forkhead
noun
forkhead is a noun meaning “A sequence of amino acids that forms a motif, in FOX proteins, that binds to DNA” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled F-O-R-K-H-E-A-D, and it appears about once in every 44 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of forkhead is forkheads.
What does forkhead mean?
noun
- 1
A sequence of amino acids that forms a motif, in FOX proteins, that binds to DNA.
- 2
The forked end of a rod in a knuckle joint or similar.
- 3
obsoleteAn arrow with a barbed tip.
- 4
Euphemistic form of fuckhead.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of forkhead
- forkheads plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is forkhead?
Forkhead appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does forkhead come from?
From fork + head.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).