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单词 forehead
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Definition of forehead in English:

forehead

noun ˈfɒrɪdˈfɔːhɛd
  • The part of the face above the eyebrows.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • For instance, a London ad firm paid students by the hour to wear temporary tattoos on their foreheads while at bars or shopping.
    • A large gash ran from the corner of his eye and up through his left eyebrow to the middle of his forehead.
    • Females are colored similarly but less brightly above and have gray napes and foreheads.
    • They touch the knuckle of the forefinger on their right hand to their foreheads in salute.
    • And he touched each of the men's foreheads with the little finger of his right hand.
    • The ashes marking our foreheads on that day serve as a paradoxical remembrance of a future event, our death.
    • Hindu gods are also frequently represented with a third eye in the middle of their foreheads, representing their divinity.
    • He walked over to me, took off my glasses and gently tapped my forehead just above the bridge of my nose.
    • The foreheads were unusually low and sloping, with exceedingly prominent brows.
    • He kissed both our foreheads before standing and ruffling our hair one final time before he turned to leave.
    • Hugo had thought the injury to his forehead no more than a minor abrasion and had dressed it himself.
    • I put my wrist to his forehead, at which time he opened his eyes, and sure enough he was a little warm.
    • After Ash Wednesday services, our foreheads were clean as soon as we got home.
    • Cats have scent glands on their foreheads, around their mouths, and near the bases of their tails.
    • All three of the Maids had a moon adorning their foreheads and necks, sparkling in the candlelight.
    • It is not uncommon to have some altered sensation of the forehead and scalp that recovers slowly.
    • I handed the guys some lemonade as they wiped their foreheads with the towels I'd given them.
    • A dressing is placed around the forehead after surgery, and left in place during the first night.
    • He fractured both legs, broke his right ankle and had deep cuts to his forehead.
    • On that day people give each other sugar skulls with a name label crudely pasted on the forehead.
    Synonyms
    brow, temple
    Zoology frons

Origin

Old English forhēafod (see fore-, head).

Rhymes

florid, horrid, torrid
 
 

Definition of forehead in US English:

forehead

noun
  • The part of the face above the eyebrows.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I put my wrist to his forehead, at which time he opened his eyes, and sure enough he was a little warm.
    • Cats have scent glands on their foreheads, around their mouths, and near the bases of their tails.
    • All three of the Maids had a moon adorning their foreheads and necks, sparkling in the candlelight.
    • For instance, a London ad firm paid students by the hour to wear temporary tattoos on their foreheads while at bars or shopping.
    • The ashes marking our foreheads on that day serve as a paradoxical remembrance of a future event, our death.
    • It is not uncommon to have some altered sensation of the forehead and scalp that recovers slowly.
    • A large gash ran from the corner of his eye and up through his left eyebrow to the middle of his forehead.
    • They touch the knuckle of the forefinger on their right hand to their foreheads in salute.
    • Hindu gods are also frequently represented with a third eye in the middle of their foreheads, representing their divinity.
    • The foreheads were unusually low and sloping, with exceedingly prominent brows.
    • And he touched each of the men's foreheads with the little finger of his right hand.
    • Females are colored similarly but less brightly above and have gray napes and foreheads.
    • I handed the guys some lemonade as they wiped their foreheads with the towels I'd given them.
    • He fractured both legs, broke his right ankle and had deep cuts to his forehead.
    • A dressing is placed around the forehead after surgery, and left in place during the first night.
    • On that day people give each other sugar skulls with a name label crudely pasted on the forehead.
    • Hugo had thought the injury to his forehead no more than a minor abrasion and had dressed it himself.
    • He kissed both our foreheads before standing and ruffling our hair one final time before he turned to leave.
    • He walked over to me, took off my glasses and gently tapped my forehead just above the bridge of my nose.
    • After Ash Wednesday services, our foreheads were clean as soon as we got home.
    Synonyms
    brow, temple

Origin

Old English forhēafod (see fore-, head).

 
 
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