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| 1. | [ noun ] (zoology) the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains | |
| Synonyms: | caput | |
| Examples: | "he stuck his head out the window" |
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| Related terms: | external_body_part human_head body animal face ear brain skull muzzle temple basilar_artery | |
| 2. | [ verb ] to go or travel towards | |
| Examples: | : "where is she heading" "We were headed for the mountains" |
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| Related terms: | proceed take bearing forefront | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (zoology) a single domestic animal | |
| Examples: | : "200 head of cattle" |
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| Related terms: | domestic_animal | |
| 4. | [ verb ] be in charge of | |
| Synonyms: | lead | |
| Examples: | "Who is heading this project?" |
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| Related terms: | direct take_hold spearhead chair captain lead | |
| 5. | [ noun ] that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason | |
| Synonyms: | mind brain psyche nous | |
| Examples: | "his mind wandered" "I couldn't get his words out of my head" |
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| Related terms: | cognition tabula_rasa unconscious_mind subconscious_mind ego noddle mind | |
| 6. | [ noun ] a person who is in charge | |
| Synonyms: | chief top_dog | |
| Examples: | "the head of the whole operation" |
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| Related terms: | leader secretary administrator general_manager capo don department_head grand_dragon patriarch general Indian_chief head_of_household administrator | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (military) the front of a military formation or procession | |
| Examples: | "the head of the column advanced boldly" "they were at the head of the attack" |
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| Related terms: | rear formation military lead steer | |
| 8. | [ verb ] travel in front of; go in advance of others | |
| Synonyms: | lead | |
| Examples: | : "The procession was headed by John" |
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| Related terms: | precede draw_away leader headway | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (physics) the pressure exerted by a fluid | |
| Examples: | "a head of steam" |
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| Related terms: | pressure | |
| 10. | [ verb ] be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel | |
| Synonyms: | head_up | |
| Examples: | "This student heads the class" |
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| Related terms: | be lead | |
| 11. | [ adjective ] (of persons) highest in rank or authority or office | |
| Synonyms: | top chief boss arch | |
| Examples: | "his arch rival" "the boss man" "the chief executive" "head librarian" "top administrators" |
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| Related terms: | important | |
| 12. | [ verb ] (transportation) direct the course; determine the direction of travelling | |
| Synonyms: | guide maneuver point steer channelize manoeuvre direct manoeuver channelise manouevre | |
| Related terms: | control park navigate stand_out navigate corner dock channel starboard sheer pull_over conn crab driving maneuver guidance bearing guide maneuverer forefront helmsman steering | |
| 13. | [ noun ] the source of water from which a stream arises | |
| Synonyms: | headspring fountainhead | |
| Examples: | "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream" |
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| Related terms: | beginning | |
| 14. | [ adjective ] (grammar) of a word in a phrase; the word playing the same grammatical role in the sentence that the phrase itself plays | |
| Examples: | "the head noun in the phrase `fresh fish' is `fish,' which is the direct object in the sentence `I bought fresh fish'" |
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| Related terms: | significant | |
| 15. | [ noun ] (linguistics) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent | |
| Synonyms: | head_word | |
| Related terms: | word grammar | |
| 16. | [ noun ] the top of something | |
| Examples: | "the head of the stairs" "the head of the page" "the head of the list" |
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| Related terms: | foot top | |
| 17. | [ verb ] be in the front of or on top of | |
| Examples: | "The list was headed by the name of the president" |
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| Related terms: | lie lie surmount crown heading forefront | |
| 18. | [ noun ] a difficult juncture | |
| Synonyms: | straits pass | |
| Examples: | "a pretty pass" "matters came to a head yesterday" |
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| Related terms: | juncture | |
| 19. | [ noun ] (zoology) the rounded end of a bone that bits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint | |
| Examples: | "the head of the humerus" |
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| Related terms: | structure | |
| 20. | [ noun ] the part in the front or nearest the viewer | |
| Synonyms: | forefront | |
