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 fortnightly Occurring once in a fortnight; once every two weeks. Fortniter A player of the online video game Fortnite. Fortnum A surname from Old French. fortochka A small ventilation window, spanning the frame of one window pane, that opens on hinges independently of the whole window, common in Russia, other post-Soviet states and Finland. Forton A surname. FORTRAN A high-level programming language first developed in the 1950s for scientific, engineering, and numerical computation. Fortranlike Resembling or characteristic of Fortran. fortravel To exhaust with labour; forwork; forswink. fortread To tread down; tread underfoot; trample upon; crush; destroy by trampling. fortress A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; for example a fort, a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security. fortresslike Resembling a fortress in shape or impregnability. Fortriu A former kingdom in Scotland situated around Moray and Easter Ross, which existed from the 4th to 10th centuries. Fortrose A coastal town in the Black Isle, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7256). Fortson A surname. fortuit Fortuitous. fortuitism The doctrine that chance is involved in natural events rather than absolute determinism. fortuitist A believer in fortuitism. fortuitous Happening by fortune or chance; accidental, coincidental. fortuitously In a fortuitous manner; in a manner of happening by chance; coincidentally; accidentally. fortuitousness The quality of being fortuitous. fortuity The state of being fortuitous. Fortuna The Roman goddess of luck, fortune and fate, equivalent to the Greek goddess Tyche. fortunate Auspicious. fortunately In a fortunate manner. fortunateness The quality of being fortunate; fortuity; fortune; luck. Fortunato A surname from Italian. fortune Destiny, especially favorable. fortuned Having a (with a descriptive word, particular kind of) fortune (“destiny; wealth”). fortuneless Destitute of a fortune or portion; without money. Fortunian A subdivision of the Cambrian period. fortunings Fortunes; things happening by chance. fortunize To make fortunate or wealthy. Fortuynism The political ideology or style associated with the Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn (1948–2002), generally liberal but critical of multiculturalism, immigration, and Islam. Fortuynist A proponent of Fortuynism. forty The cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one, represented in Roman numerals as XL and in Arabic numerals as 40. fortyfold By a multiple of forty; by forty times as much or as many. fortyish Close to the number forty fortyodd Slightly more than forty. fortypenny Having a value or cost of forty pence. fortysomething An indeterminate value between 40 (inclusive) and 50 (exclusive). forum A place for discussion. forumer One who frequents an Internet forum. forumgoer A member or visitor of an Internet forum. foruming Participation in an Internet forum. forumite One who frequents an Internet forum. forumless Without a forum. forwake To exhaust or tire out with excessive waking or watching. forwalk To walk (someone) excessively; weary with walking. forwall To boil away. forwander To wander until weary; wander far and wide. forward Situated toward or at the front of something. forwardable That can be forwarded. forwardal The forwarding of something, such as a letter. forwardation Synonym of contango. forwarder One who, or that which, forwards something to another destination. forwarding The act by which something is forwarded. forwardly In a forward manner forwardness The quality of being forward. forwards Synonym of forward in most senses. forwarn To prohibit; forbid; deny (right, access to, etc.). forwaste To waste; waste completely; lay waste to; desolate. forwasted Laid waste, wasted. forwax To grow to excess; become huge; overgrow; swell. forway To go out of the way; go astray; err; make a mistake; sin. forwean To accustom to bad habits; spoil by indulgence; pamper. forwear To wear out; wear away; exhaust; spend; waste. forwearied Worn out, exhausted. forweary To weary utterly; tire out. forweep To exhaust (oneself) with weeping; weep excessively; (of a vine) to bleed excessively. forwelk To wither; decay; fade. forwhy Because; for the reason that. forwither To wither away; shrivel. forwonder To astonish; fill with wonder or amazement. forwork To forfeit (a possession, privilege, etc.); ruin (oneself) by one's own conduct. forworn worn-out forworship To worship wrongly, misworship. forworth To