Forthwith (adv.) As soon as the thing required may be done by reasonable exertion confined to that object.
Forthy (adv.) Therefore.
Forties (n. pl.) See Forty.
Fortieth (a.) Following the thirty-ninth, or preceded by thirty-nine units, things, or parts.
Fortieth (a.) Constituting one of forty equal parts into which anything is divided.
Fortieth (n.) One of forty equal parts into which one whole is divided; the quotient of a unit divided by forty; one next in order after the thirty-ninth.
Fortifiable (a.) Capable of being fortified.
Fortification (n.) The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places in order to defend them against an enemy.
Fortification (n.) That which fortifies; especially, a work or works erected to defend a place against attack; a fortified place; a fortress; a fort; a castle.
Fortifier (n.) One who, or that which, fortifies, strengthens, supports, or upholds.
Fortified (imp. & p. p.) of Fortify
Fortifying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fortify
Fortify (v. t.) To add strength to; to strengthen; to confirm; to furnish with power to resist attack.
Fortify (v. t.) To strengthen and secure by forts or batteries, or by surrounding with a wall or ditch or other military works; to render defensible against an attack by hostile forces.
Fortify (v. i.) To raise defensive works.
Fortilage (n.) A little fort; a blockhouse.
Fortin (n.) A little fort; a fortlet.
Fortissimo (adv.) Very loud; with the utmost strength or loudness.
Fortition (n.) Casual choice; fortuitous selection; hazard.
Fortitude (n.) Power to resist attack; strength; firmness.
Fortitude (n.) That strength or firmness of mind which enables a person to encounter danger with coolness and courage, or to bear pain or adversity without murmuring, depression, or despondency; passive courage; resolute endurance; firmness in confronting or bearing up against danger or enduring trouble.
Fortitudinous (a.) Having fortitude; courageous.
Fortlet (n.) A little fort.
Fortnight (n.) The space of fourteen days; two weeks.
Fortnightly (a.) Occurring or appearing once in a fortnight; as, a fortnightly meeting of a club; a fortnightly magazine, or other publication.
Fortnightly (adv.) Once in a fortnight; at intervals of a fortnight.
Fortread (v. t.) To tread down; to trample upon.
Fortresses (pl. ) of Fortress
Fortress (n.) A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; a fort; a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security.
Fortress (v. t.) To furnish with a fortress or with fortresses; to guard; to fortify.
Fortuitous (a.) Happening by chance; coming or occuring unexpectedly, or without any known cause; chance; as, the fortuitous concourse of atoms.
Fortuitous (a.) Happening independently of human will or means of foresight; resulting from unavoidable physical causes.
Fortuity (n.) Accident; chance; casualty.
Fortunate (n.) Coming by good luck or favorable chance; bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain; presaging happiness; auspicious; as, a fortunate event; a fortunate concurrence of circumstances; a fortunate investment.
Fortunate (n.) Receiving same unforeseen or unexpected good, or some good which was not dependent on one's own skill or efforts; favored with good forune; lucky.
Fortunately (adv.) In a fortunate manner; luckily; successfully; happily.
Fortunateness (n.) The condition or quality of being fortunate; good luck; success; happiness.
Fortune (n.) The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance; accident; luck; hap; also, the personified or deified power regarded as determining human success, apportioning happiness and unhappiness, and distributing arbitrarily or fortuitously the lots of life.
Fortune (n.) That which befalls or is to befall one; lot in life, or event in any particular undertaking; fate; destiny; as, to tell one's fortune.
Fortune (n.) That which comes as the result of an undertaking or of a course of action; good or ill success; especially, favorable issue; happy event; success; prosperity as reached partly by chance and partly by effort.
Fortune (n.) Wealth; large possessions; large estate; riches; as, a gentleman of fortune.
Fortune (n.) To make fortunate; to give either good or bad fortune to.
Fortune (n.) To provide with a fortune.
Fortune (n.) To presage; to tell the fortune of.
Fortune (v. i.) To fall out; to happen.
