noun
- A movement ahead or forward.
- (mining) A crossheading.
- (nautical) Forward motion, or its rate.
- (countable, transport) The interval of time or distance between the fronts of two vehicles (e.g. buses) moving in succession in the same direction, especially along the same pre-determined route.
- (uncountable, figuratively) Progress toward a goal.
- (countable) The clearance beneath an object, such as an arch, ceiling or bridge; headroom.
- forward movement
- vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
noun
- Initialism of short time.
- Initialism of storyteller, especially in the context of running certain tabletop role-playing games.
- Initialism of specialty training
- (translation studies) Initialism of source text.
- (medicine) An ST segment.
- (euphemistic) Initialism of sanitary towel.
- (uncountable) Abbreviation of steam.
- Initialism of short ton(s).
name
verb
noun
- the act of moving with great haste
- a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
- a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
- a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
- a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
- a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
- the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
- (nautical) The standard linear measurement of canvas for use at sea: 39 yards.
- (military, mechanical engineering) A sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a cartridge in a firearm.
- A lightning spark, i.e., a lightning bolt. (See thunderbolt.)
- A small personal-armour-piercing missile for short-range use, or (in common usage though deprecated by experts) a short arrow, intended to be shot from a crossbow or a catapult.
- A sudden flight, as to escape creditors.
- (US, politics) A refusal to support a nomination made by the party with which one has been connected; a breaking away from one's party.
- A burst of speed or efficiency.
- A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw.
- A stalk or scape (of garlic, onion, etc).
- A large roll of fabric or similar material, as a bolt of cloth.
- A sudden spring or start; a sudden leap aside.
- An iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner; a shackle; a fetter.
- A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism.
- A bar of wood or metal dropped in horizontal hooks on a door and adjoining wall or between the two sides of a double door, to prevent the door(s) from being forced open.
- A sudden event, action or emotion.
- A sieve, especially a long fine sieve used in milling for bolting flour and meal; a bolter.
adv
verb
- eat hastily without proper chewing
- make or roll into bolts
- leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
- secure or lock with a bolt
- run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
- move or jump suddenly
- swallow hastily
- To sift, especially through a cloth.
- (intransitive, botany, of lettuce, spinach, garlic, onion, etc) To produce flower stalks and flowers or seeds quickly or prematurely; to form a bolt (stalk or scape); to go to seed.
- (intransitive) To flee, to depart, to accelerate away suddenly.
- (transitive, figurative) To affix in a crude or unnatural manner.
- (transitive) To drink one's drink very quickly; to down a drink.
- (intransitive) To escape.
- To strike or fall suddenly like a bolt.
- (transitive) To connect or assemble pieces using a bolt.
- (transitive) To secure a door by locking or barring it.
- (law) To discuss or argue privately, and for practice, as cases at law.
- (transitive) To cause to start or spring forth; to dislodge (an animal being hunted).
- (transitive) To swallow food without chewing it.
- (US, politics) To refuse to support a nomination made by a party or caucus with which one has been connected; to break away from a party.
- To separate, assort, refine, or purify by other means.
- To sift the bran and germ from wheat flour.
- To utter precipitately; to blurt or throw out.
noun
- the act of moving with great haste
- a quick run
- a punctuation mark (‘-’) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
- the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
- distinctive and stylish elegance
- a footrace run at top speed
- A small quantity of a liquid substance etc.; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon.
- Violent strike; a whack.
- (uncountable) Ostentatious vigor.
- (by extension) The longer of the two symbols of Morse code.
- A short run, flight.
- (figurative, by extension) A slight admixture.
- Ellipsis of dashboard.
- (typography) Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).
- (Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, countable, uncountable) A bribe or gratuity; a gift.
- (UK, India) A prime symbol.
- A rushing or violent onset.
- (computing) A hyphen or minus sign.
- (Internet, informal) The dashboard of a social media user.
verb
- hurl or thrust violently
- break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
- destroy or break
- add an enlivening or altering element to
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away
- (transitive) To draw or write quickly; jot.
- (intransitive) To run quickly or for a short distance.
- (transitive) To dishearten; to sadden.
- (intransitive, informal) To leave or depart.
- (ambitransitive, sometimes figurative) To sprinkle; to splatter.
- (transitive, of hopes or dreams) To ruin; to destroy.
- (transitive) To throw violently.
- (transitive) To destroy by striking (against).
