Definition of Forward
Noun
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a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team
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the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
Verb
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send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
"forward my mail"
- send on
Adjective
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moving forward
advancing - forward moving -
of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle
"in a forward gear"
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used of temperament or behavior
lacking restraint or modesty
"a forward child badly in need of discipline"
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at or near or directed toward the front
"the forward section of the aircraft"
"a forward plunge down the stairs"
"forward motion"
Adverb
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near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane
"the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments"
fore -
in a forward direction
"go ahead"
"the train moved ahead slowly"
"the boat lurched ahead"
"moved onward into the forest"
"they went slowly forward in the mud"
ahead onward onwards forwards forrader -
toward the future
forward in time
"I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring"
"I look forward to seeing you"
ahead -
forward in time or order or degree
"from that time forth"
"from the sixth century onward"
forth onward -
at or to or toward the front
"he faced forward"
"step forward"
"she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine"
(`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations)
forwards frontward frontwards forrad - forrard
Word games points for the Forward
- Scrabble® score of the forward (14)
- Word Chums® score of the forward (15)
- Words With Friends® score of the forward (14)
Unscramble forward
64 unscramble word found using the letters forward.
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