noun. 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 |
noun. a single domestic animal 200 head of cattle |
noun. that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason his mind wandered|I couldn't get his words out of my head |
noun. a person who is in charge the head of the whole operation |
noun. the front of a military formation or procession the head of the column advanced boldly|they were at the head of the attack |
noun. the pressure exerted by a fluid a head of steam |
noun. the top of something the head of the stairs|the head of the page|the head of the list |
noun. the source of water from which a stream arises 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 |
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 he is two heads taller than his little sister|his horse won by a head |
noun. a dense cluster of flowers or foliage a head of cauliflower|a head of lettuce |
noun. the educator who has executive authority for a school she sent unruly pupils to see the principal |
noun. an individual person tickets are $5 per head |
noun. a user of (usually soft) drugs the office was full of secret heads |
noun. a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) |
noun. a rounded compact mass the head of a comet |
noun. 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 |
noun. the part in the front or nearest the viewer he was in the forefront|he was at the head of the column |
noun. a difficult juncture a pretty pass|matters came to a head yesterday |
noun. forward movement the ship made little headway against the gale |
noun. a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer the point of the arrow was due north |
noun. the subject matter at issue the question of disease merits serious discussion|under the head of minor Roman poets |
noun. 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 |
noun. the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint 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 |
noun. (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head call heads or tails! |
noun. the striking part of a tool the head of the hammer |
noun. (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship |
noun. a projection out from one end the head of the nail|a pinhead is the head of a pin |
noun. a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum |
noun. oral stimulation of the genitals they say he gives good head |
verb. to go or travel towards where is she heading|We were headed for the mountains |
verb. be in charge of Who is heading this project? |
verb. travel in front of; go in advance of others The procession was headed by John |
verb. be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel This student heads the class |
verb. direct the course; determine the direction of travelling |
verb. take its rise These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas |
verb. be in the front of or on top of The list was headed by the name of the president |
verb. form a head or come or grow to a head The wheat headed early this year |
verb. remove the head of head the fish |
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