progress progression procession advance advancement forward motion onward motion | the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) |
wind winding twist | the act of winding or twisting, he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind |
forward pass aerial | a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer |
forward | a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team |
field coil field winding | the electric coil around a field magnet that produces the magneto motive force to set up the flux in an electric machine |
futures exchange futures market forward market | a commodity exchange where futures contracts are traded |
pall shroud cerement winding-sheet windinglothes | burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped |
primary coil primary winding primary | coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit, current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil |
secondary coil secondary winding secondary | coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil |
flash-forward | a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to a later event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story |
forward | the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey |
passer forward passer | (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by throwing a forward pass |
carry-over carry-forward | the accumulated and undivided profits of a corporation after provision has been made for dividends and reserves |
look forward | expect or hope for, I look to hear from you soon |
submit state put forward posit | put before, I submit to you that the accused is guilty |
nominate put up put forward | propose as a candidate for some honor |
call up bring forward | bring forward for consideration, The case was called up in court |
b raise conjure conjure up invoke evoke stir call down arouse bring up put forward call forth | summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic, raise the specter of unemployment, he conjured wild birds in the air, call down the spirits from the mountain |
forward send on | send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit, forward my mail |
advance bring forward | cause to move forward, Can you move the car seat forward? |
proceed go forward continue | move ahead, travel onward in time or space, We proceeded towards Washington, She continued in the direction of the hills, We are moving ahead in time now |
barge thrust ahead push forward | push one's way, she barged into the meeting room |
carry over carry forward | transfer from one time period to the next |
hunch hump hunch forward hunch over | round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward |
come to the fore step forward come forward step up step to the fore come out | make oneself visible, take action, Young people should step to the fore and help their peers |
assert put forward | insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized, Women should assert themselves more! |
self-winding | designed so that manual winding is unnecessary, a self-winding watch |
forward | at or near or directed toward the front, the forward section of the aircraft, a forward plunge down the stairs, forward motion |
forward | of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle, in a forward gear |
forward | used of temperament or behavior, lacking restraint or modesty, a forward child badly in need of discipline |
meandering(a) rambling wandering(a) winding | of a path e.g., meandering streams, rambling forest paths, the river followed its wandering course, a winding country road |
advanced forward-looking innovative modern | ahead of the times, the advanced teaching methods, had advanced views on the subject, a forward-looking corporation, is British industry innovative enough? |
advancing forward forward-moving | moving forward |
tortuous twisting twisty winding voluminous | marked by repeated turns and bends, a tortuous road up the mountain, winding roads are full of surprises, had to steer the car down a twisty track |
ahead onward onwards forward forwards forrader | in a forward direction, go ahead, the train moved ahead slowly, the boat lurched ahead, moved onward into the forest, they went slowly forward in the mud |
forward forwards frontward frontwards forrad forrard ,u n | at or to or toward the front, he faced forward, step forward, she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine, (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations) |
ahead forward | toward the future, forward in time, I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring, I look forward to seeing you |
back and forth backward and forward to and fro | moving from one place to another and back again, he traveled back and forth between Los Angeles and New York, the treetops whipped to and fro in a frightening manner, the old man just sat on the porch and rocked back and forth all day |
forth forward onward | forward in time or order or degree, from that time forth, from the sixth century onward |
fore forward | near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane, the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments |