forelock

Speech parts

1. forelock - Noun

2. forelock - Verb

Meaning

The lock of hair that grows from the forepart of the head.

A cotter or split pin, as in a slot in a bolt, to prevent retraction; a linchpin; a pin fastening the cap-square of a gun.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

foretop fringe bangs cotter Ukrainian bend drill bang chock hair curve bow lock pin bending
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Antonyms

separate respect divide clarify modesty benevolence
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Hypernyms

hair lock curl ringlet whorl

Hyponyms

quiff

Examples

To Fortune's forelock Charles knew how to cling When favourable to him her face she showed. Ludovico Ariosto

Tell her the joyous Time will not be staid, Unlesse she doe him by the forelock take. Edmund Spenser

Tomorrow sees undone, what happens not to-day Still forward press, nor never tire The possible, with steadfast trust, Resolve should be by the forelock grasp. Then she will neer let go her clasp, And labors on, because she must. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Take opportunity by the forelock. American Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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