forewing
fore-wing
fore wing | either of the anterior pair of wings on an insect that has four wings |
| basin | a bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids, she mixed the dough in a large basin |
bow fore
prow
stem | front part of a vessel or aircraft, he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line |
| emesis basin | a basin used by bedridden patients for vomiting |
| fore-and-after | sailing vessel with a fore-and-aft rig |
| fore-and-aft rig | rig in which the principal sails are fore-and-aft |
| fore-and-aft sail | any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction |
fore edge
foredge | the part of a book that faces inward when the book is shelved, the part opposite the spine |
| fore plane | a carpenter's plane intermediate between a jack plane and a jointer plane |
| fore-topmast | the topmast next above the foremast |
| fore-topsail | the topsail on a foremast |
gaff topsail
fore-and-aft topsail | a triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the topmast |
slop basin
slop bowl | a bowl into which the dregs of teacups and coffee cups are emptied at the table |
washbasin
handbasin
washbowl
lavabo
wash-hand basin | a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression) |
| washbasin basin washbowl washstand lavatory | a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe, where you can wash your hands and face, he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face |
river basin
basin
watershed drainage basin catchment area
catchment basin
drainage area | the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries, an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet, flood control in the Missouri basin |
| detention basin | a storage site (such as a small reservoir) that delays the flow of water downstream |
| retention basin | a storage site similar to a detention basin but the water in storage is permanently obstructed from flowing downstream |
Donets Basin
Donbass
Donbas | an industrial region in the Ukraine |
| basin | a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it, the basin of the Great Salt Lake |
| tidal basin | a basin that is full of water at high tide |
basin
basinful | the quantity that a basin will hold, a basinful of water |
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 |
| fore(a) | situated at or toward the bow of a vessel |
| fore-and-aft | parallel with the keel of a boat or ship |
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 |