The prudent exercise of common sense when planning for the future
The quality of having foresight
foresightednesses
foresightful
foresightful
adj
Having, exercising, or characterised by foresight; forward-looking; prudent
foresightless
foresightless
adj
Lacking foresight.
foresights
foresights
noun
plural of foresight
forethinking
forethinking
verb
present participle of forethink
foreweigh
foreweigh
verb
(transitive) To estimate in advance; to count the cost of beforehand.
forgathering
forgathering
noun
A gathering together; an assembly.
verb
present participle of forgather
forthbring
forthbring
verb
(obsolete) To bring forth; bring out; produce.
forthbringer
forthbringer
noun
One who or that which brings forth.
forthbringing
forthbringing
verb
present participle of forthbring
forthcoming
forthcoming
adj
(not comparable) Approaching or about to take place.
Available when needed; in place, ready.
Willing to co-operate or provide information; candid, frank, responsive.
noun
An act of coming forth.
Something that is yet to come.
verb
present participle of forthcome
forthcomingness
forthcomingness
noun
The state or quality of being forthcoming.
forthfigured
forthgoing
forthgoing
adj
Going out or forth; departing.
noun
A going forth or utterance; a proceeding from or out.
verb
present participle of forthgo
forthinking
forthinking
verb
present participle of forthink
forthputting
forthputting
adj
Forward, bold; presumptuous; meddlesome.
noun
Forwardness; undue assumption; boldness.
The act of putting or bringing forth; output; production.
forthright
forthright
adj
(archaic) Proceeding straight forth.
Fixed; settled; decided.
Frank, outspoken.
Markedly simple.
Straightforward; not evasive; candid and direct.
adv
(archaic) Straight forward, in a straight direction.
At once, forthwith.
Expressly, frankly, unhesitatingly.
Swiftly.
noun
(archaic) A straight path.
forthrightly
forthrightly
adv
In a forthright manner
forthrightness
forthrightness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being forthright
forthrightnesses
forthrights
forthrights
noun
plural of forthright
fortnight
fortnight
noun
(chiefly UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, dated in North America) A period of 2 weeks.
fortnightlies
fortnightlies
noun
plural of fortnightly
fortnightly
fortnightly
adj
occurring once in a fortnight; once every two weeks
adv
once in a fortnight; once every two weeks
noun
A publication issued fortnightly (once every two weeks).
fortnights
fortnights
noun
plural of fortnight
fothergilla
fothering
fothering
verb
present participle of fother
fotheringhay
framingham
franchising
franchising
noun
The establishment, granting, or use of a franchise.
verb
present participle of franchise
fratching
fratching
verb
present participle of fratch
fraughting
fraughting
verb
present participle of fraught
freeholding
freeholding
noun
property held in freehold
freethinking
freethinking
noun
The principles of a freethinker; free thought
freewheeling
freewheeling
adj
Unbounded by rules or conventions; unrestrained.
verb
present participle of freewheel.
freewheelingness
freight
freight
adj
(obsolete) Freighted; laden.
noun
(countable) A burden, a load.
(countable) Payment for transportation.
(countable, originally US, rail transport) Short for freight train.
(specifically, uncountable) Cultural or emotional associations.
(uncountable) Goods or items in transport; cargo, luggage.
(uncountable) The transportation of goods (originally by water; now also (chiefly US) by land); also, the hiring of a vehicle or vessel for such transportation.
verb
(by extension) To load or store (goods, etc.).
(figuratively) To carry (something) as if it is a burden or load.
(intransitive, US, also figuratively) Chiefly followed by up: to carry as part of a cargo.
To load (a vehicle or vessel) with freight (cargo); also, to hire or rent out (a vehicle or vessel) to carry cargo or passengers.
To transport (goods).
freightage
freightage
noun
The price of transporting goods.
freightages
freightages
noun
plural of freightage
freighted
freighted
adj
(also figuratively) Loaded with cargo; charged.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of freight
freighter
freighter
noun
(aviation, by extension) An aircraft used mainly to carry freight; a cargo aircraft or cargo plane.
(nautical) A vessel used mainly to carry freight; a cargo ship.
One employed in receiving and forwarding freight.
One for whom freight is transported.
One who loads a ship, or one who charters and loads a ship.
freighters
freighters
noun
plural of freighter
freighting
freighting
verb
present participle of freight
freightless
freightless
adj
Without freight.
freightliner
freightment
freights
freights
noun
plural of freight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of freight
freightyard
freightyard
noun
A yard where goods to be transported are stored.
frelinghuysen
frenchifying
frenchifying
verb
present participle of frenchify
frenching
frenching
verb
present participle of french
frenghi
freshening
freshening
noun
The act by which something is freshened.
verb
present participle of freshen
freshing
freshing
verb
present participle of fresh
friborgh
fright
fright
adj
(rare) frightened; afraid; affright
noun
A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.
