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head
(h/E/d )

adjective (a)

  • Principal; chief; leading; first; as, the head master of a school; the head man of a tribe; a head chorister; a head cook.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains(noun.body)
    Example:
    He stuck his head out the window.
    Synonym:
    caput
    source: wordnet30
  • a single domestic animal(noun.animal)
    Example:
    200 head of cattle.
    source: wordnet30
  • that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason(noun.cognition)
    Example:
    I couldn't get his words out of my head.
    Synonym:
    brain, mind, nous, psyche
    source: wordnet30
  • a person who is in charge(noun.person)
    Example:
    The head of the whole operation.
    Synonym:
    chief, top dog
    source: wordnet30
  • the front of a military formation or procession(noun.group)
    Example:
    The head of the column advanced boldly.
    They were at the head of the attack.
    Antonym:
    rear
    source: wordnet30
  • the pressure exerted by a fluid(noun.phenomenon)
    Example:
    A head of steam.
    source: wordnet30
  • the top of something(noun.location)
    Example:
    The head of the stairs.
    The head of the page.
    The head of the list.
    Antonym:
    foot
    source: wordnet30
  • the source of water from which a stream arises(noun.location)
    Example:
    They tracked him back toward the head of the stream.
    Synonym:
    fountainhead, headspring
    source: wordnet30
  • (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    head word
    source: wordnet30
  • the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)(noun.state)
    source: wordnet30
  • the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head(noun.quantity)
    Example:
    He is two heads taller than his little sister.
    His horse won by a head.
    source: wordnet30
  • a dense cluster of flowers or foliage(noun.plant)
    Example:
    A head of cauliflower.
    A head of lettuce.
    Synonym:
    capitulum
    source: wordnet30
  • the educator who has executive authority for a school(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    head teacher, principal, school principal
    source: wordnet30
  • an individual person(noun.person)
    Example:
    Tickets are $5 per head.
    source: wordnet30
  • a user of (usually soft) drugs(noun.person)
    Example:
    The office was full of secret heads.
    source: wordnet30
  • a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)(noun.object)
    Synonym:
    foreland, headland, promontory
    source: wordnet30
  • a rounded compact mass(noun.object)
    Example:
    The head of a comet.
    source: wordnet30
  • the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container(noun.object)
    Example:
    The beer had a large head of foam.
    source: wordnet30
  • the part in the front or nearest the viewer(noun.location)
    Example:
    He was at the head of the column.
    Synonym:
    forefront
    source: wordnet30
  • a difficult juncture(noun.event)
    Example:
    Matters came to a head yesterday.
    Synonym:
    pass, straits
    source: wordnet30
  • forward movement(noun.event)
    Example:
    The ship made little headway against the gale.
    Synonym:
    headway
    source: wordnet30
  • a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    point
    source: wordnet30
  • the subject matter at issue(noun.communication)
    Example:
    Under the head of minor Roman poets.
    Synonym:
    question
    source: wordnet30
  • a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about(noun.communication)
    Example:
    The heading seemed to have little to do with the text.
    Synonym:
    header, heading
    source: wordnet30
  • the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint(noun.body)
    Example:
    The head of the humerus.
    source: wordnet30
  • that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves(noun.body)
    source: wordnet30
  • (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    read/write head
    source: wordnet30
  • (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    Call heads or tails!.
    Antonym:
    tail
    source: wordnet30
  • the striking part of a tool(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    The head of the hammer.
    source: wordnet30
  • (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • a projection out from one end(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    The head of the nail.
    A pinhead is the head of a pin.
    source: wordnet30
  • a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    drumhead
    source: wordnet30
  • oral stimulation of the genitals(noun.act)
    Example:
    They say he gives good head.
    Synonym:
    oral sex
    source: wordnet30
  • A variant of -hood.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • The anterior or superior part of an animal, containing the brain, or chief ganglia of the nervous system, the mouth, and in the higher animals, the chief sensory organs; poll; cephalon.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • to go or travel towards(verb.motion)
    Example:
    Where is she heading.
    We were headed for the mountains.
    source: wordnet30
  • be in charge of(verb.social)
    Example:
    Who is heading this project?.
    Synonym:
    direct, lead
    source: wordnet30
  • travel in front of; go in advance of others(verb.motion)
    Example:
    The procession was headed by John.
    Synonym:
    lead
    source: wordnet30
  • be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel(verb.stative)
    Example:
    This student heads the class.
    Synonym:
    head up
    source: wordnet30
  • direct the course; determine the direction of travelling(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    channelise, channelize, direct, guide, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steer
    source: wordnet30
  • take its rise(verb.stative)
    Example:
    These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas.
    source: wordnet30
  • be in the front of or on top of(verb.stative)
    Example:
    The list was headed by the name of the president.
    source: wordnet30
  • form a head or come or grow to a head(verb.stative)
    Example:
    The wheat headed early this year.
    source: wordnet30
  • remove the head of(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Head the fish.
    source: wordnet30
  • To be at the head of; to put one's self at the head of; to lead; to direct; to act as leader to; as, to head an army, an expedition, or a riot.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To originate; to spring; to have its source, as a river.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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