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Definition of 'Head'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) head
the anterior or upper part of the vertebrate body, containing the skull with mouth, eyes, ears, nose, and brain.

2.  head
the corresponding part of the body in invertebrates.

3.  head
the head considered as the center of the intellect; mind; brain:
a good head for mathematics.

4.  head
the position or place of leadership, greatest authority, or honor.

5.  head
a person to whom others are subordinate, as the director of an institution; leader or chief.

6.  head
a person considered with reference to his or her mind, attributes, status, etc.:
wise heads; crowned heads.

7.  head
the part of anything that forms or is regarded as forming the top or upper end:
head of a pin; head of a page.

8.  head
the foremost part or front end of something or a forward projecting part:
head of a procession.

9.  head
the part of a weapon, tool, etc., used for striking:
the head of a hammer.

10.  head
a person or animal considered as one of a number, herd, or group:
a dinner at $20 a head; ten head of cattle.

11.  head
the approximate length of a horse's head, as indicating a margin of victory in a race.

12.  head
a culminating point, usu. of a critical nature; crisis or climax:
to bring matters to a head.

13.  head
froth or foam at the top of a liquid:
the head on beer.

14.  head
any dense flower cluster or inflorescence.

15.  head
any other compact part of a plant, usu. at the top of the stem, as that composed of leaves in the cabbage.

16.  head
the maturated part of an abscess, boil, etc.

17.  head
a projecting point of a coast, esp. when high, as a cape, headland, or promontory.

18.  head
one of the chief parts or points of a written or oral discourse.

19.  head
something resembling a head in form or a representation of a head, as a piece of sculpture.

20.  head
the source of a river or stream.

21.  head
Slang.

22.  head
a habitual user of an illicit drug (often used in combination):
an acid-head; a pothead.

23.  head
a fan or devotee (usu. used in combination):
a punk-rock head; a chili head.

24.  head
heads, alcohol produced during the initial fermentation.

25.  head
a toilet or lavatory, esp. on a boat or ship.

26.  head
the forepart of a vessel; bow.

27.  head
the upper edge of a quadrilateral sail.

28.  head
the upper corner of a jib-headed sail.

29.  head
Gram.

30.  head
the member of an endocentric construction that can play the same grammatical role as the construction itself.

31.  head
the member of a construction upon which another member depends and to which it is subordinate.

32.  head
the stretched membrane covering the end of a drum or similar musical instrument.

33.  head
a level or road driven into solid coal for proving or working a mine.

34.  head
any of various devices on machine tools for holding, moving, indexing, or changing tools or work, as the headstock or turret of a lathe.

35.  head
(loosely) the pressure exerted by confined fluid:
a head of steam.

36.  head
the vertical distance between two points in a liquid, as water, or some other fluid.

37.  head
the pressure differential resulting from this separation, expressed in terms of the vertical distance between the points.

38.  head
any of the parts of a tape recorder that record, play back, or erase magnetic signals on audiotape or videotape.

39. (adj.) head
first in rank or position; chief; leading; principal:
a head official.

40.  head
of or for the head (often used in combination):
head covering; headgear.

41.  head
situated at the top, front, or head of anything (often used in combination):
headline; headboard.

42.  head
moving or coming from a direction in front, as of a vessel:
head tide.

43.  head
Slang. of or pertaining to drugs, drug paraphernalia, or drug users.

44. (v.t.) head
to go at the head of or in front of; lead:
to head a list.

45.  head
to outdo or excel:
to head one's competitors in a field.

46.  head
to be the head or chief of (sometimes fol. by up):
to head a school.

47.  head
to direct the course of; turn the head or front of in a specified direction:
I'll head the boat for the shore.

48.  head
to go around the head of (a stream).

49.  head
to furnish or fit with a head.

50.  head
to take the head off; decapitate; behead.

51.  head
to get in front of in order to stop, turn aside, attack, etc.

52.  head
to propel (a soccer ball) by striking it with the head, esp. with the forehead.

53. (v.i.) head
to move forward toward a point specified; go in a certain direction:
to head toward town.

54.  head
to form a head:
Cabbage heads quickly.

55.  head
(of a river or stream) to have the head or source where specified.

56.  head
head off, to hinder the progress of; intercept.

57.  head
to suppurate, as a boil.

58.  head
to reach a crisis; culminate.

59.  head
to overcome one with exhilaration, dizzyness, or intoxication.

