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Head
see synonyms of headNoun
1. caput, head
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
Example Sentences:'he stuck his head out the window'
2. head
a single domestic animal
Example Sentences:'200 head of cattle'
3. brain, head, mind, nous, psyche
that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason
Example Sentences:'his mind wandered''I couldn't get his words out of my head'
a person who is in charge
Example Sentences:'the head of the whole operation'
5. head
the front of a military formation or procession
Example Sentences:'the head of the column advanced boldly''they were at the head of the attack'
6. head
the pressure exerted by a fluid
Example Sentences:'a head of steam'
7. head
the top of something
Example Sentences:'the head of the stairs''the head of the page''the head of the list'
8. fountainhead, head, headspring
the source of water from which a stream arises
Example Sentences:'they tracked him back toward the head of the stream'
9. head, head word
(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
10. head
the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
11. head
the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head
Example Sentences:'he is two heads taller than his little sister''his horse won by a head'
12. capitulum, head
a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
Example Sentences:'a head of cauliflower''a head of lettuce'
13. head, head teacher, principal, school principal
the educator who has executive authority for a school
Example Sentences:'she sent unruly pupils to see the principal'
14. head
an individual person
Example Sentences:'tickets are $5 per head'
15. head
a user of (usually soft) drugs
Example Sentences:'the office was full of secret heads'
16. foreland, head, headland, promontory
a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
17. head
a rounded compact mass
Example Sentences:'the head of a comet'
18. head
the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container
Example Sentences:'the beer had a large head of foam'
19. forefront, head
the part in the front or nearest the viewer
Example Sentences:'he was in the forefront''he was at the head of the column'
a difficult juncture
Example Sentences:'a pretty pass''matters came to a head yesterday'
21. head, headway
forward movement
Example Sentences:'the ship made little headway against the gale'
22. head, point
a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
Example Sentences:'the point of the arrow was due north'
23. head, question
the subject matter at issue
Example Sentences:'the question of disease merits serious discussion''under the head of minor Roman poets'
a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
Example Sentences:'the heading seemed to have little to do with the text'
25. head
the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint
Example Sentences:'the head of the humerus'
26. head
that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves
27. head, read/write head
(computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
28. head
(usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head
Example Sentences:'call heads or tails!'
29. head
the striking part of a tool
Example Sentences:'the head of the hammer'
30. head
(nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
31. head
a projection out from one end
Example Sentences:'the head of the nail''a pinhead is the head of a pin'
Verb
34. head
to go or travel towards
Example Sentences:'where is she heading''We were headed for the mountains'
36. head, lead
travel in front of; go in advance of others
Example Sentences:'The procession was headed by John'
37. head, head up
be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel
Example Sentences:'This student heads the class'
38. channelise, channelize, direct, guide, head, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steer
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
39. head
take its rise
Example Sentences:'These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas'
40. head
be in the front of or on top of
Example Sentences:'The list was headed by the name of the president'
41. head
form a head or come or grow to a head
Example Sentences:'The wheat headed early this year'
42. head
remove the head of
Example Sentences:'head the fish'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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