Definition of forehead Forehead
/fɔˈɹhɛd/ - [forhed] - fore•head
We found 10 definitions of forehead from 7 different sources.
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What does forehead mean?
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| forehead - the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: includes the upper part of the orbits | ||
| frontal bone, os frontale | ||
| membrane bone any bone that develops within membranous tissue without previous cartilage formation; e.g. the clavicle and bones of the skull | ||
| braincase, brainpan, cranium the part of the skull that encloses the brain | ||
| glabella, mesophyron a smooth prominence of the frontal bone between and above the eyebrows; the most forward projecting point of the forehead in the midline at the level of the supraorbital ridges | ||
| metopion the craniometric point midway between the frontal eminences of the skull | ||
| ophryon the craniometric point in the midline of the forehead immediately above the orbits | ||
| forehead - the part of the face above the eyes | ||
| brow | ||
| lineament, feature an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles | ||
| human face, face a vertical surface of a building or cliff | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- forehead (n.)
The front of that part of the head which incloses the brain; that part of the face above the eyes; the brow. - forehead (n.)
The aspect or countenance; assurance. - forehead (n.)
The front or fore part of anything.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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forehead
The part of the face between the hairline and the eyebrows.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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forehead
fōr′hed, n. the forepart of the head above the eyes, the brow: confidence, audacity
Wikipedia 
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The forehead of humans is the flat space of skin above the eyes, between the eyebrows and where your hair starts to grow. It exists to make room for the brain inside the skull.
A doctor or nurse will often touch someone's forehead to check whether or not they have a fever. This is because of the many blood vessels in the head and face.
In ancient Greece individuals with large foreheads were classified as intellectual because of their incredibly large "brain". Nowadays this is not the case.
According to the OED Forehead can be pronouced either 'forhed' or 'forrid'.
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🔤- forehead, noun, singular of foreheads.
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