| fortify |
to provide with fortifications, as against military attack. [5 definitions] |
| fortissimo |
in music, very loud. [3 definitions] |
| fortitude |
strength, endurance, and patience in the face of adversity or temptation. |
| fortnight |
fourteen nights and days; two weeks. |
| fortnightly |
occurring or appearing every two weeks. [3 definitions] |
| FORTRAN |
a computer language using mathematical notation and used in scientific problems (acronym for "formula translation"). |
| fortress |
a large, fortified building or area, often encompassing a town or settlement. |
| fortuitous |
happening or appearing by chance, as a coincidence. [2 definitions] |
| fortuity |
accident or chance, or something produced thereby, such as an event. |
| fortunate |
having good fortune; lucky; blessed. [2 definitions] |
| fortunately |
by fortunate chance; luckily; fortuitously. |
| fortune |
one's wealth, esp. extensive wealth. [4 definitions] |
| fortune cookie |
a hollow Chinese cookie made from a folded circle of thin dough, containing a slip of paper with a proverb, prediction, or the like. |
| fortune hunter |
one whose goal is to be rich, esp. by befriending or marrying a rich person. |
| fortuneteller |
one who professes the ability to predict people's destinies or other future events, esp. one who does this for money. |
| forty |
the number represented by the Arabic numeral 40 and by the Roman numeral XL. [5 definitions] |
| forty-five |
a forty-five caliber pistol or revolver, or a cartridge of .45 inches in diameter to be used in such a gun. [3 definitions] |
| forty-niner |
one who joined the California gold rush in 1849. |
| forty winks |
(informal) a brief nap. |
| forum |
the central place in ancient Roman cities for the conduct of public and business affairs and for public assembly. [4 definitions] |
| forward |
at or toward a place or time beyond; further on; ahead. [13 definitions] |