60.  head
to fill one with conceit.

61.  head
by an impressively great amount:
head and shoulders above the rest in talent.

62.  head
headlong, as in a somersault.

63.  head
intensely; completely:
head over heels in love.

64.  head
impulsively; carelessly:
They plunged head over heels into the fighting.

65.  head
insane; crazy.

66.  head
delirious; irrational.

67.  head
beyond one's comprehension, ability, or resources.

68.  head
to make someone smug or conceited.

69.  head
to confuse someone.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME he(v)ed, OE hēafod, c. OS

Definition of 'Head'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) head, caput
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"

2. (noun) head
a single domestic animal
"200 head of cattle"

3. (noun) mind, head, brain, psyche, nous
that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason
"his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head"

4. (noun) head, chief, top dog
a person who is in charge
"the head of the whole operation"

5. (noun) head
the front of a military formation or procession
"the head of the column advanced boldly"; "they were at the head of the attack"

6. (noun) head
the pressure exerted by a fluid
"a head of steam"

7. (noun) head
the top of something
"the head of the stairs"; "the head of the page"; "the head of the list"

8. (noun) fountainhead, headspring, head
the source of water from which a stream arises
"they tracked him back toward the head of the stream"

9. (noun) head, head word
(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent

10. (noun) head
the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)

11. (noun) head
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"

12. (noun) capitulum, head
a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
"a head of cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce"

13. (noun) principal, school principal, head teacher, head
the educator who has executive authority for a school
"she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"

14. (noun) head
an individual person
"tickets are $5 per head"

15. (noun) head
a user of (usually soft) drugs
"the office was full of secret heads"

16. (noun) promontory, headland, head, foreland
a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)

17. (noun) head
a rounded compact mass
"the head of a comet"

18. (noun) head
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"

19. (noun) forefront, head
the part in the front or nearest the viewer
"he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column"

20. (noun) pass, head, straits
a difficult juncture
"a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday"

21. (noun) headway, head
forward movement
"the ship made little headway against the gale"

22. (noun) point, head
a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
"the point of the arrow was due north"

23. (noun) question, head
the subject matter at issue
"the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets"

24. (noun) heading, header, head
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"

25. (noun) head
the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint
"the head of the humerus"

26. (noun) head
that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves

27. (noun) read/write head, head
(computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk

28. (noun) head
(usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head
"call heads or tails!"

29. (noun) head
the striking part of a tool
"the head of the hammer"

30. (noun) head
(nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship

31. (noun) head
a projection out from one end
"the head of the nail", "a pinhead is the head of a pin"

32. (noun) drumhead, head
a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum

33. (verb) oral sex, head
oral stimulation of the genitals
"they say he gives good head"

34. (verb) head
to go or travel towards
"where is she heading"; "We were headed for the mountains"

35. (verb) head, lead
be in charge of
"Who is heading this project?"

36. (verb) lead, head
travel in front of; go in advance of others
"The procession was headed by John"

37. (verb) head, head up
be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel
"This student heads the class"

38. (verb) steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

39. (verb) head
take its rise
"These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas"

40. (verb) head
be in the front of or on top of
"The list was headed by the name of the president"

41. (verb) head
form a head or come or grow to a head
"The wheat headed early this year"

42. (verb) head
remove the head of
"head the fish"

Definition of 'Head'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) head
the top part of your body that has your eyes, nose and mouth on it
I bumped my head.

2.  head
shake your head
to move your head from side to side to mean "no"

3.  head
nod your head
to move your head up and down to mean "yes"

4.  head
sb's mind
a voice in my head telling me to stop

5.  head
a boss or leader
He's head of the European branch.; the head of the family

6.  head
the top or front of
the head of a pin; at the head of the page

7.  head
heads
the side of a coin with a picture of a head on it

8.  head
come to a head
(of a bad situation) to become so bad that it must be dealt with
when racial tensions finally came to a head

9.  head
go over sb's head
to be too difficult for sb to understand
Most of his jokes go right over my head.

10.  head
go to sb's head
to make sb too proud
His recent wins have gone to his head.

11.  head
head over heels
very much in love
They're head over heels in love.

12.  head
keep your head
to stay calm
As a soldier, you have to keep your head.

13. (verb) head
to travel in a particular direction
Head south on Route 85.; Let's head back to the campsite.

14.  head
to be the leader or in the top position
The company is headed by a former baseball star.