- (transitive, usually with down or off) To complete hastily.
intj
verb
- move ahead; travel onward in time or space
- do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop
- continue after an interruption
- continue in a place, position, or situation
- exist over a prolonged period of time
- keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
- continue talking
- span an interval of distance, space or time
- allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
- continue a certain state, condition, or activity
- (transitive) To make last; to prolong.
- (transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).
- (intransitive) To resume.
- (transitive) To retain (someone or something) in a given state, position, etc.
- (intransitive, copulative sense obsolete) To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.
- (poker slang) To make a continuation bet.
- (transitive, law) To adjourn, prorogue, put off.
noun
verb
- move ahead; travel onward in time or space
- follow a procedure or take a course
- continue talking
- follow a certain course
- continue a certain state, condition, or activity
- (of a rule) To be applicable or effective; to be valid.
- To take an academic degree.
- To be transacted; to take place; to occur.
- To go on in an orderly or regulated manner; to begin and carry on a series of acts or measures; to act methodically.
- To come from; to have as its source or origin.
- (law) To begin and carry on a legal process.
- To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another.
- To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to carry on.
noun
- The advance of time.
- (bacteriology, virology) Serial passage.
- (nautical) A strait or other narrow waterway.
- (caving) An underground cavity, formed by water or falling rocks, which is much longer than it is wide.
- An incident or episode.
- A passageway or corridor.
- The act of passing; movement across or through.
- The official approval of a bill or act by a parliament.
- A fee paid for passing or for being conveyed between places.
- (art) The use of tight brushwork to link objects in separate spatial plains. Commonly seen in Cubist works.
- (euphemistic) The vagina.
- A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning.
- (dressage) A movement in classical dressage, in which the horse performs a very collected, energetic, and elevated trot that has a longer period of suspension between each foot fall than a working trot.
- Part of a path or journey.
- (dice games, historical) A gambling game for two players using three dice, in which the object is to throw a double over ten.
- The right to pass from one place to another.
- a journey usually by ship
- a section of text; particularly a section of medium length
- a short section of a musical composition
- a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
- the motion of one object relative to another
- the passing of a law by a legislative body
- a way through or along which someone or something may pass
- a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
- the act of passing from one state or place to the next
- the act of passing something to another person
adj
verb
prefix
- Forward in temporal direction, anticipating.
- Anterior: the frontal part of a body.
- First in order or sequence.
- Outer: the leading, outward portion of a wave or effort; or a distal part of a body.
- Outward in spatial direction.
- Greater in rank, superior
- (nautical) The fore of a ship.
- Previous or earlier in order or sequence.
- Nearest: the part of the root which is nearest/closest.
- Positioned at or near the front.
- The early stage of the root time period
- Alternative form of for-: outside, out.
- Directly or immediately preceding in time.
- Before: the root is happening earlier in time.
- Prominent, most important, foremost or greatest in rank
- Ancestor, ancestral
- Forward in spatial direction.
- Used to indicate error, exclusion, or inadequacy; Alternative form of for-.
- Forepart: the front part of an object or area.
- Near, close to, adjacent in position.
adj
- far along in time
- situated ahead or going before
- ahead of the times
- (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry
- ahead in development; complex or intricate
- comparatively late in a course of development
- farther along in physical or mental development
- at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill
- In a late stage of development or education; having greatly progressed beyond an initial stage.
- Having moved forward in time or space (e.g. advanced ignition timing).
- Involving greater complexity; more difficult, elaborate or specialized.
- At or close to the state of the art.
- (Philippines, of a clock or watch) Indicating a time ahead of the correct time.
- (phonetics) Pronounced farther to the front of the vocal tract.
verb
adj
- far along in time
- at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge
- fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
- fully prepared or eager
- most suitable or right for a particular purpose
- Smelly: having a disagreeable odor.
- (law) Of a conflict between parties, having developed to a stage where the conflict may be reviewed by a court of law.
- Like ripened fruit in ruddiness and plumpness.
- Ready for action or effect; prepared.
- (proscribed, used with with) Rife
- (colloquial) Ofa person, ready, willing, eager.
- Of a food, advanced to the state of fitness for use; mellow.
- (figuratively) Having attained its full development; mature; perfected.
- Of a fruit, vegetable, seed, etc., ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection; mature.
noun
verb
noun
- a movement forward
- the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
- a series with a definite pattern of advance
- Development, increase, evolution.
