ford

Meanings

• A word meaning to cross or pass over a body of water.

  - "The ford was an essential crossing point for travelers."
  - "The car was submerged in the flooded ford."

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Pronunciation

1. /fɔːd/
   
   
   
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2. /fɔɹd/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with ford
bord , hoard , recorded , scored , ward , yard

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Homophones

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1. fore, four, form, from
   

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Variants

List of all variants of ford that leads to same result
ford , fords , fordable , forded , fording , Ford , Ford Hermann Hueffer , Ford Madox Ford , Gerald R Ford , Gerald R. Ford , Gerald Rudolph Ford , Gerald Rudolph Ford , Jr. , Henry Ford , John Ford , John Martin Feeney , Sean Aloysius O'Fearna , Sean Aloysius O'Feeney , Brown , Ford Madox Brown

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Forms

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verb: to ford, to cross or pass over a body of water., noun: a ford is a shallow place in a river or other body of water where it is possible to cross or pass over without the aid of a bridge.

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Etymology

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Old English ford, from ferran to drive, push, go, or from feran to pass, go over.

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Related Concepts

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1. stream: A body of flowing water, large enough to be called a river but smaller than a lake. A stream typically flows through a valley or a depression, and it can be fed by rainwater, snowmelt, or underground springs.

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Culture

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The term 'ford' has been used extensively in literature, art, music, and other forms of cultural expression. For example, Shakespeare used the term 'ford' in his play 'The Merchant of Venice'. In art, the term 'ford' has been used to depict various types of crossings over bodies of water. In music, the term 'ford' has been used to describe various types of musical transitions or progressions.

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