15.  head
to hit a ball with your head
He headed the ball into the back of the net.

Definition of 'Head'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) Head
principal; chief; leading; first; as, the head master of a school; the head man of a tribe; a head chorister; a head cook

2. (noun) Head
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

3. (noun) Head
the uppermost, foremost, or most important part of an inanimate object; such a part as may be considered to resemble the head of an animal; often, also, the larger, thicker, or heavier part or extremity, in distinction from the smaller or thinner part, or from the point or edge; as, the head of a cane, a nail, a spear, an ax, a mast, a sail, a ship; that which covers and closes the top or the end of a hollow vessel; as, the head of a cask or a steam boiler

4. (noun) Head
the place where the head should go; as, the head of a bed, of a grave, etc.; the head of a carriage, that is, the hood which covers the head

5. (noun) Head
the most prominent or important member of any organized body; the chief; the leader; as, the head of a college, a school, a church, a state, and the like

6. (noun) Head
the place or honor, or of command; the most important or foremost position; the front; as, the head of the table; the head of a column of soldiers

7. (noun) Head
each one among many; an individual; -- often used in a plural sense; as, a thousand head of cattle

8. (noun) Head
the seat of the intellect; the brain; the understanding; the mental faculties; as, a good head, that is, a good mind; it never entered his head, it did not occur to him; of his own head, of his own thought or will

9. (noun) Head
the source, fountain, spring, or beginning, as of a stream or river; as, the head of the Nile; hence, the altitude of the source, or the height of the surface, as of water, above a given place, as above an orifice at which it issues, and the pressure resulting from the height or from motion; sometimes also, the quantity in reserve; as, a mill or reservoir has a good head of water, or ten feet head; also, that part of a gulf or bay most remote from the outlet or the sea

10. (noun) Head
a headland; a promontory; as, Gay Head

11. (noun) Head
a separate part, or topic, of a discourse; a theme to be expanded; a subdivision; as, the heads of a sermon

12. (noun) Head
culminating point or crisis; hence, strength; force; height

13. (noun) Head
power; armed force

14. (noun) Head
a headdress; a covering of the head; as, a laced head; a head of hair

15. (noun) Head
an ear of wheat, barley, or of one of the other small cereals

16. (noun) Head
a dense cluster of flowers, as in clover, daisies, thistles; a capitulum

17. (noun) Head
a dense, compact mass of leaves, as in a cabbage or a lettuce plant

18. (noun) Head
the antlers of a deer

19. (noun) Head
a rounded mass of foam which rises on a pot of beer or other effervescing liquor

20. (noun) Head
tiles laid at the eaves of a house

21. (verb) Head
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

22. (verb) Head
to form a head to; to fit or furnish with a head; as, to head a nail

23. (verb) Head
to behead; to decapitate

24. (verb) Head
to cut off the top of; to lop off; as, to head trees

25. (verb) Head
to go in front of; to get in the front of, so as to hinder or stop; to oppose; hence, to check or restrain; as, to head a drove of cattle; to head a person; the wind heads a ship

26. (verb) Head
to set on the head; as, to head a cask

27. (verb) Head
to originate; to spring; to have its source, as a river

28. (verb) Head
to go or point in a certain direction; to tend; as, how does the ship head?

29. (verb) Head
to form a head; as, this kind of cabbage heads early

Translation of 'Head'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.
Afrikaans: kop, hoof	Arabic: رأْس	Bulgarian: глава
Brazilian: cabeça	Czech: hlava	German: der Kopf
Danish: hoved	Greek: κεφάλι	Spanish: cabeza
Estonian: pea	Farsi: سر	Finnish: pää
French: tête	Hebrew: רֹאש	Hindi: सिर
Croatian: glava	Hungarian: fej	Indonesian: kepala
Icelandic: höfuð, haus	Italian: testa	Japanese: 頭部
Korean: 두부, 머리	Lithuanian: galva	Latvian: galva
Malay: kepala	Dutch: hoofd, kop	Norwegian: hode
Polish: głowa	Persian: سر	Pashto: سر، مشر ، رئيس
Portuguese: cabeça	Romanian: cap	Russian: голова
Slovak: hlava	Slovenian: glava	Serbian: glava
Swedish: huvud, skalle	Thai: ศีรษะ	Turkish: baş, kafa
Taiwanese: 頭	Ukrainian: голова	Urdu: راس، سیش
Vietnamese: cái đầu	Chinese: 头
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