- (mathematics) A sequence obtained by adding or multiplying each term by a constant.
- The act of moving from one thing to another.
- (music, countable) A chord progression.
- The act of moving forward or proceeding in a course; motion onward.
- (exercise) The process of making an exercise more strenuous by manipulating the details of its performance like loaded weight, range of motion, angle, speed.
adj
- Looking forward in time; acting with foresight.
- Likely or expected to happen or become.
- (medicine, of research) Being a study that starts with the present situation and follows participants into the future
- Of or relating to a prospect; furnishing a prospect.
- (grammar) Indicating grammatically an activity about to begin.
- Anticipated in the near or far future.
- of or concerned with or related to the future
noun
noun
adj
name
adj
- at a rapid tempo
- hurried and brief
- unrestrained by convention or morality
- (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time
- securely fixed in place
- (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds
- resistant to destruction or fading
- (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time
- acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
- unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
- Of a place, characterised by business, hustle and bustle, etc.
- Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.
- Causing unusual rapidity of play or action.
- (computing, of a piece of hardware) Able to transfer data in a short period of time.
- Deep or sound (of sleep); fast asleep (of people).
- Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid; light.
- (nuclear physics, of a neutron) Having a kinetic energy between 1 million and 20 million electron volts; often used to describe the energy state of free neutrons at the moment of their release by a nuclear fission or nuclear fusion reaction (i.e., before the neutrons have been slowed down by anything).
- (of dyes or colours) Not running or fading when subjected to detrimental conditions such as wetness or intense light; permanent.
- (of photographic film) More sensitive to light than average.
- Ahead of the correct time or schedule.
- (of people) Steadfast, with unwavering feeling. (Now mostly in set phrases like fast friend(s).)
noun
adv
- quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
- firmly or closely
- Immediately following in place or time; close, very near .
- Quickly, with great speed; within a short time .
- In a firm or secure manner, securely; in such a way as not to be moved; safe, sound .
- Ahead of the correct time or schedule.
- (of sleeping) Deeply or soundly .
verb
- abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons
- abstain from eating
- (transitive, sciences) To cause (a person or animal) to abstain, especially from eating.
- (intransitive) To practice religious abstinence, especially from food.
- (intransitive) To reduce or limit one's nutrition intake for medical or health reasons, to diet.
intj
noun
verb
adj
name
noun
- the act of moving forward suddenly
- (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward
- A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.
- A fish, the namaycush.
- An exercise performed by stepping forward one leg while kneeling with the other leg, then returning to a standing position.
- A long rope or flat web line, more commonly referred to as a lunge line, approximately 20–30 feet long, attached to the bridle, lungeing cavesson, or halter of a horse and used to control the animal while lungeing.
verb
noun
- the act of moving forward suddenly
- an unsteady uneven gait
- abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
- a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
- A predicament or difficult situation.
- A sudden or unsteady movement.
- (dialectal) A lift or heave.
- A double score in cribbage for the winner when their adversary has not yet pegged their 31st hole.
- An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables.
verb
- walk as if unable to control one's movements
- loiter about, with no apparent aim
- defeat by a lurch
- move slowly and unsteadily
- move abruptly
- To make such a sudden, unsteady movement.
- (transitive) To defeat in the game of cribbage with a lurch (double score as explained under noun entry).
- (dialectal, intransitive) To take by surprise; to unexpectedly detain.
- (dialectal, intransitive) To evade by stooping; to lurk; lie in wait; go about in a sneaking way.
noun
- A movement ahead or forward.
- (mining) A crossheading.
- (nautical) Forward motion, or its rate.
- (countable, transport) The interval of time or distance between the fronts of two vehicles (e.g. buses) moving in succession in the same direction, especially along the same pre-determined route.
- (uncountable, figuratively) Progress toward a goal.
- (countable) The clearance beneath an object, such as an arch, ceiling or bridge; headroom.
- forward movement
- vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
noun
- Initialism of short time.
- Initialism of storyteller, especially in the context of running certain tabletop role-playing games.
- Initialism of specialty training
- (translation studies) Initialism of source text.
- (medicine) An ST segment.
- (euphemistic) Initialism of sanitary towel.
- (uncountable) Abbreviation of steam.
- Initialism of short ton(s).
name
verb
noun
- the act of moving with great haste
- a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
- a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
- a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
- a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
- a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
- the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
- (nautical) The standard linear measurement of canvas for use at sea: 39 yards.
