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forehead

fore·head

forehead

 
pronunciation:
for hed
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: Your forehead is the part of your face above your eyes and below where your hair starts.
Sam wiped the sweat off his forehead at the end of the basketball game.
 
definition 2: A forehead is the part above the eyes on the face of any animal.
I gave the dog a gentle pat on its forehead.
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The word forehead contains the following part:
fore- Old English root that means before, in time or position