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Foray word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "foray" word

[noun] an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence); "scientists' forays into politics"
[noun] a sudden short attack
[verb] briefly enter enemy territory
[verb] steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
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\For"ay\ (?; 277), n. [Another form of forahe. Cf. {Forray}.] A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid. --Spenser. The huge Earl Doorm, . . . Bound on a foray, rolling eyes of prey. --Tennyson.
\For"ay\, v. t. To pillage; to ravage. He might foray our lands. --Sir W. Scott.

Synonyms for foray

despoil, loot, maraud, pillage, plunder, raid, ransack, reave, rifle, strip

See also: air attack | air raid | attempt | deplume | displume | effort | endeavor | endeavour | incursion | penetrate | penetration | perforate | swoop | take | try |

Related terms: despoliation, direption, escalade, fleece, freeboot, harry, incursion, loot, make an inroad, make a raid, maraud, overswarm, overwhelm, prey on, ransacking, rifle, sacking, saturation raid, shuttle raid, spoil, spoiling, spoliate

The fun area, different aproach to word »foray«

Let's analyse "foray" as pure text. This string has Five letters in Two syllables and Two vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: YAROF. Average typing speed for these characters is 1340 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: foray: 6 + 1 = 7, reduced: 7 (or 5 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Seven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: foray: 6 + 6 + 9 + 1 + 7 = 29, reduced: 11, and the final result is Eleven.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
A (1) 1 Magician Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
F (1) 6 Lovers Practical, Faithful, Organizer
O (1) 15 Devil Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
R (1) 18 Moon Patient, Determined, Strong
Y (1) 25 Knight of Wands Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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