fore-rank

fore-rank
foreˈ-rank noun
The front rank
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Main Entry:fore-

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  • fore- — from FORE (Cf. fore) (adv.), which was used as a prefix in Old English and other Germanic languages with a sense of before in time, rank, position, etc., or designating the front part or earliest time …   Etymology dictionary

  • fore- — [fôr, fōr] [ME < OE: see FORE] prefix 1. before in time, place, order, or rank [forenoon, foreman] 2. the front part of [forehead] …   English World dictionary

  • fore-rake — fore rake, rank see fore prefix 3, 3 d …   Useful english dictionary

  • fore — fore1 /fawr, fohr/, adj. 1. situated at or toward the front, as compared with something else. 2. first in place, time, order, rank, etc.; forward; earlier. 3. Naut. a. of or pertaining to a foremast. b. noting a sail, yard, boom, etc., or any… …   Universalium

  • fore — I [[t]fɔr, foʊr[/t]] adj. 1) situated in front of something else 2) first in place, time, order, rank, etc.; forward; earlier 3) a) naut. navig. of or pertaining to a foremast b) naut. navig. being a sail, yard, boom, etc., or any rigging… …   From formal English to slang

  • fore — I. /fɔ / (say faw) adjective 1. situated at or towards the front, as compared with something else. 2. first in place, time, order, rank, etc.; forward; earlier. –adverb 3. Nautical at or towards the bow. 4. Obsolete before. –noun 5. the forepart… …  

  • Royal Navy ratings rank insignia — NATO Code OR 9 OR 8 OR 7 OR 6 OR 5 OR 4 OR 3 OR 2 OR 1 Royal Navy (Edit) No equivalent …   Wikipedia

  • Front — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Front >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 front front Sgm: N 1 fore fore forepart Sgm: N 1 foreground foreground Sgm: N 1 face face disk disc frontage Sgm: N 1 facade …   English dictionary for students

  • Forerank — Fore rank , n. The first rank; the front. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • front — I. n. 1. Forehead, brow. 2. Effrontery, face, impudence, assurance, brass. 3. Van, fore rank, front rank, head. 4. Forepart, forward part. 5. Anterior, face. 6. Face, obverse. 7. Face, facade, front elevation …   New dictionary of synonyms

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