the part of the arm from the elbow to the wrist
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
fore•arm1 /ˈfɔrˌɑrm/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
fore•arm2 /fɔrˈɑrm/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Anatomythe part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist.
fore•arm2 /fɔrˈɑrm/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]
- to prepare beforehand, esp. for difficulties.
fore•arm1
(fôr′ärm′, fōr′-),USA pronunciation n.
fore•arm2 (fôr ärm′, fōr-),USA pronunciation v.t.
- [Anat.]the part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist.
- [Zool.]the corresponding part of the foreleg between the elbow and the knee in certain quadrupeds. See diag. under horse.
- fore- + arm1 1735–45
fore•arm2 (fôr ärm′, fōr-),USA pronunciation v.t.
- to prepare in advance or beforehand, esp. for difficulties.
- fore- + arm2 1585–95
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
- (transitive)
to prepare or arm (someone, esp oneself) in advance
'forearm' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
arm
- armrest
- biceps
- bough
- buckler
- cannon
- carpus
- cubit
- cubitus
- curl
- elbow
- ell
- foresleeve
- funny bone
- pentadactyl
- pronate
- pronation
- radial
- radius
- shoulder
- sleevelet
- supinate
- supination
- tine test
- tone cluster
- triceps
- ulna
- vambrace
- wrist
- writer's cramp