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Princeton's WordNet

  1. head and shoulders aboveadverb

    outstandingly superior to

    "in intelligence he was head and shoulders above the others in his class"

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  1. head and shoulders above

    "Head and shoulders above" is an idiomatic phrase used to describe someone or something that is significantly superior or better than other people or things in the same category. It's often used in a comparative context to highlight a marked difference in quality, performance, skills, talents, or abilities.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of head and shoulders above in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of head and shoulders above in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of head and shoulders above in a Sentence

  1. Tommy Chong:

    There is one candidate who stands head and shoulders above them all who has weathered many storms and is totally ready to be the commander in chief, or the commander in kush, as I like to say.

  2. Bernard Uechtritz:

    It stands head and shoulders above everything else as it is head and shoulders above everything else, it's truly a one of a kind. Where can you go with half-a-million acres under one fence with oil, cattle, natural resources and intellectual property ? Nowhere, it's just not out there. Uechtritz, who has sold everything from cattle stations in his native Australia to celebrity pads in Beverly Hills, explained that he had turned down a number of eye-watering bids.

  3. Mike Lee:

    I don't know everyone on the list, but those I do know would all be great Supreme Court Justices. Of course, I do believe one name on that list stands head and shoulders above the rest.

  4. Al Baker:

    If Airbus produces a (plane) which is head and shoulders above what they produce today – we would look at them for replacements.

  5. Al Baker:

    I commend Airbus, they learned a lot from their mistakes ... When you compare the A350 to the 787, the former is head and shoulders above Boeing.

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