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Fore

Journey; way; method of proceeding.

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Foremost 84% connected

First in time or place; most advanced; chief in rank or dignity; as, the foremost troops of an army.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Foremost 84% connected

First in time or place; most advanced; chief in rank or dignity; as, the foremost troops of an army.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

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Front 76% connected

The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Containing whole 1

Vessel 70% connected

A hollow or concave utensil for holding anything; a hollow receptacle of any kind, as a hogshead, a barrel, a firkin, a bottle, a kettle, a cup, a bo…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a containing group, substance or whole.

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Forward 66% connected

An agreement; a covenant; a promise.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Forward 66% connected

An agreement; a covenant; a promise.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Front 66% connected

The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Front 66% connected

The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet provides this as a see-also lexical relationship.

Synonym 4

Bow 92% connected

To cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to inflect; to make crooked or curved.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Forward 92% connected

An agreement; a covenant; a promise.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Prow 92% connected

The fore part of a vessel; the bow; the stem; hence, the vessel itself.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Stem 92% connected

Alt. of Steem

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Abaft 94% connected

Behind; toward the stern from; as, abaft the wheelhouse.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Abaft 94% connected

Behind; toward the stern from; as, abaft the wheelhouse.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Aft 94% connected

Near or towards the stern of a vessel; astern; abaft.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Aft 94% connected

Near or towards the stern of a vessel; astern; abaft.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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