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The word forestall is in the Wiktionary

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— English words —
  • forestall v. (Transitive) To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
  • forestall v. (Transitive) To preclude or bar from happening, render impossible.
  • forestall v. (Archaic) To purchase the complete supply of a good, particularly foodstuffs, in order to charge a monopoly price.
  • forestall v. To anticipate, to act foreseeingly.
  • forestall v. To deprive (with of).
  • forestall v. (UK, law) To obstruct or stop up, as a road; to stop the passage of a highway; to intercept on the road…
  • forestall n. (Obsolete or historical) An ambush; plot; an interception; waylaying; rescue.
  • forestall n. Something situated or placed in front.
— Foreign word, define in English —
— English words, defined in German —
  • forestall V. Vorwegnehmen, zuvorkommen.
  • forestall V. Aufkaufen.
  • forestall V. Veraltet: verhindern.
  • forestall V. Eine Person am Weiterkommen hindern, eine Person stoppen.
— English words, defined in French —
  • forestall v. Précéder.
  • forestall v. Empêcher, prévenir, déjouer.
— English words, defined in Spanish —
  • forestall v. Prevenir.
  • forestall v. Anticiparse.
58 English words from 9 English definitions

act ambush anticipate anticipatory Archaic avert bar charge complete delay deprive foodstuffs foreseeingly from front good happening highway hinder historical Imperative impossible in␣front in␣order in␣order␣to intercept interception law measures monopoly Obsolete obstruct of␣a on␣the on␣the␣road order particularly passage placed plot precautionary preclude prevent price purchase render rescue road situated something stop stop␣up supply taking the Transitive waylaying with

2 English words from 8 foreign definitions

Eine Person

13 foreign words from 8 foreign definitions

Aufkaufen déjouer eine Empêcher hindern Précéder prévenir stoppen Veraltet verhindern Vorwegnehmen Weiterkommen zuvorkommen

12 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

forestalls forestalled forestaller forestallers forestallest forestalleth forestalling forestallable forestallings forestallment forestallingly forestallments

2 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

unforestalled unforestallable

43 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

all ALL -all all- est Est EST -est est. Est. ESTA for FOR for- fore Fore fore- forest Forest forestal ore Ore ORE öre øre Ore. ores öres res RES Res. rest REST 'rest rest. Rest. sta Sta STA Sta. stall Tal tall

18 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ats ATs ATS at's lat LAT lat. Lat. lats LATs LATS ser SER ser. sero- tse Tse TSE

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

fellators

6 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

floterials forestalls Forest␣Hall forstalled softballer trollfaces

17 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

fellator floatels floaters floe␣rats Floréals forestal forstall forsteal Laforest Lafortes loaflets reallots refloats rostella Rotellas saltorel talleros

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

forestals

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

forestal forstall

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

Forest␣Hall


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