| ahead |
in the future. [2/6 definitions] |
| apprehend |
to be anxious or fearful about (a future event). [1/4 definitions] |
| apprehension |
anxiety about future events. [1/3 definitions] |
| apprehensive |
feeling anxiety about future events. |
| augur |
one who predicts the future or tries to obtain hidden knowledge by interpreting signs and omens, esp. an ancient Roman religious official with such a duty; soothsayer. [1/5 definitions] |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. [1/2 definitions] |
| auspice |
(often pl.) an omen or sign of the future, esp. one taken as favorable. [2/3 definitions] |
| backlog |
to hold back for future processing or completion. [1/3 definitions] |
| bet |
to agree to give up (usu. money) to another person if one's prediction of some future result does not occur. [1/7 definitions] |
| black book |
a real or imaginary notebook containing names of people, usu. recorded for future censure or punishment. |
| bode1 |
to indicate about the future; portend. |
| Cassandra |
in The Iliad, an ancient Greek epic poem, a woman who saw the future accurately, but who was fated never to be believed. [1/2 definitions] |
| chiromancy |
the practice of divining a person's character or future from the characteristics of his or her hand; palmistry. |
| contemplate |
to consider seriously as a future action; plan. [1/4 definitions] |
| contingency |
a future event that is possible but not likely. [2/3 definitions] |
| could |
used in present or future time to talk about some action or state that is possible but not certain (often used in polite requests or offers). [2/4 definitions] |
| cryonics |
(used with a sing. verb) the freezing of the body of someone who has just died for the purpose of storing it in anticipation of future resuscitation and cure. |
| crystal ball |
a globe of glass or quartz crystal used by fortune-tellers to foretell events in the future. |
| crystal gazing |
the practice of studying and interpreting images of future events, supposed to appear in a ball of polished glass or crystal. |
| discount |
to lend or advance money on (commercial paper payable in the future) with interest deducted in advance. [2/12 definitions] |
| documentation |
the collection and organization of documentary material, as for future use. [1/3 definitions] |