1. (noun)head, caput the upperpart of the humanbody or the frontpart of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
"he stuck his head out the window"
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 militaryformation 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"
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 animalhead "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 executiveauthority for a school "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"
15. (noun)head a user of (usually soft) drugs
"the office was full of secret heads"
16. (noun)promontory, headland, head, foreland a naturalelevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
17. (noun)head a rounded compactmass "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 forwardmovement "the ship made little headway against the gale"
22. (noun)point, head a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrowpointer "the point of the arrow was due north"
23. (noun)question, head the subjectmatter at issue "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets"
24. (noun)heading, header, head a line of textserving 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 metalpole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
28. (noun)head (usually plural) the obverseside of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head "call heads or tails!"
29. (noun)head the strikingpart of a tool "the head of the hammer"
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 leadingmember 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"
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