"mask" wordpress folder name

Hi Guys

I thought id post here because im not sure on where to start with this problem. I have a website http://www.websitename.com it doesnt go directly to wordpress website because its in folder. example http://www.websitename.com/wordpress.

I want to forward my domain name so it lands on http://www.websitename.com/wordpress because I dont want to go moving or renaming the wordpress folder as It will mess up some links etc.

Another thing is is there a way of “masking” or “hiding” the wordpress folder from the address bar view? I find a sites url looks so ugly if it were: http://www.websitename.com/wordpress/about. It would look better as http://www.websitename.com/about if you click that section. You get what im saying haha. I just wanted to make myself clear.

Any help would be really appreciated. 🙂
Thanks
Shana