9 Letter Words for Forestall
astrofell, fellators, forestall
8 Letter Words for Forestall
astrofel, fellator, floatels, floaters, forestal, forstall, forsteal, reallots, refloats, rostella, saltorel
7 Letter Words for Forestall
altrose, fallers, falters, floatel, floater, florals, florate, floreal, floreat, floreta, florets, flotels, folates, fostell, loafers, loaflet, lofters, olestra, reallot, refalls, refloat, rosella, rotella, safrole, staller, stellar, tallero, tellars, tollers
6 Letter Words for Forestall
afters, alerts, allose, allots, alters, artels, astore, astrol, atolls, elator, estall, estral, faller, falser, falter, farles, faroes, farset, faster, feasor, fellas, festal, fetors, flares, flaser, floats, floral, floras, flores, floret, flotas, flotel, floter, flotes, folate, foller, folles, forels, forest, forlet, forset, fortes, foster, fstore, laster, loafer, lofter, lorate, loreal, lorels, lotase, oaters, orates, osella, osteal, ostler, ostrea, rastle, ratels, realos, refall, relast, relost, resalt, reslot, roates, roseal, rostel, safrol, sallet, salter, sellar, slater, softer, solate, solera, solert, sollar, soller, sorell, sortal, staler, stelar, stella, sterol, stolae, strafe, stroll, talers, taller, talles, talose, tarsel, tellar, tolars, toller, tolsel, torfel, torfle, torsel, trolls
5 Letter Words for Forestall
afore, afret, afros, after, alefs, aleft, alert, alfet, aller, allot, aloes, aloft, alose, alter, altos, arest, arets, arles, arose, arsle, artel, astel, aster, astor, astre, atelo, atole, atoll, earls, earst, ellas, eorls, erato, estro, falls, false, fares, farle, farls, faros, farse, farts, fates, fator, fatso, feals, fears, feast, feats, fella, fells, felts, feral, festa, fetal, fetas, fetor, flare, flats, flear, fleas, float, floes, flora, flors, flota, flote, flots, foals, forel, fores, foret, forte, forts, frase, frate, frats, frets, froes, frost, lares, laser, later, latro, leafs, lears, least, leats, lefts, lerot, loafs, loast, lofts, loral, lorel, lores, losel, loser, lotas, lotes, oater, ofter, ollas, orale, orals, orate, orfes, orles, orlet, orsel, osela, rafts, rales, ratel, rates, ratos, realo, reals, reast, relot, resat, retal, roast, roate, roles, rolfs, rolls, rosal, rosel, roset, rotal, rotas, rotes, rotls, safer, salet, salle, salol, salto, selar, sella, seora, seral, serta, setal, slare, slart, slate, sloat, slote, soare, sofar, sofer, softa, solar, solea, soler, solfa, soral, sorel, sorta, stale, stall, stare, steal, stear, stela, stell, stero, stoae, stola, stole, store, strae, taler, tales, talls, tares, taros, tarse, taser, teals, tears, telar, tells, telos, teras, terfs, tesla, toeas, tolar, tolas, toles, tolls, toral, tores, torse, treas, trefa, troll
4 Letter Words for Forestall
aero, afer, afro, alef, ales, allo, alls, aloe, also, alto, alts, ares, aret, arfs, arle, arte, arts, asor, astr, atef, ates, atle, earl, ears, east, eats, efts, elfs, ells, elts, eorl, eral, eras, erat, eros, erst, etas, fall, fare, farl, faro, fars, fart, fast, fate, fats, feal, fear, feat, fell, fels, felt, fers, fest, feta, fets, flat, flea, flet, floe, flor, flot, foal, foes, fole, foll, fore, fort, fots, frae, fras, frat, fret, froe, fros, frot, laer, laet, laft, lalo, laos, lare, lars, lase, last, late, lats, leaf, leal, lear, leas, leat, left, leos, lest, leto, lets, ller, loaf, loft, lora, lore, lors, lose, lost, lota, lote, lots, oafs, oars, oast, oats, olea, oles, olla, orae, oral, oras, ores, orfe, orfs, orle, orts, osar, raft, rale, rall, rals, rast, rate, rato, rats, real, refl, refs, reft, rest, rets, roes, role, rolf, roll, rosa, rose, rost, rota, rote, rotl, rots, safe, saft, sale, sall, salt, sare, sart, sate, seal, sear, seat, self, sell, selt, seor, serf, sero, sert, seta, slat, sloe, slot, soar, sofa, soft, sola, sole, sora, sore, sort, star, ster, stoa, stof, stor, stra, stre, tael, tale, tall, taos, tare, taro, tars, teal, tear, teas, tefs, tela, tell, tels, tera, terf, toea, toes, tola, tole, toll, tore, tors, tosa, tose, tres
3 Letter Words for Forestall
aer, aes, aft, ale, alf, all, alo, als, alt, aor, are, arf, ars, art, ase, asl, ast, ate, ear, eas, eat, efl, efs, eft, ela, elf, ell, els, elt, eof, eos, era, erf, ers, ert, esr, est, eta, fao, far, fas, fat, fer, fes, fet, fll, flo, flt, foe, fol, for, fot, fra, fro, frs, frt, lao, lar, las, lat, lea, leo, ler, les, let, loa, loe, lof, lor, los, lot, lst, ltr, oaf, oar, oas, oat, oer, oes, oft, ola, ole, ora, ore, orf, orl, ors, ort, ose, raf, ras, rat, rea, ref, rel, res, rfs, rle, roe, ros, rot, rte, sal, sao, sar, sat, sea, sel, ser, set, sla, sle, slt, sol, sot, sta, str, tal, tao, tar, tas, tea, tef, tel, ter, tes, tfr, tlo, tlr, toa, toe, tol, tor, tos, tra, trf, trs
Definitions for Forestall
[1] to prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance: to forestall a riot by deploying police.
[2] to act beforehand with or get ahead of; anticipate.
[3] to buy up (goods) in advance in order to increase the price when resold.
[4] to prevent sales at (a fair, market, etc.) by buying up or diverting goods.
[5] to delay, stop, or guard against beforehand
[6] to anticipate
[7] to prevent or hinder sales at (a market, etc) by buying up merchandise in advance, etc to buy up (merchandise) for profitable resale Compare corner (def. 21)
Words related to Forestall
hinder, prevent, thwart, avert, preclude, deter, anticipate, delay, monopolize, preoccupy
Words nearby Forestall
forest reserve, forest service, forest tent caterpillar, forestaff, forestage, forestall, forestation, forestay, forestaysail, forester, forestick
Origin of Forestall
1350–1400; Middle English forstallen, verbal derivative of forstalle, Old English foresteall intervention (to defeat justice), waylaying. See fore-, stall2
Other words from Forestall
fore·stall·er , noun
fore·stall·ment , forestal·ment , noun
un·fore·stalled , adjective
Word origin for Forestall
C14 forestallen to waylay, from Old English foresteall an ambush, from fore- in front of + steall place
Synonyms for Forestall
anticipate, avert, deter, hinder, preclude, prevent, thwart, delay, monopolize, preoccupy