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Ford

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Noun

1. ford, john ford

United States film maker (1896-1973)

2. ford, henry ford ii

grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987)

3. edsel bryant ford, ford

son of Henry Ford (1893-1943)

4. ford, ford hermann hueffer, ford madox ford

English writer and editor (1873-1939)

5. ford, gerald ford, gerald r. ford, gerald rudolph ford, president ford

38th President of the United States; appointed vice president and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-)

6. ford, henry ford

United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947)

7. crossing, ford

a shallow area in a stream that can be forded

8. ford, fording

the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse

Verb

9. ford

cross a river where it's shallow

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ford

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noun
1. 
a shallow area in a river that can be crossed by car, horseback, etc
verb
2. (transitive)
to cross (a river, brook, etc) over a shallow area
noun
1. 
Ford Maddox (ˈmædəks) original name Ford Madox Hueffer. 1873–1939, English novelist, editor, and critic; works include The Good Soldier (1915) and the war tetralogy Parade's End (1924–28)
2. 
Gerald R(udolph). 1913–2006, US politician; 38th president of the US (1974–77)
3. 
Harrison. born 1942, US film actor. His films include Star Wars (1977) and its sequels, Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and its sequels, Bladerunner (1982), Clear and Present Danger (1994), and What Lies Beneath (2000)
4. 
Henry. 1863–1947, US car manufacturer, who pioneered mass production
5. 
John. 1586–?1639, English dramatist; author of revenge tragedies such as 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (1633)
6. 
John, real name Sean O'Feeney. 1895–1973, US film director, esp of Westerns such as Stagecoach (1939) and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)

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Ford

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1. 
ˈFord Madox (ˈmædəks ) ; madˈəks) (born Ford Madox Hueffer) 1873-1939; Eng. writer & editor
2. 
Gerald R(udolph), Jr.(born Leslie Lynch King, Jr.) 1913-2006; 38th president of the U.S. (1974-77)
3. 
Henry1863-1947; U.S. automobile manufacturer
4. 
John1586-1639?; Eng. dramatist
5. 
John(born John Martin Feeney) 1894-1973; U.S. film director
noun
1. 
a shallow place in a stream, river, etc., where one can cross by wading or by riding on horseback, etc.
verb transitive
2. 
to cross at a ford

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Ford

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English playwright whose works include 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (1633) and collaborative efforts, notably with Thomas Dekker and John Webster.
American filmmaker who directed classic films such as Stagecoach (1939) and The Grapes of Wrath (1940).
n.
A shallow place in a body of water, such as a river, where one can cross by walking or riding on an animal or in a vehicle.
tr.v. ford·ed, ford·ing, fords
To cross (a body of water) at a ford.
American automobile manufacturer who developed a gasoline-powered automobile (1896), founded the Ford Motor Company (1903), and mass-produced the Model T (1908-1927), the first generally affordable and widely available automobile. His son Edsel Bryant Ford (1893-1943) ran the company from 1919 to 1943, as did his grandson Henry Ford II (1917-1987) from 1945 to 1980.
The 38th president of the United States (1974-1977), who was appointed vice president on the resignation of Spiro Agnew (1973) and became president after Richard Nixon's resignation over the Watergate scandal. As president, Ford granted a full pardon to Nixon (1974).
British writer and editor whose most important novels, The Good Soldier (1915) and the tetralogy Parade's End (1924-1928), examine the bonds of conjugal and adulterous relationships.
First lady of the United States (1974-1977) as the wife of President Gerald R. Ford. She supported the Equal Rights Amendment, the arts, and programs for disabled children.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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