Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z footstick A measuring rod that is one foot long. footstink Foot odor. footstone A gravestone placed at the foot of a grave; typically smaller than a headstone, and frequently resembling a large cobblestone. footstool A low stool for supporting the feet while seated. footstooled Supplied with a footstool. footstrike The action of the foot striking the ground when walking or running. footsure Sure of one's footing; not stumbling or tripping while walking. footsweat Sweat from or on a foot. footswitch A switch or pedal controlled by the foot. footvolley A sport, similar to beach volleyball, in which the feet and other body parts are used instead of the hands and arms. footwalk A pedestrian walkway. footwall The section of rock that extends below a diagonal fault line (the corresponding upper section being the hanging wall). footward Toward the foot or feet. footwarmer Something used to keep the feet warm, especially during a journey. footwashing The washing of a person's feet. footway A passage reserved only for pedestrians. footwear Accesories or clothing that is worn on the foot; a shoe, sandal, etc. footwell The space for the feet in front of a seat in a vehicle footwheel Any wheel worked by means of the foot. footwhore Synonym of footslut footwoman A female servant equivalent to a footman. footwork Any movement of the feet, especially intricate or complex movement, as in sports or dancing. footworn Worn or eroded by the feet. footwrap A strip of cloth worn around the feet before the wide availability of socks or to avoid chafing, absorb sweat and improve the foothold. footwriting Writing with the foot, as performed by those whose disability prevents them from writing with the hand. footy Football (association football) (soccer in US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand). foozle To do (something) awkwardly or clumsily; to bungle. foozler One who bungles; a maker of mistakes. fop A vain man; a dandy. fopdoodle A stupid person; a fool, a simpleton. Foping A county of Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China. fopling A petty fop. fopoon Synonym of spork. foppery The dress or actions of a fop. foppish Like a fop, a man overly concerned with his appearance; vain and showy. foppishly In a foppish way. foppishness The characteristic or quality of being foppish. foppism foppish behaviour foppotee A simpleton. foppy foppish fops A fox. fopsy Synonym of fops (“a fox”). foquism Synonym of focalism (“revolutionary strategy”). for Because. forage Fodder for animals, especially cattle and horses. forageable Capable of being foraged. foragemaster Somebody responsible for providing and transporting forage for animals. foragement The act of foraging forager An animal or person who forages. foraging The act of searching for food or other items. Foraker A surname. forakers The toilet. foralite A tube-like marking found in sandstone and other strata. foram A foraminifer. foramen An opening, an orifice, or a short passage, especially in a bone. foraminal Relating to the foramen. foraminally In relation to the foramen. foraminate Having foramina or openings. foraminated Having a small opening, or foramina. foramination A foraminate structure; the presence of foramina or openings. foraminifer Any of a large group of aquatic amoeboid protists of the subphylum Foraminifera, characterized by streaming granular ectoplasm that among other things is used for catching food, often with a calcareous shell with many holes through which pseudopodia protrude. foraminifera Synonym of foraminifer (“any of a large group of aquatic amoeboid protists of the subphylum Foraminifera, characterized by streaming granular ectoplasm that among other things is used for catching food, often with a calcareous shell with many holes through which pseudopodia protrude”). foraminiferal Of, pertaining to, or resembling the foraminifers; foraminiferous foraminiferan An organism of the phylum Foraminifera; a foraminifer. foraminiferid Synonym of foraminifer. foraminiferivore Any animal that eats foraminifera foraminiferivorous Consuming or eating foraminifera foraminiferological Relating to foraminiferology. foraminiferologist A scientist, especially a paleontologist, who studies the Foraminifera. foraminiferology The study of the Foraminifera, especially in paleontology. foraminiferon Synonym of foraminifer. foraminiferous Having small openings, or foramina. foraminiferum Synonym of foraminifer. foraminoplasty manipulation of the neuroforamina in order to reduce back pain foraminose Perforated by holes. foraminotomy A medical operation used to relieve pressure on nerves that are being compressed by the intervertebral foramina foraminous Covered with holes or foramina. foraminule A very small foramen foraminulose Synonym of foraminulous. foraminulous Having foramina Foran A surname from Irish. Forand A surname from French. forane Only used in vicar forane and vicariate forane. foraneous Only used in foraneous vicar: translator's error for vicar forane forasdar A holder of foras land. forasmuch Inasmuch, seeing (that). foratid Any extinct bird in the family Foratidae. foravirumab A human monoclonal antibody for the prophylaxis of rabies. foray A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid. forayer One who makes or joins in a foray. forb Any nonwoody flowering plant that is not a graminoid (a grass, sedge, or rush). forbaceous Relating to weeds forban To exile; banish. forbanish Synonym of banish. forbar To bar in; to shut up. forbathe To bathe abundantly or thoroughly. forbear To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from. forbearable That may be foreborne. forbearance The action of forbearing (“abstaining or refraining from doing something”); (countable) an instance of this. forbearant forbearing; long-suffering forbearantly In a forbearant manner. forbearer One who forbears. forbearing forbearance; restraint forbearingly In a forbearing manner. forbearingness The quality of being forbearing. forbeat To beat. Forbes A surname from Scottish Gaelic. Forbesdale A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. forbeside A particular steroid glycoside. forbesione A pentacyclic oxygen heterocyclic compound with IUPAC name (2R,13R,15S)-6,8-dihydroxy-17,17-dimethyl-5,15-bis(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-3,16-dioxapentacyclo[11.4.1.0^(2,11).0^(2,15).0^(4,9)]octadeca-4,6,8,11-tetraene-10,14-dione forbesite A hydrated arsenate of nickel and cobalt found in the Atacama desert Forbestown A census-designated place in Butte County, California, United States. forbid To disallow; to proscribe. forbiddable Capable of being forbidden. forbiddal The act of forbidding something. forbiddance An act of forbidding, prohibition; an official edict against something. forbidden Not allowed; specifically disallowed. forbiddenly In a forbidden or unlawful manner. forbiddenness The state, quality or measure of being forbidden. forbidder One who forbids. forbidding Appearing to be threatening, unfriendly or potentially unpleasant. forbiddingly in a forbidding manner forbiddingness The quality of being forbidding. forbite To bite up, bite to pieces. forbivorous That eats forbs. forblack Extremely black; jet-black. forbled covered in blood forbleed To exhaust with bleeding. forbode A forbidding, a prohibition; a command forbidding a thing. forbreak To break in pieces, break up, destroy. forburn To destroy or damage by burning. forburst To burst asunder; break; shatter. Forbus A surname from Scottish Gaelic. Forbush A surname. forbuy To buy off; ransom; redeem (from sin, hell, etc.). forbuyer Redeemer. forby Uncommon; out of the ordinary; extraordinary; superior. forbyland A tract of arable land lying outside a common field. forcarve To cut through, cut completely; to carve up; to cut off. forcast To cast away; reject. forcasten Felled, fallen. forcause Because, for the reason that. force Ability to influence; strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect. forced Obtained forcefully, not naturally. forcedly In a manner that is, or seems, forced. forcedness The state or quality of being forced. forcefall A waterfall or cascading torrent. forcefem Forced feminization; any sex act involving a submissive partner being forced to take on feminine roles. forceful Capable of either physical or coercive force; powerful. forcefully With either physical or coercive force; in a forceful manner; vigorously; powerfully.