forehead
(fɒrɪd , fɔːʳhed )
Word forms: foreheads
countable noun [oft poss NOUN] B1+
Your forehead is the area at the front of your head between your eyebrows and your hair.
Place one end in the middle of your forehead.
Synonyms: brow, temple
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FACE hair eye ear nose jaw forehead cheek mouth chin Collocations:
high forehead
There in front of you, just as expected, are the full eyebrows, the high forehead and the oval spectacles.
Times, Sunday Times
These images were endlessly reproduced, creating the familiar stereotype - high forehead, pointy beard and a ruff.
Times, Sunday Times
If you have a high forehead, however, a heavy fringe can work wonders.
Times, Sunday Times
In experiments with 500 students, researchers found that big eyes, a small nose, a high forehead and a small chin were associated with innocence and helped to win people over.
Times, Sunday Times
Lost tendrils of hair curled in a short straggly fringe upon her high forehead.
The Times Literary Supplement
Translations:
Chinese: 前额
Japanese: 額 顔
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