- (military, mechanical engineering) A sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a cartridge in a firearm.
- A lightning spark, i.e., a lightning bolt. (See thunderbolt.)
- A small personal-armour-piercing missile for short-range use, or (in common usage though deprecated by experts) a short arrow, intended to be shot from a crossbow or a catapult.
- A sudden flight, as to escape creditors.
- (US, politics) A refusal to support a nomination made by the party with which one has been connected; a breaking away from one's party.
- A burst of speed or efficiency.
- A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw.
- A stalk or scape (of garlic, onion, etc).
- A large roll of fabric or similar material, as a bolt of cloth.
- A sudden spring or start; a sudden leap aside.
- An iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner; a shackle; a fetter.
- A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism.
- A bar of wood or metal dropped in horizontal hooks on a door and adjoining wall or between the two sides of a double door, to prevent the door(s) from being forced open.
- A sudden event, action or emotion.
- A sieve, especially a long fine sieve used in milling for bolting flour and meal; a bolter.
adv
verb
- eat hastily without proper chewing
- make or roll into bolts
- leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
- secure or lock with a bolt
- run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
- move or jump suddenly
- swallow hastily
- To sift, especially through a cloth.
- (intransitive, botany, of lettuce, spinach, garlic, onion, etc) To produce flower stalks and flowers or seeds quickly or prematurely; to form a bolt (stalk or scape); to go to seed.
- (intransitive) To flee, to depart, to accelerate away suddenly.
- (transitive, figurative) To affix in a crude or unnatural manner.
- (transitive) To drink one's drink very quickly; to down a drink.
- (intransitive) To escape.
- To strike or fall suddenly like a bolt.
- (transitive) To connect or assemble pieces using a bolt.
- (transitive) To secure a door by locking or barring it.
- (law) To discuss or argue privately, and for practice, as cases at law.
- (transitive) To cause to start or spring forth; to dislodge (an animal being hunted).
- (transitive) To swallow food without chewing it.
- (US, politics) To refuse to support a nomination made by a party or caucus with which one has been connected; to break away from a party.
- To separate, assort, refine, or purify by other means.
- To sift the bran and germ from wheat flour.
- To utter precipitately; to blurt or throw out.
noun
- the act of moving with great haste
- a quick run
- a punctuation mark (‘-’) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
- the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
- distinctive and stylish elegance
- a footrace run at top speed
- A small quantity of a liquid substance etc.; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon.
- Violent strike; a whack.
- (uncountable) Ostentatious vigor.
- (by extension) The longer of the two symbols of Morse code.
- A short run, flight.
- (figurative, by extension) A slight admixture.
- Ellipsis of dashboard.
- (typography) Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).
- (Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, countable, uncountable) A bribe or gratuity; a gift.
- (UK, India) A prime symbol.
- A rushing or violent onset.
- (computing) A hyphen or minus sign.
- (Internet, informal) The dashboard of a social media user.
verb
- hurl or thrust violently
- break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
- destroy or break
- add an enlivening or altering element to
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away
- (transitive) To draw or write quickly; jot.
- (intransitive) To run quickly or for a short distance.
- (transitive) To dishearten; to sadden.
- (intransitive, informal) To leave or depart.
- (ambitransitive, sometimes figurative) To sprinkle; to splatter.
- (transitive, of hopes or dreams) To ruin; to destroy.
- (transitive) To throw violently.
- (transitive) To destroy by striking (against).
- (transitive, usually with down or off) To complete hastily.
intj
noun
- The advance of time.
- (bacteriology, virology) Serial passage.
- (nautical) A strait or other narrow waterway.
- (caving) An underground cavity, formed by water or falling rocks, which is much longer than it is wide.
- An incident or episode.
- A passageway or corridor.
- The act of passing; movement across or through.
- The official approval of a bill or act by a parliament.
- A fee paid for passing or for being conveyed between places.
- (art) The use of tight brushwork to link objects in separate spatial plains. Commonly seen in Cubist works.
- (euphemistic) The vagina.
- A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning.
- (dressage) A movement in classical dressage, in which the horse performs a very collected, energetic, and elevated trot that has a longer period of suspension between each foot fall than a working trot.
- Part of a path or journey.
- (dice games, historical) A gambling game for two players using three dice, in which the object is to throw a double over ten.
- The right to pass from one place to another.
