dorsal vs fore

dorsal

adj
  • Relating to the top surface of the foot or hand. 

  • Relating to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf. 

  • Relating to the surface naturally superior, as of a creeping hepatic moss. 

  • Having only one sharp side. 

  • Produced using the dorsum of the tongue. 

noun
  • A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, altar, etc. 

  • A sound produced using the dorsum of the tongue. 

  • Any of the longitudinal series of plates that encircle the body, excluding the ventral scales. 

fore

adj
  • Forward; situated towards the front (of something). 

adv
  • In or towards the bows of a ship. 

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

intj
  • An exclamation yelled to inform players a ball is moving in their direction. 

noun
  • The front; the forward part of something; the foreground. 

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