forehead

[US]/ˈfɔːhed/
[UK]/ˈfɔːrhed/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the part of the face above the eyes and below the hairline, also known as the forehead.

Phrases & Collocations

tall forehead

smooth forehead

Example Sentences

A high forehead is thought to be a sign of intelligence.

He tapped his forehead knowingly.

Her forehead was sweaty from the pain she was in.

The cut on his forehead scar red over.

How did you come by that wound in the forehead?

caressed the little boy's forehead;

The doctor shaded my forehead with his hand.

The girl’s forehead was flushed with fever.

The small mote on her forehead distinguishes her from her twin sister.

his high,intelligent forehead proclaimed a strength of mind that was almost tangible.

I knew he was having a high fever by the feel of his forehead.

The baby hit his forehead against the corner of a desk and began to cry.

I could tell from the deep furrows in her forehead that she was very disturbed by the news.

For relationship of projecting part of forehead to sex and age, most of male H. armiger(72%) has projecting p art of forehead, but some of female (21.1%) has it too .

mopped the hallway; mopping the spilled water; mopped her forehead with a towel.

Urna, the mark in the centre of the forehead, called the Eye of Wisdom, also depicted as a Bundle of Rays or fine hairs between the eyebrows.

The ears and the cheeks are red, with a blaze of white extending from the nose up the forehead and ending between the ears in a crescentic curve.

Stop your bluster of dispraise and of self-praise, And with the calm of silent prayer on your foreheads sail to that unnamed shore.

Real-world Examples

She lay powerless. Cool pads soothed her forehead.

Source: The machine has stopped operating.

" Worst coach ever" on my forehead.

Source: Modern Family - Season 05

Leaned her forehead tenderly against his chest.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

Ahab staggered; his hand smote his forehead.

Source: Moby-Dick

Let me see. Can I touch your forehead?

Source: American Family Universal Parent-Child English

I would say I have a pretty big forehead.

Source: Learn English through advertisements.

Aslan stooped his golden head and licked her forehead.

Source: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Harry wiped his forehead on his sleeve as Draco turned away.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Selected Edition

Really bringing the earth up to you to rest your forehead.

Source: Master teaches you how to practice yoga skillfully.

A vein throbbed in Florent's forehead. " He has no choice" .

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

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