forehead
noun
; ˈfär-əd, ˈfȯr- also ˈfȯr-ˌed
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Synonyms & Antonyms for forehead
Synonyms
facade (also façade), face, forepart, front
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Examples of forehead in a Sentence
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Or Bears fans slapping their hands to their foreheads. — Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com, "In his final preseason audition, Bears kicker Eddy Pineiro rebounds to make 3 field goals after an ugly missed extra point," 29 Aug. 2019 Their foreheads have been flattened, and their skulls have grown upward higher than normal. — Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com, "Medieval Croatian skulls indicate that people intentionally modified their head shapes. But why?," 29 Aug. 2019 White, who made the team after becoming a late addition to the team’s training camp in July, played Monday with a bandage on his lacerated forehead. — Jeff Mcdonald, ExpressNews.com, "Derrick White’s return a relief to Team USA, Spurs," 26 Aug. 2019 Few, if any, members of the squad have 'captain' etched across their foreheads - thus the natural answer is to choose a central midfielder who is nigh-on always assured of a place in the starting XI. — SI.com, "Granit Xhaka: Naming the Swiss as Captain Sets a Dangerous Precedent for Next Season," 18 July 2019 Portals of the Past His first victim was 39-year-old hotel resident John Starks, who escaped death by a fraction of an inch when a bullet creased his forehead. — Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com, "It was just like the movies — only this SF sniper was for real," 12 July 2019 Even though the stimulus is in the mouth, our brain interprets that as coming from our forehead. — Molly Longman, refinery29.com, "How To Ditch The Dreaded Ice Cream Brain Freeze," 5 July 2019 The sheen on his forehead and the mottling of youthful stubble show off a precocious mastery of realist oil painting. — Samuel Reilly, 1843, "Enigmatic and erotic: the art of Félix Vallotton," 3 July 2019 An ocean breeze pushed Lennon’s short brown hair away from his forehead, and his eyes were hidden behind small, oval sunglasses. — David Gambacorta, Longreads, "Took You By Surprise: John and Paul’s Lost Reunion," 25 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'forehead.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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forehead
noun
English Language Learners Definition of forehead
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forehead
noun
, ˈfȯr-ˌhed\
Kids Definition of forehead
forehead
noun
, ˈfär-; ˈfō(ə)r-ˌhed
, ˈfȯ(ə)r-
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Medical Definition of forehead
— called also brow, frons
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