forepart
- noun
- /ˈfɔrˌpɑrt/
- Archaic
- Because we could see the afterpart afloat, and there was no forepart to it.
Examples
-
He pointed to the forepart of the dinosaur skeleton, which displayed the sharp teeth of a carnivore.
-
The forepart of the ship was damaged in the storm, causing it to take on water.
-
At the forepart of the garden, there are beautiful flowers that greet every visitor.
Synonyms
The part of something that faces forward toward a person or entrance
The main front surface of an object or tool
The front part of a group, like a line
The front part of something, like a plane or rocket
The front part of a ship or plane
The part at the forward side of something that you meet first, like a car's nose
The front part of an animal's body, for example the head and middle part in insects
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word forepart is made of fore- meaning 'front' and part, so it names the front section of something. A helpful way to remember it is to think of forehead or before, where fore- also means 'front' or 'earlier'.