head
Webster Dictionary
principal; chief; leading; first; as, the HEAD master of a school; the HEAD man of a tribe; a HEAD chorister; a HEAD cook
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head
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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
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cephalo
Webster Dictionary
a combining form denoting the HEAD, of the HEAD, connected with the head; as, cephalosome, cephalopod
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head
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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
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head
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a headdress; a covering of the head; as, a laced head; a HEAD of hair
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head
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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
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crown
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the topmost part of the HEAD (see Illust. of Bird.); that part of the HEAD from which the hair descends toward the sides and back; also, the HEAD or brain
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head
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TO form a HEAD to; TO fit or furnish with a head; as, TO HEAD a nail
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rivet
(ˈrɪv ɪt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more pieces TO hold them together, having a HEAD at one end, the other end being hammered into a HEAD after insertion.
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brad
(æd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a slender wire nail having either a small, deep HEAD or a projection TO one side of the HEAD end.
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headstay
(ˈhɛdˌsteɪ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
(on a sailing vessel) a stay leading forward from the HEAD of the foremost mast TO the stem HEAD or the end of the bowsprit.
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head
(ɛd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
something resembling a HEAD in form or a representation of a HEAD, as a piece of sculpture.
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capitulum
(əˈpɪtʃ ə ləm)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any globose or knoblike part, as a flower HEAD or the HEAD of a bone.
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brad
Webster Dictionary
a thin nail, usually small, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head; also, a small wire nail, with a flat circular head; sometimes, a small, tapering, square-bodied finishing nail, with a countersunk HEAD
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prime minister
(ɪm)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the HEAD of government and the HEAD of the cabinet in parliamentary systems.
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glenoid cavity
(glenoid fossa, glenoid cavity)
Princeton's WordNet
the concavity in the HEAD of the scapula that receives the HEAD of the humerus TO form the shoulder joint
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glenoid fossa
(glenoid fossa, glenoid cavity)
Princeton's WordNet
the concavity in the HEAD of the scapula that receives the HEAD of the humerus TO form the shoulder joint
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cabinet
(cabinet)
Princeton's WordNet
persons appointed by a HEAD of state TO HEAD executive departments of government and act as official advisers
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metal wood
(metal wood)
Princeton's WordNet
golf wood with a metal HEAD instead of the traditional wooden HEAD
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nod
Webster Dictionary
TO incline or bend, as the HEAD or top; TO make a motion of assent, of salutation, or of drowsiness with; as, TO nod the HEAD
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mushroom-headed
Webster Dictionary
having a cylindrical body with a convex HEAD of larger diameter; having a HEAD like that of a mushroom
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head
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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
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head
Webster Dictionary
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
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sphinx
Webster Dictionary
in Egyptian art, an image of granite or porphyry, having a human HEAD, or the HEAD of a ram or of a hawk, upon the wingless body of a lion
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hermes
Webster Dictionary
originally, a boundary stone dedicated TO Hermes as the god of boundaries, and therefore bearing in some cases a HEAD, or HEAD and shoulders, placed upon a quadrangular pillar whose height is that of the body belonging TO the HEAD, sometimes having feet or other parts of the body sculptured upon it. These figures, though often representing Hermes, were used for other divinities, and even, in later times, for portraits of human beings. Called also herma. See Terminal statue, under Terminal
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head-cheese
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a dish made of portions of the HEAD, or HEAD and feet, of swine, cut up fine, seasoned, and pressed into a cheeselike mass
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hat
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a covering for the head; esp., one with a crown and brim, made of various materials, and worn by men or women for protecting the HEAD from the sun or weather, or for ornament
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head
Webster Dictionary
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
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dolly
Webster Dictionary
a tool with an indented HEAD for shaping the HEAD of a rivet
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toss
Webster Dictionary
a throwing up of the head; a particular manner of raising the HEAD with a jerk
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