- a journey usually by ship
- a section of text; particularly a section of medium length
- a short section of a musical composition
- a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
- the motion of one object relative to another
- the passing of a law by a legislative body
- a way through or along which someone or something may pass
- a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
- the act of passing from one state or place to the next
- the act of passing something to another person
adj
verb
verb
- move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
- (intransitive) To move forward in time; to progress towards completion.
- To make (something) happen at an earlier time or date; to bring forward, to hasten.
- cause to move forward
- increase or raise
- give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
- develop further
- bring forward for consideration or acceptance
- move forward
- rise in rate or price
- develop in a positive way
- pay in advance
- obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
- contribute to the progress or growth of
- To provide (money or other value) before it is due, or in expectation of some work; to lend.
- To increase (a number or amount).
- To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote.
- To raise or increase (a price, rate).
- To help the progress of (something); to further.
- (intransitive) To make progress; to do well, to succeed.
- To put forward (an idea, argument etc.); to propose.
- To move or push (something) forwards, especially forcefully.
- (intransitive) To make a higher bid at an auction.
- (intransitive) To move forwards; to approach.
noun
- a movement forward
- an amount paid before it is earned
- increase in price or value
- the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
- a change for the better; progress in development
- a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
- An addition to the price; rise in price or value.
- An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due; an advancement.
- (often in the plural) An opening approach or overture, now especially of an unwelcome or sexual nature.
- A forward move; improvement or progression.
adj
verb
noun
- a movement forward
- Movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time; development through time.
- the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
- gradual improvement or growth or development
- An official journey made by a monarch or other high personage; a state journey, a circuit.
- Specifically, advancement to a higher or more developed state; development, growth.
- Movement onwards, forwards, or towards a specific objective or direction; advance.
noun
- a movement forward
- the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
- a series with a definite pattern of advance
- Development, increase, evolution.
- (mathematics) A sequence obtained by adding or multiplying each term by a constant.
- The act of moving from one thing to another.
- (music, countable) A chord progression.
- The act of moving forward or proceeding in a course; motion onward.
- (exercise) The process of making an exercise more strenuous by manipulating the details of its performance like loaded weight, range of motion, angle, speed.
verb
- (intransitive) To be fast-forwarded; to move ahead in this fashion.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To advance rapidly in time.
- (transitive, figuratively) To accelerate.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To shift one's attention or focus toward a later point in time.
- (transitive) To cause an audio or video tape, digital media stream, etc. to move forward very fast, so that when the device is played, it will start at a later point.
noun
noun
adj
name
noun
verb
adj
name
verb
- (intransitive) To be fast-forwarded; to move ahead in this fashion.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To advance rapidly in time.
- (transitive, figuratively) To accelerate.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To shift one's attention or focus toward a later point in time.
- (transitive) To cause an audio or video tape, digital media stream, etc. to move forward very fast, so that when the device is played, it will start at a later point.
noun
verb
name
noun
verb
- move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
- (intransitive) To move forward in time; to progress towards completion.
- To make (something) happen at an earlier time or date; to bring forward, to hasten.
- cause to move forward
- increase or raise
- give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
- develop further
- bring forward for consideration or acceptance
- move forward
- rise in rate or price
- develop in a positive way
- pay in advance
- obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
- contribute to the progress or growth of
- To provide (money or other value) before it is due, or in expectation of some work; to lend.
- To increase (a number or amount).
- To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote.
- To raise or increase (a price, rate).
- To help the progress of (something); to further.
- (intransitive) To make progress; to do well, to succeed.
- To put forward (an idea, argument etc.); to propose.
- To move or push (something) forwards, especially forcefully.
- (intransitive) To make a higher bid at an auction.
- (intransitive) To move forwards; to approach.
noun
- a movement forward
- an amount paid before it is earned
- increase in price or value
- the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
- a change for the better; progress in development
- a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
- An addition to the price; rise in price or value.
- An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due; an advancement.
- (often in the plural) An opening approach or overture, now especially of an unwelcome or sexual nature.
- A forward move; improvement or progression.
adj
verb
- move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
- start running, functioning, or operating
- continue talking
- continue a certain state, condition, or activity
- come to pass
- (intransitive) To continue in extent.
- (intransitive) To move or proceed so as to become "on" in any of various senses.
- (intransitive) To talk frequently or at great length (about a subject).
- (transitive) To use and adopt (information) in order to understand an issue, make a decision, etc.; to go by.
- (intransitive) To proceed (to do something).
