forkhead

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Synonyms: forehead, fork head, sorehead, cockhead, forked, rockhead, foreread, fortread, farthead, fordread, forelead

Antonyms: forehead, fork head, sorehead, cockhead, forked, rockhead, foreread, fortread, farthead, fordread, forelead

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|biochemistry}} A sequence of [[amino acid]]s that forms a [[motif]], in [[FOX protein]]s, that binds to [[DNA]].
2. The [[forked]] end of a [[rod]] in a [[knuckle]] [[joint]] or similar.
3. {{lb|en|obsolete}} An [[arrow]] with a [[barbed]] tip.
4. {{lb|en|minced oath}} {{euphemistic form of|en|fuckhead}}.

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