Fortuneless (a.) Luckless; also, destitute of a fortune or portion.
Fortunize (v. t.) To regulate the fortune of; to make happy.
Forty (a.) Four times ten; thirty-nine and one more.
Forties (pl. ) of Forty
Forty (n.) The sum of four tens; forty units or objects.
Forty (n.) A symbol expressing forty units; as, 40, or xl.
Forty-spot (n.) The Tasmanian forty-spotted diamond bird (Pardalotus quadragintus).
Forums (pl. ) of Forum
Fora (pl. ) of Forum
Forum (n.) A market place or public place in Rome, where causes were judicially tried, and orations delivered to the people.
Forum (n.) A tribunal; a court; an assembly empowered to hear and decide causes.
Forwaked (p. p. & a.) Tired out with excessive waking or watching.
Forwander (v. i.) To wander away; to go astray; to wander far and to weariness.
Forward (n.) An agreement; a covenant; a promise.
Forward (adv.) Alt. of Forwards
Forwards (adv.) Toward a part or place before or in front; onward; in advance; progressively; -- opposed to backward.
Forward (a.) Near, or at the fore part; in advance of something else; as, the forward gun in a ship, or the forward ship in a fleet.
Forward (a.) Ready; prompt; strongly inclined; in an ill sense, overready; to hasty.
Forward (a.) Ardent; eager; earnest; in an ill sense, less reserved or modest than is proper; bold; confident; as, the boy is too forward for his years.
Forward (a.) Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for season; as, the grass is forward, or forward for the season; we have a forward spring.
Forwarded (imp. & p. p.) of Forward
Forwarding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Forward
Forward (v. t.) To help onward; to advance; to promote; to accelerate; to quicken; to hasten; as, to forward the growth of a plant; to forward one in improvement.
Forward (v. t.) To send forward; to send toward the place of destination; to transmit; as, to forward a letter.
Forwarder (n.) One who forwards or promotes; a promoter.
Forwarder (n.) One who sends forward anything; (Com.) one who transmits goods; a forwarding merchant.
Forwarder (n.) One employed in forwarding.
Forwarding (n.) The act of one who forwards; the act or occupation of transmitting merchandise or other property for others.
Forwarding (n.) The process of putting a book into its cover, and making it ready for the finisher.
Forwardly (adv.) Eagerly; hastily; obtrusively.
Forwardness (n.) The quality of being forward; cheerful readiness; promtness; as, the forwardness of Christians in propagating the gospel.
Forwardness (n.) An advanced stage of progress or of preparation; advancement; as, his measures were in great forwardness.
Forwardness (n.) Eagerness; ardor; as, it is difficult to restrain the forwardness of youth.
Forwardness (n.) Boldness; confidence; assurance; want of due reserve or modesty.
Forwardness (n.) A state of advance beyond the usual degree; prematureness; precocity; as, the forwardnessof spring or of corn; the forwardness of a pupil.
Forwards (adv.) Same as Forward.
Forwaste (v. t.) To desolate or lay waste utterly.
Forwweary (v. t.) To weary extremely; to dispirit.
Forweep (v. i.) To weep much.
Forwete (v. t.) See Forewite.
Forwhy (conj.) Wherefore; because.
Forworn (a.) Much worn.
Forwot () pres. indic. 1st & 3d pers. sing. of Forwete.
Forwrap (v. t.) To wrap up; to conceal.
Foryelde (v. t.) To repay; to requite.
Foryete (v. t.) To forget.
Foryetten () p. p. of Foryete.
Forzando (adv.) See Sforzato.
FossAe (pl. ) of Fossa
Fossa (n.) A pit, groove, cavity, or depression, of greater or less depth; as, the temporal fossa on the side of the skull; the nasal fossae containing the nostrils in most birds.
Fossane (n.) A species of civet (Viverra fossa) resembling the genet.
Fosse (n.) A ditch or moat.
Fosse (n.) See Fossa.
Fosset (n.) A faucet.
Fossette (n.) A little hollow; hence, a dimple.