English Explanatory Dictionary

foreshot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The spirits that first come over when an alcoholic liquid is distilled.
  2. A shot that sends something forewards, such as a shot that sends the ball ahead the player making it.
  3. A measurement of the azimuth when sighting to the next point along a path that is being measured with a compass.
  4. A portion of a building that protrudes out.
  5. The foreground of a photographic image.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of foreshoot

Word forms

foreshot foreshots

Etymology

From fore- + shot.

Synonyms

head

Antonyms

tail tailings
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