Fore+part

  • 31fore — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)[/t]] 1) PHRASE: PHR after v If someone or something comes to the fore in a particular situation or group, they become important or popular. A number of low budget independent films brought new directors and actors to the fore. 2) ADJ …

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  • 32fore — 1. adjective /fɔː,fɔɹ/ Forward; situated towards the front (of something). Crystal vases with crimson roses and golden brown asters were set here and there in the fore part of the shop [...]. Ant: latter, aft 2. interjection /fɔː,fɔɹ/ An …

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  • 33FORE Systems — was a leader in internet switching equipment based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The company is now part of Ericsson.Founded in 1990 to supply a US Naval Research Laboratories request for development, FORE initially produced Asynchronous Transfer… …

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  • 34fore — [fôr, fōr] adv. [ME < OE fore, foran, akin to Ger vor < IE base * per , through, throughout, before > FOR1, FOR , L per] 1. at, in, or toward the bow of a ship: only in FORE AND AFT 2. Obs. previously adj …

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  • 35Fore — Fore, adv. [AS. fore, adv. & prep., another form of for. See {For}, and cf. {Former}, {Foremost}.] 1. In the part that precedes or goes first; opposed to aft, after, back, behind, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. Formerly; previously; afore. [Obs. or… …

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  • 36Fore and aft — Fore Fore, adv. [AS. fore, adv. & prep., another form of for. See {For}, and cf. {Former}, {Foremost}.] 1. In the part that precedes or goes first; opposed to aft, after, back, behind, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. Formerly; previously; afore. [Obs. or… …

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  • 37Fore-and-aft rigged — Fore Fore, adv. [AS. fore, adv. & prep., another form of for. See {For}, and cf. {Former}, {Foremost}.] 1. In the part that precedes or goes first; opposed to aft, after, back, behind, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. Formerly; previously; afore. [Obs. or… …

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  • 38fore|head — «FR ihd, FOR ; FR HEHD, FOR », noun. 1. the part of the face above the eyes: »His forehead was noble, but his mouth was cruel. SYNONYM(S): brow. 2. Figurative. a front part: »Even to the teeth and forehead of our faults (Shakespeare) …

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  • 39fore- — from FORE (Cf. fore) (adv.), which was used as a prefix in Old English and other Germanic languages with a sense of before in time, rank, position, etc., or designating the front part or earliest time …

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  • 40fore — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ situated or placed in front. ► NOUN ▪ the front part of something, especially a ship. ► EXCLAMATION ▪ called out as a warning to people in the path of a golf ball. ● to the fore Cf. ↑to the fore …

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