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Fore vs Froe - What's the difference?

fore | froe |

Froe is a anagram of fore.



As nouns the difference between fore and froe

is that fore is the front; the forward part of something; the foreground while froe is a cleaving tool for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block.

As an adjective fore

is former; occurring earlier (in some order); previous.

As an interjection fore

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

As an adverb fore

is in the part that precedes or goes first; opposed to aft, after, back, behind, etc.

As a verb fore

is simple past of fare.

As a proper noun Fore

is a people of Papua New Guinea.

fore

English

Etymology 1

A development of the prefix .

Adjective

  • (obsolete) Former; occurring earlier (in some order); previous.
    • the fore part of the day
  • Forward; situated towards the front (of something).
    • the fore end of a wagon
  • * 1969 , Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor , Penguin 2011, p. 23:
    • Crystal vases with crimson roses and golden-brown asters were set here and there in the fore part of the shop [...].
    Antonyms
    * (order) latter * (location) aft

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (golf) An exclamation yelled to inform players a ball is moving in their direction.

    • Noun

    (-)
  • The front; the forward part of something; the foreground.
    • The fore was painted white.
  • * 2002 , Mark Bevir, The Logic of the History of Ideas :
    • People face a dilemma whenever they bring to the fore an understanding that appears inadequate in the light of the other beliefs they bring to bear on it.
    Related terms
    * fore-and-aft * foremost * forehead

    Adverb

    (-)
  • In the part that precedes or goes first; opposed to aft, after, back, behind, etc.
  • (obsolete) Formerly; previously; afore.
  • * Shakespeare
    • The eyes, fore duteous, now converted are.
  • (nautical) In or towards the bows of a ship.

    • Etymology 2

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    Verb

    (head)
  • (fare)

    • Anagrams

    * * * English irregular simple past forms ----

    froe

    English

    Alternative forms

    * frow

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a cleaving tool for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block
    • Derived terms
    * froe club

    Etymology 2

    See frow.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A dirty woman; a slattern; a frow.
  • * Drayton
    • raging frantic froes

    Anagrams

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