Definition of FORE

fore

Plural: fores

Noun

  • The front part of something, especially a ship.
  • front part of a vessel or aircraft
  • The front; the forward part of something; the foreground.
  • The front; the forward part of something; the foreground.
  • The front part of a vessel.

Adjective

  • situated at or toward the bow of a vessel

Adverb

  • near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane
    • "the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments"

Adj

  • Former; occurring earlier (in some order); previous.
  • Forward; situated towards the front (of something).

Intj

  • An exclamation yelled to inform players a ball is moving in their direction.

Adv

  • In the part that precedes or goes first; opposed to aft, after, back, behind, etc.
  • Formerly; previously; afore.
  • In or towards the bows of a ship.

Examples

  • fore and aft
  • He placed ’FORE’ at the very beginning of the word, starting a new scoring opportunity.
  • in the fore of the ship
  • the fore part of the day

Origin / Etymology

A development of the prefix fore-.

Synonyms

bow, forward, prow, stem, forestem, prore

Antonyms

aft, aft#Adverb, latter, poop, stern

Scrabble Score: 7

fore: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
fore: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fore: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

fore: valid Words With Friends Word