Difference between head and pickaxe
Definitions
noun
- forward movement
- the source of water from which a stream arises
- (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head
- the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container
- a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
verb
- be in charge of
- direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel
- travel in front of; go in advance of others
- form a head or come or grow to a head
Examples
In the forecabins, the head and shower is located forward and has a large mirrored vanity with ample storage below.
Leaked Reports Detail Iran's Aid for Iraqi Militias," blared the headline on afront page story inThe New York Times, which went on to report on several incidents recounted in WikiLeaks documents that journalist Michael Gordon called "the shadow war between the United States and Iraqi militias backed by Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
She is daunted by the task ahead in the second of the six-part series.
Definitions
noun
- a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
Examples
It took six hours for his men to row out there and attack the rocks with pickaxes and another six to row back.
à The story then jumps ahead 10 years to slow down and let us get used to some of these characters before they get pickaxed, as well.
Barbican part of the shell of the house was still standing, roofless, disfloored, diswindowed, and pickaxed into utter raggedness, as so much rubbish yet waiting to be removed from the new railway gap.