- (intransitive) To continue an action.
- (intransitive) To happen (occur).
intj
verb
- move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
- To physically move something or someone.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To start dealing with something else.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To continue; to proceed; to go on.
- (idiomatic, transitive, informal) To attempt a seduction, often in a way seen as disloyal or rude to another.
verb
- move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
- refer to another person for decision or judgment
- cause to be distributed
- give to or transfer possession of
- transmit information
- transmit (knowledge or skills)
- place into the hands or custody of
- (intransitive, idiomatic, euphemistic) To die.
- (transitive) To convey or communicate.
- (intransitive) To go forward.
- (transitive) To skip or decline.
- (transitive) To transfer (something) to someone, especially by handing or bequeathing it to the next person in a series.
verb
noun
- a movement forward
- Movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time; development through time.
- the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
- gradual improvement or growth or development
- An official journey made by a monarch or other high personage; a state journey, a circuit.
- Specifically, advancement to a higher or more developed state; development, growth.
- Movement onwards, forwards, or towards a specific objective or direction; advance.
verb
- move ahead (of others) in time or space
- lead, extend, or afford access
- travel in front of; go in advance of others
- cause to undertake a certain action
- take somebody somewhere
- tend to or result in
- cause something to pass or lead somewhere
- lead, as in the performance of a composition
- produce as a result or residue
- preside over
- be ahead of others; be the first
- be in charge of
- be conducive to
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- (intransitive) To be a cause of. [with to]
- (intransitive) To guide or conduct, as by accompanying, going before, showing, influencing, directing with authority, etc.; to have precedence or preeminence; to be first or chief; — used in most of the senses of the transitive verb.
- (transitive, climbing) To lead climb.
- (figuratively): To direct; to counsel; to instruct.
- To guide or conduct in a certain course, or to a certain place or end, by making the way known; to show the way, especially by going with or going in advance of; to guide somebody somewhere or to bring somebody somewhere by means of instructions.
- To guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection.
- (transitive, card games, dominoes) To begin a game, round, or trick, with
- Misspelling of led.
- (baseball) To step off base and move towards the next base.
- Used in phrasal verbs: lead off, lead on, lead out, lead to (“be the cause of, bring about”), lead up, lead up to.
- (intransitive) To have the highest interim score in a game.
- (intransitive) To tend or reach in a certain spatial direction, or to a certain place.
- (transitive) To go or to be in advance of; to precede; hence, to be foremost or chief among.
- To draw or direct by influence, whether good or bad; to prevail on; to induce; to entice; to allure.
- (shooting) To aim in front of a moving target, in order that the shot may hit the target as it passes.
- (intransitive) To be more advanced in technology or business than others.
- (intransitive) To be ahead of others, e.g., in a race.
- (intransitive) To proceed in front of others; to go first.
- (transitive, usually with "life") To live or experience (a particular way of life).
- To influence towards a belief, a conclusion, etc.
- (transitive, printing, historical) To place leads between the lines of.
- (transitive) To cover, fill, or affect with lead.
- To conduct or direct with authority; to have direction or charge of; to command, especially a military or business unit.
noun
- an advantage held by a competitor in a race
- an actor who plays a principal role
- the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)
- evidence pointing to a possible solution
- the introductory section of a story
- (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base
- an indication of potential opportunity
- a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire
- the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge
- a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase ‘take the lead’)
- restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
- a news story of major importance
- (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning
- the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine
- thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
- a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey
- mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil
- (countable, nautical) A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or to estimate velocity in knots.
- A thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing.
- (medicine, in the plural) X-ray protective clothing lined with lead.
- (countable) A thin cylinder of graphite used in pencils.
- (UK, countable) An insulated metallic wire for electrical devices and equipment.
- Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs.
- (horology) The action of a tooth, such as a tooth of a wheel, in impelling another tooth or a pallet.
- Information obtained by a news reporter about an issue or subject that allows him or her to discover more details.
- (electricity) The advance of the current phase in an alternating circuit beyond that of the electromotive force producing it.
- (acting) The actor who plays the main role; lead actor.
- (countable, mining) A lode.
- Information obtained by a detective or police officer that allows him or her to discover further details about a crime or incident.
- A rope, leather strap, or similar device with which to lead an animal; a leash
- (nautical) The course of a rope from end to end.
