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forward
at or near or directed toward the front
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- Word length
- 7
- Starts with
- F
- Ends with
- D
- Contains
- ORWAR
- Scrabble score
- 14
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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adjective
at or near or directed toward the front
“the forward section of the aircraft”
adjective
of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle
“in a forward gear”
adjective
used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty
“a forward child badly in need of discipline”
adjective
moving forward
adverb
in a forward direction
“go ahead”
adverb
at or to or toward the front; forward
“he faced forward”
adverb
toward the future; forward in time
“I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring”
adverb
forward in time or order or degree
“from that time forth”
adverb
near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane
“the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments”
noun
a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team
noun
the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
verb
send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
“forward my mail”
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Example Sentences
the forward section of the aircraft
a forward plunge down the stairs
forward motion
in a forward gear
a forward child badly in need of discipline
go ahead
the train moved ahead slowly
the boat lurched ahead
moved onward into the forest
they went slowly forward in the mud
he faced forward
step forward
she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine
I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring
I look forward to seeing you
from that time forth
from the sixth century onward
the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments
forward my mail
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