| Examples: | "he was in the forefront" "he was at the head of the column" |
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| Related terms: | front lead | |
| 21. | [ noun ] (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk | |
| Synonyms: | read/write_head | |
| Related terms: | coil computer_science | |
| 22. | [ noun ] (zoology) that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves | |
| Related terms: | structure skeletal_muscle | |
| 23. | [ verb ] form a head or come or grow to a head | |
| Examples: | "The wheat headed early this year" |
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| Related terms: | form | |
| 24. | [ noun ] a rounded compact mass | |
| Examples: | "the head of a comet" |
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| Related terms: | object | |
| 25. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 962 | |
| 26. | [ noun ] (informal) a user of (usually soft) drugs | |
| Examples: | "the office was full of secret heads" |
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| Related terms: | drug_user acid_head hash_head pill_head pothead colloquialism | |
| 27. | [ noun ] the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container | |
| Examples: | "the beer had a large head of foam" |
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| Related terms: | foam | |
| 28. | [ noun ] a toilet on board a boat or ship | |
| Related terms: | toilet | |
| 29. | [ noun ] a projection out from one end | |
| Examples: | "the head of the nail", "a pinhead is the head of a pin" |
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| Related terms: | projection pinhead nail pin screw bolt | |
| 30. | [ noun ] an individual person | |
| Examples: | "tickets are $5 per head" |
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| Related terms: | individual | |
| 31. | [ noun ] (linguistics,writing) a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about | |
| Synonyms: | heading header | |
| Examples: | "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text" |
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| Related terms: | line title headline running_head rubric subheading lemma crossheading | |
| 32. | [ noun ] (work,education) the educator who has executive authority for a school | |
| Synonyms: | school_principal principal head_teacher | |
| Examples: | "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal" |
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| Related terms: | educator headmaster headmistress chancellor | |
| 33. | [ noun ] the subject matter at issue | |
| Synonyms: | question | |
| Examples: | "the question of disease merits serious discussion" "under the head of minor Roman poets" |
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| Related terms: | subject problem question_of_law question_of_fact | |
| 34. | [ noun ] the striking part of a tool | |
| Examples: | "the head of the hammer" |
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| Related terms: | striker golfclub_head hammerhead hammer ram face | |
| 35. | [ noun ] (botany) a dense clusters of flowers or foliage | |
| Synonyms: | capitulum | |
| Examples: | : "a head of cauliflower" "a head of lettuce" |
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| Related terms: | plant_organ | |
| 36. | [ noun ] the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head | |
| Examples: | "he is two heads taller than his little sister" "his horse won by a head" |
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| Related terms: | linear_unit | |
| 37. | [ noun ] a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer | |
| Synonyms: | point | |
| Examples: | "the point of the arrow was due north" |
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| Related terms: | mark arrow | |
| 38. | [ noun ] the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates) | |
| Related terms: | point abscess | |
| 39. | [ noun ] forward movement | |
| Synonyms: | headway | |
| Examples: | "the ship made little headway against the gale" |
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| Related terms: | progress lead | |
| 40. | [ verb ] remove the head of | |
| Examples: | "head the fish" |
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| Related terms: | remove | |
| 41. | [ noun ] (usually plural) an obverse side of a coin that bears the representation of a person's head | |
| Examples: | "call heads or tails!" |
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| Related terms: | tail obverse coin plural | |
| 42. | [ verb ] take its rise | |
| Examples: | "These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas" |
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| Related terms: | originate | |
| 43. | [ noun ] (music) a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum | |
| Synonyms: | drumhead | |
| Related terms: | membrane drum | |
| 44. | [ noun ] (sexuality) oral-genital stimulation | |
| Synonyms: | oral_sex | |
| Examples: | "they say he gives good head" |
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| Related terms: | perversion soixante-neuf fellatio cunnilingus | |
| Similar spelling: |
heady Heyd Heid heed Hedy headway Heydt Heidy Heidt Heidi Heide heyday het Hetu Heth Heit heat |
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