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Traditional English :: forsake
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forskin.html - v.tr. (past forsook; past part. forsaken) 1 give up; break off from; renounce. 2 withdraw one's help, friendship, or companionship from; desert, abandon. forsakenness n. forsaker n. [OE forsacan deny, renounce, refuse, f. WG; cf. OE sacan quarrel] |
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Traditional English :: forsooth
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forskin.html - adv.
archaic or joc. truly; in truth; no doubt. [OE forsoth (as FOR, SOOTH)] |
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Traditional English :: forswear
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forskin.html - v.tr. (past forswore; past part. forsworn) 1 abjure; renounce on oath. 2 (as forsworn adj.) perjured. forswear oneself swear falsely; perjure oneself. [OE forswerian (as FOR-, SWEAR)] |
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Traditional English :: forsythia
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forskin.html - n.
any ornamental shrub of the genus Forsythia bearing bright-yellow flowers in early spring. [mod.L f. W. Forsyth, Engl. botanist d. 1804] |
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English Idioms :: for certain
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forskin.html - {adv. phr.} 1. Without doubt; certainly; surely. * /He couldn't tell for sure from a distance whether it was George or Tom./ * /He didn't know for certain which bus to take./ * /I know for certain that he has a car./ 2. {slang} Certain. * /"That car is smashed so badly it's no good any more." "That's for sure!"/ Compare: SURE THING. |
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English Idioms :: for good and all
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forskin.html - Permanently, forever, for always. * /The lost money was gone for good./ * /He hoped that the repairs would stop the leak for good./ * /When John graduated from school, he decided that he was done with study for good and all./ Syn.: FOR KEEPS(2). |
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