forges
Makes through heat
Forges is the third-person singular of forge.
To forge is to shape metal by heating and hammering it—the blacksmith's ancient craft.
A forge is also the furnace or workshop where this happens.
Extended uses keep the sense of creating through effort: She forges ahead despite obstacles, They forged an alliance.
To forge a document or signature is to create a fraudulent copy—shaping something false to pass as genuine.
Metal-shaping block
- hammerTool for striking nails
- tongsHinged grasping utensil
- bellowsHandheld device forcing air
- quenchSatisfy or extinguish
blacksmith · farrier · foundry · bladesmith · armorer · ironwork · steelwork · grindstone
Visible burning combustion
Alters to deceive
- fakesFraudulent imitations
- fabricatesCreates falsely or manufactures
- copiesMakes identical versions
- imitatesReplicates another's actions
replicates · fraudulent · counterfeit · signature · documents · currency · deception · imitation
Enclosed heat-producing structure
- smeltingExtracting metal from ore
- castingShaping through liquid form
- temperingControlled heating and cooling
- alloyMetallic combination
ingot · ore · refining · annealing · welding · molten · crucible · billet
Links between individuals
- alliancesFormal unions for cooperation
- partnershipsFormal business alliances
- connectionsRelationships between things
- tiesConnections or neckwear
friendships · agreements · pacts · treaties · unity · coalitions · links · networks
Creates by assembling parts
- constructsBuilds or creates
- shapesExternal outlines of things
- formsVarieties or documents
- fashionsCurrent popular styles
crafts · molds · hammers out · works · produces · manufactures · fabricates · makes
anvil
Metal-shaping block
quench · blacksmith · farrier · foundry · bladesmith · armorer · ironwork · steelwork · grindstone · vise
flames
Visible burning combustion
coals · heat · glow · roar · burn · smoke · kindle · stoke · fuel · bellows
falsifies
Alters to deceive
- fakesFraudulent imitations
- fabricatesCreates falsely or manufactures
- copiesMakes identical versions
imitates · replicates · fraudulent · counterfeit · signature · documents · currency · deception · imitation · spurious
furnace
Enclosed heat-producing structure
- smeltingExtracting metal from ore
- castingShaping through liquid form
- temperingControlled heating and cooling
alloy · ingot · ore · refining · annealing · welding · molten · crucible · billet · mold
relationships
Links between individuals
- alliancesFormal unions for cooperation
- partnershipsFormal business alliances
- connectionsRelationships between things
ties · friendships · agreements · pacts · treaties · unity · coalitions · links · networks · trust
builds
Creates by assembling parts
- constructsBuilds or creates
- shapesExternal outlines of things
- formsVarieties or documents
fashions · crafts · molds · hammers out · works · produces · manufactures · fabricates · makes · develops
- fireflame, blaze, flames, inferno, embers
- artifactspottery shards, knives, masks, pottery, antiquity
- heavy industrysteel mills, steel production, steel industry, steelmaking, smelters
- Industrial Imagerymachinery, factories, smokestacks, assembly lines, gears
- industryfactories, factory, automotive, manufacturing plant, manufacturing plants
- medievalknights, castles, cathedral, kings, queens
forgesdestroys
Causes complete ruin
breaks · demolishes · ruins · shatters · dismantles
forgesauthenticates
Confirms as genuine
verifies · validates · originates · certifies · legitimizes
- forged aheadAdvanced with determination
- forge aheadProceed with determination
- forging aheadContinuing with determination
- forged documentsFraudulently created official papers
- forged signatureFraudulently imitated handwritten name
- forged passportIllegally created travel document
forge, forged, forging, forger, forgers, forgeries, reforge, reforged, unforged