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Fore

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Noun

1. bow, fore, prow, stem

front part of a vessel or aircraft

Example Sentences:
'he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line'

Adjective

2. fore

situated at or toward the bow of a vessel

Adverb

3. fore, forward

near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane

Example Sentences:
'the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fore

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adjective
1. (usually in combination)
located at, in, or towards the front
the forelegs of a horse
noun
2. 
the front part
3. 
something located at, in, or towards the front
4.  short for foremast
5.  fore and aft
6.  to the fore
adverb
7. 
at or towards a ship's bow
8. obsolete
before
preposition, conjunction
9.  a less common word for before
exclamation
(in golf) a warning shout made by a player about to make a shot

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Fore

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preposition
OLD-FASHIONED, Poetic
before
adverb
1. 
at, in, or toward the bow of a ship
see also fore and aft
2.  Obsolete
previously
adjective
3. 
situated in front or in front of some other thing or part
4.  Obsolete
previous; former
noun
5. 
the thing or part in front
preposition
6.  Obsolete
in the sight of; before
used chiefly in oaths, as in a court of law
interjection
7.  Golf
used as a shout warning players who are farther ahead that one is about to hit the ball

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

Fore

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pref.
1. Before; earlier: foredoom.
2. In front of; front: foredeck.
adj.
1. Located at or toward the front; forward.
2. Earlier in order of occurrence; former.
n.
1. Something that is located at or toward the front.
2. The front part.
adv.
1. At, toward, or near the front; forward.
2. At an earlier time.
prep. also 'fore
Before.
interj.
Sports
Used by a golfer to warn those ahead that a ball is headed in their direction.

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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