n.
1.furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping
2.a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering forge v.
1.create by hammering
2.make a copy of with the intent to deceive
3.come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or priciple) after a mental effort
4.move ahead steadily
5.move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy
6.make something, usually for a specific function
7.make out of components (often in an improvising manner)
Idiom of the Day
bog down
to slow down and make no progress, to become stuck (a bog is an area of land that is wet and muddy - like a swamp)
I quickly became bogged down with all of the work that I had to do.