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Head

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Definitions for Head

noun
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals
Synonyms
caput
Examples
  1. contains the face and brains
  2. he stuck his head out the window
noun
a single domestic animal
Examples
  1. 200 head of cattle
noun
that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions
Synonyms
mind brain psyche nous
Examples
  1. the seat of the faculty of reason
  2. his mind wandered
  3. I couldn't get his words out of my head
noun
a person who is in charge
Synonyms
chief top dog
Examples
  1. the head of the whole operation
noun
the front of a military formation or procession
Examples
  1. the head of the column advanced boldly
  2. they were at the head of the attack
noun
the pressure exerted by a fluid
Examples
  1. a head of steam
noun
the top of something
Examples
  1. the head of the stairs
  2. the head of the page
  3. the head of the list
noun
the source of water from which a stream arises
Synonyms
fountainhead headspring
Examples
  1. they tracked him back toward the head of the stream
noun
(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
Synonyms
head word
noun
the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
noun
the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head
Examples
  1. he is two heads taller than his little sister
  2. his horse won by a head
noun
a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
Synonyms
capitulum
Examples
  1. a head of cauliflower
  2. a head of lettuce
noun
the educator who has executive authority for a school
Synonyms
principal school principal head teacher
Examples
  1. she sent unruly pupils to see the principal
noun
an individual person
Examples
  1. tickets are $5 per head
noun
a user of (usually soft) drugs
Examples
  1. the office was full of secret heads
noun
a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
Synonyms
promontory headland foreland
noun
a rounded compact mass
Examples
  1. the head of a comet
noun
the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container
Examples
  1. the beer had a large head of foam
noun
the part in the front or nearest the viewer
Synonyms
forefront
Examples
  1. he was in the forefront
  2. he was at the head of the column
noun
a difficult juncture
Synonyms
pass straits
Examples
  1. a pretty pass
  2. matters came to a head yesterday
noun
forward movement
Synonyms
headway
Examples
  1. the ship made little headway against the gale
noun
a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
Synonyms
point
Examples
  1. the point of the arrow was due north
noun
the subject matter at issue
Synonyms
question
Examples
  1. the question of disease merits serious discussion
  2. under the head of minor Roman poets
noun
a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
Synonyms
heading header
Examples
  1. the heading seemed to have little to do with the text
noun
the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint
Examples
  1. the head of the humerus
noun
that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves
noun
(computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
Synonyms
read/write head
noun
(usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head
Examples
  1. call heads or tails!
noun
the striking part of a tool
Examples
  1. the head of the hammer
noun
(nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
noun
a projection out from one end
Examples
  1. the head of the nail
  2. a pinhead is the head of a pin
noun
a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
Synonyms
drumhead
noun
oral stimulation of the genitals
Synonyms
oral sex
Examples
  1. they say he gives good head
verb
to go or travel towards
Examples
  1. where is she heading
  2. We were headed for the mountains
verb
be in charge of
Synonyms
lead
Examples
  1. Who is heading this project?
verb
travel in front of
Synonyms
lead
Examples
  1. go in advance of others
  2. The procession was headed by John
verb
be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel
Synonyms
head up
Examples
  1. This student heads the class
verb
direct the course
Synonyms
steer maneuver manoeuver manoeuvre direct point guide channelize channelise
Examples
  1. determine the direction of travelling
verb
take its rise
Examples
  1. These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas
verb
be in the front of or on top of
Examples
  1. The list was headed by the name of the president
verb
form a head or come or grow to a head
Examples
  1. The wheat headed early this year
verb
remove the head of
Examples
  1. head the fish

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