Ford (fôrd, f rd), Elizabeth Bloomer Known as "Betty." Born 1918. First Lady of the United States (1974-1977) as the wife of President Gerald R. Ford. She supported the Equal Rights Amendment, the arts, and programs for disabled children. |
| Ford, Ford Madox Originally Ford Hermann Hueffer. 1873-1939. British writer and editor whose most important novels, The Good Soldier (1915) and the tetralogy Parade's End (1924-1928), examine the bonds of conjugal and adulterous relationships. |
| Ford, Gerald Rudolph 1913-2006. The 38th President of the United States (1974-1977), who was appointed Vice President on the resignation of Spiro Agnew (1973) and became President after Richard Nixon's resignation over the Watergate scandal. As President, Ford granted a full pardon to Nixon (1974). |
| Ford, Henry 1863-1947. American automobile manufacturer who developed a gasoline-powered automobile (1896), founded the Ford Motor Company (1903), and mass-produced the Model T (1908-1927), the first generally affordable and widely available automobile. His son Edsel Bryant Ford (1893-1943) ran the company from 1919 to 1943, as did his grandson Henry Ford II (1917-1987) from 1945 to 1980. |
| Ford 1, John 1586-1639. English playwright whose works include 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (1633) and collaborative efforts, notably with Thomas Dekker and John Webster. |
| Ford 2, John Originally John Martin Feeney. 1894-1973. American filmmaker who won an Academy Award for his direction of The Informer (1935), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941), and The Quiet Man (1952). |
| ford (fôrd, frd) n. A shallow place in a body of water, such as a river, where one can cross by walking or riding on an animal or in a vehicle. tr.v. ford·ed, ford·ing, fords To cross (a body of water) at a ford. [Middle English, from Old English; see per-2 in Indo-European roots.] ford  a·ble adj. |
ford [fɔːd]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a shallow area in a river that can be crossed by car, horseback, etc.
vb
(tr) to cross (a river, brook, etc.) over a shallow area
[Old English; related to Old Frisian forda, Old High German furt ford, Latin porta door, portus port1]
fordable adj
Ford [fɔːd]
n
1. (Biographies / Ford, Ford Madox (1873-1939) M, English, WRITING: novelist, WRITING: editor, WRITING: critic) Ford Maddox (ˈmædəks) original name Ford Madox Hueffer. 1873-1939, English novelist, editor, and critic; works include The Good Soldier (1915) and the war tetralogy Parade's End (1924-28).
2. (Biographies / Ford, Gerald R(udolph) (1913 M, US, POLITICS: politician, POLITICS: head of state) Gerald R(udolph). born 1913, US politician; 38th president of the US (1974-77)
3. (Biographies / Ford, Harrison (1942 M, US, FILMS AND TV: actor) Harrison. born 1942, US film actor. His films include Star Wars (1977) and its sequels, Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and its sequels, Bladerunner (1982), Clear and Present Danger (1994), and What Lies Beneath (2000)
4. (Biographies / Ford, Henry (1863-1947) M, US, BUSINESS: manufacturer) Henry. 1863-1947, US car manufacturer, who pioneered mass production
5. (Biographies / Ford, John (1586-?1639) M, English, THEATRE: dramatist) John. 1586-?1639, English dramatist; author of revenge tragedies such as 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (1633)
6. (Biographies / Ford, John (1895-1973) M, US, FILMS AND TV: director) John, real name Sean O'Feeney. 1895-1973, US film director, esp of Westerns such as Stagecoach (1939) and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  Ford - United States film maker (1896-1973) |
| 2. | Ford - grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987) | |
| 3. | Ford - son of Henry Ford (1893-1943) | |
| 4. |  Ford - English writer and editor (1873-1939) | |
| 5. |  Ford - 38th President of the United States; appointed vice president and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-) | |
| 6. |  Ford - United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947) | |
| 7. | ford - a shallow area in a stream that can be forded body of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" stream, watercourse - a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth | |
| 8. |  ford - the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horsecrossing - traveling across shallow fording - fording at a shallow place deep fording - fording at a deep place in the stream | |
| Verb | 1. | ford - cross a river where it's shallow cross, cut across, cut through, get over, traverse, pass over, get across, track, cover - travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day" |
ford
Translations
n ford [foːd]
a shallow crossing-place in a river. drif معْبَر في نَهْر، مَخاضَه брод brod vadested die Furt πέρασμα ποταμού vado koolmekoht پایاب kahluupaikka gué מַעֲבָר רָדוּד בַּנָהָר नदी के पास उथली जगह gaz, plitak prijelaz preko rijeke gázló bagian dangkal vað guado 浅瀬 여울 brasta brasls cetek doorwaadbare plaats vad(ested) bród vau vad брод brod plitvina gaz vadställe บริเวณน้ำตื้น sığ geçit 淺灘, 可涉水而過的地方 брід دریا کا گھاٹ chỗ sông cạn 浅滩, 可涉水而过的地方
v
to cross (water) on foot etc They forded the river. deurgaan; deurry; oorgaan يَعْبُر، يَجْتاز، يَخوض прегазвам (река) přebrodit (se) krydse durchwaten διασχίζω (π.χ. ποτάμι) από τα ρηχά vadear läbi kahlama از گدار گذشتن kahlata passer à gué לַעֲבוֹר पार करना pregaziti vodu (rijeku) plićinom (át)gázol mengarungi di dalam sungai fara yfir á vaði guadare 浅瀬を渡る (강을) 걸어서 건너다 (per)bristi pārbrist braslu mengharungi doorwaden vasse/vade over przejść przez bród atravessar a trece prin vad переходить вброд prebrodiť prebroditi preći vada över ลุยแม่น้ำหรือลำธารที่ตื้น sığ yerden geçmek 涉水 переходити убрід گھاٹ اترنا lội qua sông 涉水
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