Forehead
/ˈfɔːrɪd/, /ˈfɒrɪd/
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Definition
The forehead is the part of your face between your eyebrows and your hair. It is usually flat and smooth and helps protect your brain inside your head. People often touch their forehead when they feel hot or think deeply.
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The part of the face above the eyes and below the hairline
- •She wiped sweat from her forehead after running.
- •His forehead was wrinkled when he was thinking hard.
- •The doctor checked my forehead for a fever.
Make It Stick
- ✓Think of "forehead" like "head" (A1 word) but a smaller, specific part at the front and top of your face.
- ✓Picture the space above your eyes and below your hair, a flat area that you can touch easily.
- ✓It's the feeling when you put your hand on your forehead to check if you have a fever (feeling hot).
- ✓Sounds like "FOR-head" → imagine a door (FOR) in front of your head protecting your brain.
- ✓In stories, characters sometimes wipe their forehead when they are nervous or tired.
- ✓NOT like "face" (whole front of the head), "forehead" is just the upper part.
- ✓NOT like "hairline" (where hair starts), but just below it.
- ✓NOT like "skull" (the bone inside), forehead is the outside skin part.
Try Other Words
- •Brow: the area above the eyes (Use when speaking more poetically or about the eyebrow line)
- •Front of the head: general description (Use when explaining to beginners or in simple language)
- •Temple: side parts of the forehead near the eyes (Use when talking about the sides, not the center)
Unboxing
- •Word parts: "fore-" (meaning front or before) + "head" (the top part of the body)
- •Etymology: Old English "forhēafod," meaning the front part of the head
- •Historical development: The word has been used in English for many centuries to describe the front area of the skull and face
- •Modern usage: Common word in everyday speech and medical contexts to describe this part of the face
Reflect & Connect
•How do you use your forehead to express feelings without words?
•Can you think of any cultural gestures involving the forehead?
Fill in the blanks
1.When someone has a fever, you often touch their forehead to check if it feels ___.
2.Wrinkles on the forehead usually appear when a person ___ hard or is worried.
3.The forehead is different from the temple because the temple is on the ___ of the head.
4.People sometimes say "wipe your forehead" when you are feeling ___ or tired.
5.The hairline is just above the forehead, so the forehead is ___ the hair.
6.To show surprise, some people raise their eyebrows and wrinkle their ___.
7.The doctor looked at my forehead because it can show signs of ___ or illness.