forehand
Plural: forehands
Noun
- A stroke in tennis or sports made with the palm facing forward.
- (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
- A stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke.
- A throw similar to a sidearm throw in baseball, where the disc remains on the throwing-arm side of the body and is led by the middle finger.
- All of the part of a horse which is before the rider.
- The chief or most important part.
- Superiority; advantage; start; precedence.
- The hand towards the front of the board.
Adjective
- (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke
Adj
- Beforehand; paid in advance.
Verb
- To strike with a forehand stroke.
Examples
- His forehand play of ’ZAX’ opened up the board for a huge score in Words With Friends.
Origin / Etymology
From fore- + hand.
Synonyms
forehand shot, forehand stroke, forehanded, flick#Noun
Scrabble Score: 15
forehand: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordforehand: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
forehand: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
forehand: valid Words With Friends Word