- (US, journalism) The introductory paragraph or paragraphs of a newspaper, or a news or other type of article. (Sometimes spelled as lede for this usage to avoid ambiguity.)
- (marketing) Potential opportunity for a sale or transaction, a potential customer.
- (business) The person in charge of a project or a work shift etc.
- (curling) The player who throws the first two rocks for a team.
- (music) The announcement by one voice part of a theme to be repeated by the other parts.
- (uncountable, typography) Vertical space in advance of a row or between rows of text. Also known as leading.
- (slang) Bullets; ammunition.
- (countable) A roof covered with lead sheets or terne plates.
- (countable) A channel of open water in an ice field.
- Hypothesis that has not been pursued
- (music) A mark or a short passage in one voice part, as of a canon, serving as a cue for the entrance of others.
- An important news story that appears on the front page of a newspaper or at the beginning of a news broadcast
- (music) A primary synth, often composed of square, sawtooth, triangle or sine waveforms.
- (baseball) The situation where a runner steps away from a base while waiting for the pitch to be thrown.
- (uncountable) A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum).
- (music) In a barbershop quartet, the person who sings the melody, usually the second tenor.
- (countable) The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction, course
- (acting, theater) The main role in a play or film; the lead role.
- (uncountable, card games, dominoes) The act or right of playing first in a game or round; the card suit, or piece, so played
- (engineering) The axial distance a screw thread travels in one revolution. It is equal to the pitch times the number of starts.
- In a steam engine, the width of port opening which is uncovered by the valve, for the admission or release of steam, at the instant when the piston is at end of its stroke.
- (electricity) The angle between the line joining the brushes of a continuous-current dynamo and the diameter symmetrical between the poles.
- (countable) Precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; the state of being ahead in a race; the highest score in an incomplete game.
- (engineering) The excess above a right angle in the angle between two consecutive cranks, as of a compound engine, on the same shaft.
- (civil engineering) The distance of haul, as from a cutting to an embankment.
adj
verb
- move ahead (of others) in time or space
- furnish with a preface or introduction
- be earlier in time; go back further
- come before
- be the predecessor of
- (transitive) To have higher rank than (someone or something else).
- (transitive) To go before, go in front of.
- (transitive) To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce.
noun
verb
- move ahead; travel onward in time or space
- do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop
- continue after an interruption
- continue in a place, position, or situation
- exist over a prolonged period of time
- keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
- continue talking
- span an interval of distance, space or time
- allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
- continue a certain state, condition, or activity
- (transitive) To make last; to prolong.
- (transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).
- (intransitive) To resume.
- (transitive) To retain (someone or something) in a given state, position, etc.
- (intransitive, copulative sense obsolete) To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.
- (poker slang) To make a continuation bet.
- (transitive, law) To adjourn, prorogue, put off.
noun
verb
- move ahead; travel onward in time or space
- follow a procedure or take a course
- continue talking
- follow a certain course
- continue a certain state, condition, or activity
- (of a rule) To be applicable or effective; to be valid.
- To take an academic degree.
- To be transacted; to take place; to occur.
- To go on in an orderly or regulated manner; to begin and carry on a series of acts or measures; to act methodically.
- To come from; to have as its source or origin.
- (law) To begin and carry on a legal process.
- To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another.
- To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to carry on.
adv
- toward the future; forward in time
- to a different or a more advanced time (meaning advanced either toward the present or toward the future)
- in a forward direction
- ahead of time; in anticipation
- at or in the front
- leading or ahead in a competition
- to a more advanced or advantageous position
- At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.
- So as to be further advanced, either spatially or in an abstract sense; to be superior.
- To a later time.
- To an earlier time.
- In or for the future.
- At an earlier time; beforehand; in advance.
adj
adv
- toward the future; forward in time
- in a forward direction
- forward in time or order or degree
- near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane
- at or to or toward the front; forward
- To an earlier point in time. See also bring forward.
- In the direction in which someone or something is facing.
- (nautical) At, near, or towards the bow of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
- In the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards.
- In the usual order or sequence.
- Into the future.
- So that front and back are in the usual orientation.
- At, near or towards the front of something.
adj
- moving forward
- at or near or directed toward the front
- used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty
- of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle
- Situated toward or at the front of something.
- (figuratively) Moving in the desired direction of progress.
- Having the usual order or sequence.
- Prominent, emphasized (or, in combinations, emphasizing).
- Without customary restraint or modesty; bold, cheeky, pert, presumptuous or pushy.
- Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; precocious.
- (of troops, guns etc.) Situated toward or near the enemy lines.
- Acting in or pertaining to the direction of travel or movement.
- Acting in or pertaining to the direction in which someone or something is facing.
- (finance, commerce) Expected or scheduled to take place in the future.
noun
- the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
- a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team
- (rugby) One of the eight players (comprising two props, one hooker, two locks, two flankers and one number eight, collectively known as the pack) whose primary task is to gain and maintain possession of the ball (compare back).
- (nautical) The front part of a vessel.
- (ice hockey) An umbrella term for a centre or winger in ice hockey.
- (finance) A direct agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specific point in the future; distinguished from a futures contract in that the latter is standardized and traded on an exchange.
- (basketball) The small forward or power forward position; two frontcourt positions that are taller than guards but shorter than centers.
- Misspelling of foreword (“preface or introduction”).
- (Internet) An e-mail message that is forwarded to another recipient or recipients; an electronic chain letter.
verb
- send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
- (transitive) To advance, promote.
- (transitive) To send (a letter, email etc.) on to a third party.
- (transitive, bookbinding) To assemble (a book) by sewing sections, attaching cover boards, and so on.
- (intransitive, Caribbean) To arrive, come.
adj
- far along in time
- situated ahead or going before
- ahead of the times
- (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry
- ahead in development; complex or intricate
- comparatively late in a course of development
- farther along in physical or mental development
- at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill
- In a late stage of development or education; having greatly progressed beyond an initial stage.
- Having moved forward in time or space (e.g. advanced ignition timing).
- Involving greater complexity; more difficult, elaborate or specialized.
- At or close to the state of the art.
- (Philippines, of a clock or watch) Indicating a time ahead of the correct time.
- (phonetics) Pronounced farther to the front of the vocal tract.
verb
adj
- far along in time
- at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge
- fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
- fully prepared or eager
- most suitable or right for a particular purpose
- Smelly: having a disagreeable odor.
- (law) Of a conflict between parties, having developed to a stage where the conflict may be reviewed by a court of law.
- Like ripened fruit in ruddiness and plumpness.
- Ready for action or effect; prepared.
- (proscribed, used with with) Rife
- (colloquial) Ofa person, ready, willing, eager.
- Of a food, advanced to the state of fitness for use; mellow.
- (figuratively) Having attained its full development; mature; perfected.
- Of a fruit, vegetable, seed, etc., ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection; mature.
noun
verb
adj
- Looking forward in time; acting with foresight.
- Likely or expected to happen or become.
- (medicine, of research) Being a study that starts with the present situation and follows participants into the future
- Of or relating to a prospect; furnishing a prospect.
- (grammar) Indicating grammatically an activity about to begin.
- Anticipated in the near or far future.
- of or concerned with or related to the future
noun
adj
- at a rapid tempo
- hurried and brief
- unrestrained by convention or morality
- (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time
- securely fixed in place
- (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds
- resistant to destruction or fading
- (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time
- acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
- unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
- Of a place, characterised by business, hustle and bustle, etc.
- Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.
- Causing unusual rapidity of play or action.
- (computing, of a piece of hardware) Able to transfer data in a short period of time.
- Deep or sound (of sleep); fast asleep (of people).
- Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid; light.
- (nuclear physics, of a neutron) Having a kinetic energy between 1 million and 20 million electron volts; often used to describe the energy state of free neutrons at the moment of their release by a nuclear fission or nuclear fusion reaction (i.e., before the neutrons have been slowed down by anything).
- (of dyes or colours) Not running or fading when subjected to detrimental conditions such as wetness or intense light; permanent.
- (of photographic film) More sensitive to light than average.
- Ahead of the correct time or schedule.
- (of people) Steadfast, with unwavering feeling. (Now mostly in set phrases like fast friend(s).)
noun
adv
- quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
- firmly or closely
- Immediately following in place or time; close, very near .
- Quickly, with great speed; within a short time .
- In a firm or secure manner, securely; in such a way as not to be moved; safe, sound .
- Ahead of the correct time or schedule.
- (of sleeping) Deeply or soundly .
verb
- abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons
- abstain from eating
- (transitive, sciences) To cause (a person or animal) to abstain, especially from eating.
- (intransitive) To practice religious abstinence, especially from food.
- (intransitive) To reduce or limit one's nutrition intake for medical or health reasons, to diet.