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] |
forwardness |
lack of modesty or humility in dealing with others; presumptuousness. [3 definitions] |
forward pass |
a football pass made from behind the line of scrimmage to a player who is closer to the other team's goal. |
forwent |
past tense of forgo. |
fossa |
in anatomy, a pit, cavity, or depression. |
fosse |
a ditch, esp. one used as a fortification. |
fossil |
the remains or trace of a living organism from an earlier geologic age, embedded in earth or rock. [3 definitions] |
fossil fuel |
any carbon-containing fuel formed from the remains of prehistoric plants and animals. Coal, petroleum, and natural gas are examples of fossil fuels. |
fossiliferous |
composed of or containing fossils. |
fossilize |
to make into a fossil by replacing organic matter with mineral substances. [3 definitions] |