All English words - page 2030

Meanings of Forbidden:

adjective

Not allowed; banned.

Usage examples:

A list of forbidden books

verb

Refuse to allow (something).

Usage examples:

I can see why phones were forbidden

Meanings of Forbidden fruit:

idiom

Anything that is tempting but dangerous

phrase

A thing that is desired all the more because it is not allowed.

Usage examples:

Nostalgia is not a forbidden fruit but astute statesmen never allow prudence to succumb to it.

Meanings of Forbidding:

adjective

Unfriendly or threatening in appearance.

Usage examples:

A grim and forbidding building

verb

Refuse to allow (something).

Usage examples:

I can see why phones were forbidden

Meanings of Forbiddingly:

adverb

In a way that is unfriendly or likely to be unpleasant or harmful

Usage examples:

He frowned forbiddingly., the ocean can also be forbiddingly cold.

Meanings of Forbids:

verb

Refuse to allow (something).

Usage examples:

I can see why phones were forbidden

Meanings of Forbore:

verb

Politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; refrain.

Usage examples:

He modestly forbears to include his own work

Past simple of forbear formal

Meanings of Forborne:

verb

Politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; refrain.

Usage examples:

He modestly forbears to include his own work

Past participle of forbear formal

Meanings of Forbs:

noun

A herbaceous flowering plant other than a grass.

Usage examples:

Species were classified according to their growth form; forbs include all herbaceous dicotyledonous…

Meanings of Forby:

preposition

In addition to; besides.

Usage examples:

No doubt he had many a sin on his soul, forbye murder

adverb

In addition; as well.

Usage examples:

There's chicken, and plenty of soup forbye, if you get hungry again

Meanings of Forbye:

preposition

In addition to; besides.

Usage examples:

No doubt he had many a sin on his soul, forbye murder

adverb

In addition; as well.

Usage examples:

There's chicken, and plenty of soup forbye, if you get hungry again

Meanings of Force:

noun

Strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.

Usage examples:

He was thrown backwards by the force of the explosion

verb

Make a way through or into by physical strength; break open by force.

Usage examples:

The back door of the bank was forced

Meanings of Force-down:

phrasal verb

To make something go down in price

Usage examples:

Stiff competition from rival low-cost flyers forced down fares.

Meanings of Force-into:

phrase

(of laws, rules, or systems) existing and being used

Usage examples:

Come into force new driving regulations are going to come into force this year., the new legislatio…

Meanings of Force-majeure:

noun

An unexpected event such as a war, crime, or an earthquake which prevents someone from doing something that is written in a legal agreement

Usage examples:

They might now activate the force majeure clauses that will allow them to demand their money back.

Meanings of Force-out:

phrasal verb

To make a person lose their job or position

Usage examples:

In spite of his success in repositioning the brand, the ceo was forced out after five years.

Meanings of Forced:

adjective

Obtained or imposed by coercion or physical power.

Usage examples:

There was no sign of a forced entry

verb

Make a way through or into by physical strength; break open by force.

Usage examples:

The back door of the bank was forced

Meanings of Forced-labour:

noun

The use of prisoners as unpaid workers

Usage examples:

Activists say the pipeline is being built with forced labour.

Meanings of Forcedly:

adverb

In a way that is produced with effort, and is not sincerely felt

Usage examples:

The play comes to a forcedly optimistic conclusion., paolo was still laughing - forcedly, it seemed…

Meanings of Forceful:

adjective

Strong and assertive; vigorous and powerful.

Usage examples:

She was a forceful personality

Meanings of Forcefully:

adverb

In a strong and assertive manner; vigorously.

Usage examples:

He argued forcefully against reform

Meanings of Forcefulness:

noun

The quality of expressing opinions strongly and demanding attention or action

Usage examples:

Some people thought he lacked the forcefulness needed to run the company., a strength of rap music …

Meanings of Forcemeat:

noun

A mixture of meat or vegetables chopped and seasoned for use as a stuffing or garnish.

Usage examples:

Pheasant sandwiched between a forcemeat of venison and wild boar

Meanings of Forceps:

plural noun

A pair of pincers or tweezers used in surgery or in a laboratory.

Usage examples:

‘the tools we use in making these pictures are very simple - just a pair of forceps, scissors and s…

Meanings of Forces:

noun

Strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.

Usage examples:

He was thrown backwards by the force of the explosion

verb

Mental or moral strength or power.

Usage examples:

The force of popular opinion

Meanings of Forcible:

adjective

Done by force.

Usage examples:

Signs of forcible entry