Definition

1. Noun:
   • The part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline: The forehead is the flat, front area of the head between the eyebrows and the hair.
   • The large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: In anatomy, the forehead refers to the frontal bone, which includes the upper parts of the eye sockets.

Examples

• Noun:
  • She wiped the sweat from her forehead.
  • He has a high, broad forehead.
  • The doctor examined the patient's forehead for any swelling.

Advanced Usage

• "To have a wrinkled forehead": To have lines or creases on the forehead, often due to age, worry, or concentration.

  • Deep in thought, he had a wrinkled forehead.

• "To palm one's forehead": To place the palm of one's hand against the forehead, often expressing frustration, disbelief, or a sudden realization.

  • He palmed his forehead when he remembered his mistake.

Variants and Related Words

• Frontal (adj): Relating to the forehead or the front part of something.

  • The patient suffered a frontal lobe injury.

• Brow (n): Often used synonymously with forehead, but can more specifically refer to the ridge above the eyes or the eyebrow itself.

  • He mopped his brow in the heat.

Synonyms

• Brow: The forehead or the ridge over the eyes.
• Front: The forward-facing part, sometimes used poetically for the forehead.

Related Phrases

• "To furrow one's brow/forehead": To contract the muscles of the forehead, causing horizontal lines to appear, typically indicating confusion, concentration, or worry.
  • She furrowed her forehead while trying to solve the puzzle.

Related Idioms

• "Slap on the forehead": An expression for a sudden realization of a mistake or an obvious fact that was previously missed.

  • It was a real slap-on-the-forehead moment when I found my keys in my pocket.

• "To have something written on one's forehead": To make one's thoughts or feelings very obvious to others.

  • His disappointment was written on his forehead.

Noun

1. the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: includes the upper part of the orbits
2. the part of the face above the eyes