perish, forfare; come to nought or ruin; go wrong. forwound To wound or injure severely. forwrap To wrap up or about; muffle. forwrought Worked-up; agitated; troubled. Foryd A suburb in Kinmel Bay and Towyn community, Conwy borough county borough, Wales, across the River Clwyd from Rhyl in Denbighshire (OS grid ref SH9980). foryield to pay back; recompense. forzato Synonym of sforzando. fosamprenavir An antiretroviral prodrug of the protease inhibitor amprenavir. It is used to treat HIV infected patients. Fosan A male given name from French. fosaprepitant A prodrug of aprepitant, administered intravenously as an antiemetic. fosbretabulin A combretastatin phosphate, present in Combretum caffrum that has antineoplastic activity Fosbroke A surname. Fosburgh A surname. Fosbury A small village in Tidcombe and Fosbury parish, east Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU3258). foscarnet Phosphonoformic acid when used as a drug, synonym of foscarnet sodium. foscholine A detergent based on phosphocholine fosdenopterin A drug used to reduce the risk of death from a rare genetic disease known as molybdenum cofactor deficiency type A. Fosdick A surname. Fosdyke A village and civil parish in Boston borough, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3133). fosetyl A particular fungicide. fosfestrol Diethylstilbestrol diphosphate, a synthetic non-steroidal estrogen of the stilbestrol group, used in the treatment of prostate cancer. fosfluconazole A water-soluble phosphate prodrug of fluconazole. fosfomycin A broad-spectrum antibiotic, 3-methyloxiran-2-ylphosphonic acid, obtained from certain Streptomyces bacteria. foshagite A monoclinic-prismatic snow white mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon. foshallasite A monoclinic snow white mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon. Foshan A large prefecture-level city of Guangdong, in southeast China. Foshee A surname from French. fosinopril An angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor used for the treatment of hypertension and some types of chronic heart failure. Fositesland Heligoland Foskett A surname. Foskey A surname. fosmid A cosmid related to a bacterial fertility factor. fosmidial Relating to a fosmid. fosmidomycin An antibiotic, similar to fosfomycin, obtained from Streptomyces bacteria. Fosnaugh A surname from German. Fosowskie A district of Kolonowskie, Opole Voivodeship, Poland. fosphenytoin A water-soluble phenytoin prodrug used only in hospitals for the treatment of epileptic seizures. fosravuconazole The triazole fungicide [(2R,3R)-3-[4-(4-cyanophenyl)-1,3-thiazol-2-yl]-2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-1-(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)butan-2-yl]oxymethyl dihydrogen phosphate foss A waterfall. fossa A pit, groove, cavity, or depression. fossane A Malagasy civet (Fossa fossana), resembling the genet. Fossano A town and comune in Cuneo province, Piedmont region, Italy. fossate Having a fossa or depression. fossatorial Relating to a boundary (between neighbouring habitats) fosse A ditch or moat. Fossebridge A hamlet in Coln St Dennis parish and Chedworth parish, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0811). fossed Having a fosse. Fossen A surname from Norwegian. FOSSer A user or advocate of free open source software. Fossett A surname. fossette A little hollow; a dimple. fossettid A small depression in the crown of a lower tooth. fosseway A Roman military road built with a fosse or ditch on either side for drainage and defense purposes. Fossey A surname from Old English. fossick To search for something; to rummage. fossicker Someone who fossicks. fossicking The act of one who fossicks; a search for gold, gems, etc. or (figuratively) information. FOSSie An advocate of free open source software. fossil The mineralized remains of an animal or plant. fossilate To fossilize fossildom The realm or sphere of fossils. fossiled fossilized; converted into a fossil fossilhood The state of being a fossil (mineralized remains). fossiliferous Containing fossils. fossiliferously In a fossiliferous manner fossilification Synonym of fossilization (“the process of becoming a fossil”). fossilify To fossilize fossilisation UK standard spelling of fossilization. fossilism The science or state of fossils. fossilist A fossil collector, or a paleontologist. fossility The quality of being a genuine fossil. fossilizable Able to be converted into a fossil. fossilization The process of converting, or of being converted, into a fossil. fossilize To make into a fossil.