Someone strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion.
verb
(archaic, transitive) To frighten.
frightable
frighted
frighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fright
frighten
frighten
verb
(transitive) To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.
frightenable
frightenable
adj
Capable of being frightened.
frightened
frightened
adj
Afraid; suffering from fear.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frighten
frightenedly
frightenedly
adv
In a frightened manner.
frightenedness
frightenedness
noun
Quality of being frightened.
frightener
frightener
noun
Agent noun of frighten; one who frightens.
frightening
frightening
adj
(figuratively) Awful, terrible, very bad.
Causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary.
verb
present participle of frighten
frighteningly
frighteningly
adv
In a frightening or terrifying manner.
Very; beyond usual expectation so as to cause surprise or concern.
frighteningness
frightens
frightens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frighten
frighter
frightful
frightful
adj
(hyperbolic) Unpleasant, dreadful, awful (also used as an intensifier).
Afraid, frightened.
Genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming.
Timid, fearful, easily frightened.
adv
(dialect) Frightfully; very.
frightfully
frightfully
adv
In a frightful manner.
frightfulness
frightfulness
noun
The quality of being frightful.
frightfulnesses
frightfulnesses
noun
plural of frightfulness
frighting
frighting
verb
present participle of fright
frightless
frightless
adj
Free from fright; fearless.
frightment
frightment
noun
(obsolete) fear; terror
frights
frights
noun
plural of fright
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fright
frightsome
frightsome
adj
Feeling fright; afraid; frightened.
Marked by fright or frightfulness; frightening; frightful; fearful; causing fear.
frighty
frighty
Adjective
Afraid.
frigotherapy
fringehead
fringehead
noun
Any of several fishes of the genus Neoclinus.
frithborgh
frogfish
frogfish
noun
(archaic) Any fish of genus Lophius.
Any of several benthic anglerfish, of the family Antennariidae, having a frog-like mouth with a lure.
Any of the benthic ray-finned fish of the family Batrachoididae (the sole family of order Batrachoidiformes), which are ambush predators and have a toad-like appearance.
frogfishes
frogfishes
noun
plural of frogfish
froggish
froggish
adj
Aggressive.
Inclined to fight.
Resembling or characteristic of a frog.
frogmarching
frogmarching
verb
present participle of frogmarch
frothing
frothing
noun
The act of something that froths.
verb
present participle of froth
fulbright
furbishing
furbishing
noun
The act by which something is furbished.
verb
present participle of furbish
furloughing
furloughing
verb
present participle of furlough
furnishing
furnishing
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Furniture, fittings, and other detachable accessories.
(of an animal, in the plural) A portion of longer hair within the coat of a dog, rabbit, etc.
verb
present participle of furnish
furnishings
furnishings
noun
Accessories used with a dress.
Furniture generally.
Items of furniture and/or accessories by which something is equipped so as to be more useful, convenient, or comfortable.
The objects, other than furniture, that occupy an interior space.
plural of furnishing
furthering
furthering
noun
The act by which something is furthered; furtherance.
verb
present participle of further
gairfish
garfish
garfish
noun
(especially UK, Ireland) Any fish of the needlefish family Belonidae, with a long narrow body and needle-shaped jaws, especially the European species Belone belone.
(especially US, Canada) Any North or Central American fish of the family Lepisosteidae.
garfishes
garfishes
noun
plural of garfish
gearshift
gearshift
noun
Alternative spelling of gear shift
verb
(rare) To shift gears.
gearshifts
gearshifts
noun
plural of gearshift
ghaffir
ghaffir
noun
(Egypt, Palestine, historical) A guard or member of a historical police force, especially in Egypt and Palestine.
ghafir
ghafir
noun
Alternative spelling of ghaffir
giraffish
giraffish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a giraffe, especially in being unusually tall.
godfathering
godfathering
verb
present participle of godfather
godfathership
godfathership
noun
The role or status of a godfather.
gonfaloniership
gonfaloniership
noun
The role or status of gonfalonier.
gorefish
grafship
grafship
noun
The rank or position of a graf (German or Austrian count).
grandfatherish
grandfatherish
adj
grandfatherly
grandfathership
grandfathership
noun
The state of being a grandfather.
grassfinch
grassfinch
noun
Any Australian finch of the genus Poephila.
grayfish
grayfishes
greenfinch
greenfinch
noun
the European greenfinch, a common Old World finch, Carduelis chloris, now Chloris chloris, that is mainly green with yellow in the wings and tail.
the Oriental greenfinch, Carduelis sinica, now Chloris sinica
the Vietnam greenfinch, Carduelis monguilloti, now Chloris monguilloti
the black-headed greenfinch, Carduelis ambigua, now Chloris ambigua
the yellow-breasted greenfinch, Carduelis spinoides, now Chloris spinoides