foray
(noun) an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence); “scientists’ forays into politics”
foray, raid, maraud
(noun) a sudden short attack
foray
(verb) briefly enter enemy territory
plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray
(verb) steal goods; take as spoils; “During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
foray (plural forays)
A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid.
A brief excursion or attempt, especially outside one's accustomed sphere.
foray (third-person singular simple present forays, present participle foraying, simple past and past participle forayed)
(transitive) To scour (an area or place) for food, treasure, booty etc.
(intransitive) To pillage; to ravage.
Source: Wiktionary
For"ay, n. Etym: [Another form of forahe. Cf. Forray.]
Definition: 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.
Definition: To pillage; to ravage. He might foray our lands. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
