foe

UK /fəʊ/ US /foʊ/
noun 4name 4adj 1

Definitions

adj

1

Hostile.

he, I say, could passe into Affrike onely with two simple ships or small barkes, to commit himselfe in a strange and foe countrie, to engage his person, under the power of a barbarous King […].

noun

1

An enemy.

And a mans foes ſhalbe they of his owne houſhold.

Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.

noun

1

A unit of energy equal to 10⁴⁴ joules.

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