head

Nouns

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

Verbs

• (v) to go or travel towards
  • where is she heading
  • We were headed for the mountains
• (v) be in charge of
  • Who is heading this project?
  lead,
• (v) travel in front of; go in advance of others
  • The procession was headed by John
  lead,
• (v) be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel
  • This student heads the class
  head up,
• (v) direct the course; determine the direction of travelling channelise, channelize, guide, maneuver, steer, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, direct,
• (v) take its rise
  • These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas
• (v) be in the front of or on top of
  • The list was headed by the name of the president
• (v) form a head or come or grow to a head
  • The wheat headed early this year
• (v) remove the head of
  • head the fish

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