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head (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
head (n.)a single domestic animal;
head (n.)that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason;
I couldn't get his words out of my head
head (n.)a person who is in charge;
the head of the whole operation
Synonyms: chief /
top dog head (n.)the front of a military formation or procession;
they were at the head of the attack
the head of the column advanced boldly
head (n.)the pressure exerted by a fluid;
head (n.)the top of something;
head (n.)the source of water from which a stream arises;
they tracked him back toward the head of the stream
head (n.)(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent;
Synonyms: head word
head (n.)the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates);
head (n.)the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head;
he is two heads taller than his little sister
head (n.)a dense cluster of flowers or foliage;
head (n.)the educator who has executive authority for a school;
Synonyms: principal /
school principal /
head teacher head (n.)an individual person;
head (n.)a user of (usually soft) drugs;
the office was full of secret heads
head (n.)a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea);
head (n.)a rounded compact mass;
head (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
head (n.)the part in the front or nearest the viewer;
he was at the head of the column
head (n.)a difficult juncture;
matters came to a head yesterday
head (n.)forward movement;
head (n.)a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer;
head (n.)the subject matter at issue;
under the head of minor Roman poets
head (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
head (n.)the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint;
head (n.)that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves;
head (n.)(computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk;
Synonyms: read/write head
head (n.)(usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head;
head (n.)the striking part of a tool;
head (n.)(nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship;
head (n.)a projection out from one end;
head (n.)a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum;
head (n.)oral stimulation of the genitals;
they say he gives good head
Synonyms: oral sex
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head (v.)to go or travel towards;
We were headed for the mountains
head (v.)be in charge of;
Who is heading this project?
head (v.)travel in front of; go in advance of others;
The procession was headed by John
head (v.)be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel;
This student heads the class
Synonyms: head up
head (v.)direct the course; determine the direction of travelling;
head (v.)take its rise;
These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas
head (v.)be in the front of or on top of;
The list was headed by the name of the president
head (v.)form a head or come or grow to a head;
The wheat headed early this year
head (v.)remove the head of;
