forward

forward has 20 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 7.

Definitions

• n.. An agreement; a covenant; a promise.
• adv.. Alt. of Forwards
• a.. Near, or at the fore part; in advance of something else; as, the forward gun in a ship, or the forward ship in a fleet.
• a.. Ready; prompt; strongly inclined; in an ill sense, overready; to hasty.
• a.. Ardent; eager; earnest; in an ill sense, less reserved or modest than is proper; bold; confident; as, the boy is too forward for his years.
• a.. Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for season; as, the grass is forward, or forward for the season; we have a forward spring.
• v. t.. To help onward; to advance; to promote; to accelerate; to quicken; to hasten; as, to forward the growth of a plant; to forward one in improvement.
• v. t.. To send forward; to send toward the place of destination; to transmit; as, to forward a letter.
• n.. a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team
• n.. the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
• v.. send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; "forward my mail"
• a.. at or near or directed toward the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion"