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PRONUNCIATION OF FORELOCK

forelock  [ˈfɔːˌlɒk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORELOCK

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Forelock is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FORELOCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

forelock

Forelock

The forelock or foretop is a part of a horse's mane, that grows from the animal's poll and falls forward between the ears and onto the forehead. Some breeds, particularly pony breeds, have a naturally thick forelock, while other breeds, such as many Thoroughbreds, have a thinner forelock. Primitive wild equines such as the Przewalski's horse with a naturally short, upright mane generally have no hair falling forward onto the forehead. Other equidae such as donkeys and zebras, have no discernible forelock at all.

Definition of forelock in the English dictionary

The definition of forelock in the dictionary is a lock of hair growing or falling over the forehead. Other definition of forelock is a lock of a horse's mane that grows forwards between the ears.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FORELOCK


airlock
ˈɛəˌlɒk
antilock
ˈæntɪˌlɒk
deadlock
ˈdɛdˌlɒk
fetlock
ˈfɛtˌlɒk
flintlock
ˈflɪntˌlɒk
genlock
ˈdʒɛnˌlɒk
gridlock
ˈɡrɪdˌlɒk
hammerlock
ˈhæməˌlɒk
headlock
ˈhɛdˌlɒk
hemlock
ˈhɛmˌlɒk
lovelock
ˈlʌvˌlɒk
matchlock
ˈmætʃˌlɒk
Matlock
ˈmætˌlɒk
oarlock
ˈɔːˌlɒk
overlock
ˈəʊvəˌlɒk
padlock
ˈpædˌlɒk
sherlock
ˈʃɜːˌlɒk
Shylock
ˈʃaɪˌlɒk
warlock
ˈwɔːˌlɒk
ziplock
ˈzɪpˌlɒk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORELOCK

foreknowingly
foreknowledge
foreknown
forel
forelady
foreland
foreleg
forelie
forelift
forelimb
foreman
foremanship
foremast
foremastman
foremean
foremen
forementioned
foremilk
foremost
foremother

WORDS THAT END LIKE FORELOCK

alarm clock
block
building block
bullock
clock
digital clock
eight o´clock
firelock
flock
gavelock
Glock
havelock
lock
o´clock
on the block
overclock
relock
the clock
unblock
unlock

Synonyms and antonyms of forelock in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «forelock» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FORELOCK

Find out the translation of forelock to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of forelock from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «forelock» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

额发
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

copete
570 millions of speakers

English

forelock
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

माथे की लट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الناصية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

чуб
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

topete
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অলক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mèche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Forelock
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stirnlocke
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

前髪
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

앞머리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Forelock
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đinh chốt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ரோமத்தை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कपाट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

perçem
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

coppiglia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

grzywka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чуб
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

moț
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τσουλούφι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voorlok
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

luggen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lugg
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of forelock

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORELOCK»

The term «forelock» is regularly used and occupies the 72.117 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FORELOCK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about forelock

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORELOCK»

Discover the use of forelock in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to forelock and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Contemporary Hair Transplant Surgery
If an incomplete transplant is done, and a patient with dark hair and light skin later progresses to such an advanced degree of baldness that his fringe separates from the transplanted forelock laterally (the creation of bald " frontotemporal alleys" ...
Kenneth A. Buchwach, Raymond J. Konior, 1997
2
Hereditary Hearing Loss and Its Syndromes
Waardenburg syndrome, type I. (A) Mother and son exhibiting white forelock; mother displays heterochromia irides; son has blue irides. Eyes appear widely spaced. Mother has widespread piebaldism. (B) Note that white forelock is absent but ...
Helga V. Toriello, Shelley D. Smith, 2013
3
Ships' Fastenings: From Sewn Boat to Steamship
They are characterized by a tapering iron "forelock" that is also variously called a "wedge," "key," "tongue," or "gib," driven into a recess or "slot" (that is approximately one-quarter the diameter of the bolt in width). This serves, as it is hammered ...
Mike McCarthy, 2005
4
Admiralty Manual of Seamanship
(2) Forelock Shackle. May be a bow or straight shackle. The end of the bolt projects beyond one of the lugs, and a flat tapered split-pin (forelock) is passed through a slot in the end of the bolt. For most applications the forelock shackle has ...
‎1995
5
Between the Babylonian and Palestinian Talmuds : Accounting ...
The phrase "the day of shaving the beard and forelock" can be read in two ways depending on how much of the information pertaining to "beard" is distributed by means of the conjunction to the term "forelock." 1. The day of shaving the beard ...
Christine Elizabeth Hayes Robert F. and Particia R. Wies Assistant Professor of Religious Studies in Classical Judaica Yale University, 1997
6
Hair Transplantation
A frontal forelock is an isolated collection of hair, either natural or transplanted, that is usually located in the front-central region of the scalp (Fig. 4.5). An important component of the forelock is the relatively small circular or oval collection of ...
Robert S. Haber, Dowling Bluford Stough, 2006
7
Pamphlets on Biology: Kofoid collection
He had four sons and one daughter, every one of whom has a definite white forelock. The eldest son is now 47. Apart from the white forelock he has dark brown hair. He gave details of the rest of his family, who are all unmarried, having joined ...
8
Warpath: The True Story of the Fighting Sioux Told in a ...
They thought Long Forelock might be lying in wait for them. That was why Long Forelock's relatives found the guns beside the dead bodies. White Bull was not with the party which found his friend, but afterward when he was at Bear Butte, ...
Stanley Vestal, 1934
9
The Numismatist
Lower lock points to 1. Date very distant from bust. Date distant from milling. RT distant from hair. L distant from rap. Date close. Edge of forelock under TY. 2. Obverse Hays 2 and 3. With reverse A, B. Bust short. Pole extends far beyond bust.
10
Hair Transplant 360
I always begin the design by selecting (with the patient) the height of the MFP, giving consideration to the status of the forelock. Patients generally fall into three categories: strong frontal forelock retained, partial frontal forelock retained, and ...
Samuel M. Lam, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORELOCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term forelock is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Ashes 2015: England end tough day in the ascendancy as Moeen …
Bowlers must sometimes wonder if he is touching the forelock or needs to rush to the toilet such is his fussy manner – until, that is, the bat ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
2
Bravo to Greece and Nein to German greed
But whatever is good for Germany is good for everyone else, even as countries like Ireland rush to tug the forelock and humble themselves to ... «IrishCentral, Jul 15»
3
The only way is solidarity
... in a similar position to so many other unorganised employees left with no alternative but to fall in line like “craven, forelock-tugging peasants,” to quote O'Brien. «Morning Star Online, Jul 15»
4
Candid Candour
... GP surgery, where the lucky few got a cane backed chair and the rest stood, for a bottle of Cabdrivers' Linctus … and then touch our forelock. «OnMedica, Jul 15»
5
Television: Not much of the rogue in skin-deep Paidi profile
In the meantime, the tedious culinary series Lords and Ladles (RTÉ1) continues to tug its forelock to its country house hosts, while over on UTV ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
6
Why Was Whistler's Mom Such a Grump?
He was a dandy with a styled white forelock cresting out of his black curls and a monocle he could pop out of his eye to underscore a point. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
7
Truth behind Donald Trump's “Dangerous Games” and his …
... bought Doonbeg Golf Course in Ireland last year for €8.7 million, he received the red carpet treatment from forelock-tugging Irish politicians. «IrishCentral, Jun 15»
8
Arianna Huffington's Improbable, Insatiable Content Machine
She looks the part, too: a Dolce & Gabbana-ed woman of a certain age, perfectly at ease, regularly brushing back a forelock of honey-blond ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
9
Pinal County Sheriff's Report
Fire was reported in the 60000 block of E. Forelock Pl., SaddleBrooke. June 28. Theft was reported in the 2400 block of W. Hwy. 77, Oracle. «Copper Basin News, Jun 15»
10
Film review: Slow West ***
Just enough of the comedy survives to take the edge off the forelock-tugging: Jay is shot by the woman he loves, then has to watch her kissing ... «Cyprus Mail, Jun 15»

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