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FOREHEAD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: includes the upper part of the orbits
Synonyms:
forehead; frontal bone; os frontale
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("forehead" is a kind of...):
membrane bone (any bone that develops within membranous tissue without previous cartilage formation; e.g. the clavicle and bones of the skull)
Meronyms (parts of "forehead"):
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)
frontal eminence (either prominence of the frontal bone above each orbit)
Holonyms ("forehead" is a part of...):
braincase; brainpan; cranium (the part of the skull that encloses the brain)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The part of the face above the eyes
Synonyms:
brow; forehead
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("forehead" is a kind of...):
feature; lineament (the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin)
Meronyms (parts of "forehead"):
crinion; trichion (point where the hairline meets the midpoint of the forehead)
Holonyms ("forehead" is a part of...):
face; human face (the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear)
Context examples:
A bone of the skull forming the forehead, root of the nose and the roof of both orbits.
(Frontal Bone, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by severe mental retardation, prominent forehead, sparse temporofrontal hair, hypertelorism, short nose, and streaks of hypopigmented skin.
(Pallister-Killian Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
The man mopped his forehead with his handkerchief and gave a long sigh of relief.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Above, was the high, broad forehead of the philosopher, with keen, humorous eyes looking out from under thick, strong brows.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The anterior portion of the head extending from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear.
(Face, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by the development of yellow-brown keratotic skin papules in the neck, ears, forehead, chest, back and groin.
(Darier Disease, NCI Thesaurus)
He was sitting, fully dressed, in an easy-chair, with a slip of paper which looked like a map upon his knee, and his forehead sunk forward upon his hand in deep thought.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Tiny nodules of moisture stood out on his forehead, and his shirt was wet with sweat from the exertion of doing so many unaccustomed things at once.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
He was an elderly man, with a thin, projecting nose, a high, bald forehead, and a huge grizzled moustache.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
She came close to Dorothy and kissed her gently on the forehead.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
