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[ US /ˈhɛd/ ]
[ UK /hˈɛd/ ]
NOUN
  1. forward movement
    the ship made little headway against the gale
  2. the source of water from which a stream arises
    they tracked him back toward the head of the stream
  3. (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head
    call heads or tails!
  4. 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
  5. a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
    a head of lettuce
    a head of cauliflower
  6. (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
  7. a projection out from one end
    a pinhead is the head of a pin
    the head of the nail
  8. 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
  9. a rounded compact mass
    the head of a comet
  10. the subject matter at issue
    the question of disease merits serious discussion
    under the head of minor Roman poets
  11. 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. (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
  13. the striking part of a tool
    the head of the hammer
  14. the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint
    the head of the humerus
  15. a difficult juncture
    a pretty pass
    matters came to a head yesterday
  16. oral stimulation of the genitals
    they say he gives good head
  17. a person who is in charge
    the head of the whole operation
  18. that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves
  19. the pressure exerted by a fluid
    a head of steam
  20. an individual person
    tickets are $5 per head
  21. the educator who has executive authority for a school
    she sent unruly pupils to see the principal
  22. the part in the front or nearest the viewer
    he was at the head of the column
    he was in the forefront
  23. the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
  24. the front of a military formation or procession
    the head of the column advanced boldly
    they were at the head of the attack
  25. 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
  26. a user of (usually soft) drugs
    the office was full of secret heads
  27. that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
    his mind wandered
    I couldn't get his words out of my head
  28. a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
  29. a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
  30. a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
    the point of the arrow was due north
  31. a single domestic animal
    200 head of cattle
  32. (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
  33. the top of something
    the head of the list
    the head of the page
    the head of the stairs
VERB
  1. be in charge of
    Who is heading this project?
  2. direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
  3. be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel
    This student heads the class
  4. travel in front of; go in advance of others
    The procession was headed by John
  5. form a head or come or grow to a head
    The wheat headed early this year
  6. remove the head of
    head the fish
  7. to go or travel towards
    We were headed for the mountains
    where is she heading
  8. take its rise
    These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas
  9. be in the front of or on top of
    The list was headed by the name of the president
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How To Use head In A Sentence

  • 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. Ali Gharib: What Did WikiLeaks Really Tell Us About Iran?
  • She is daunted by the task ahead in the second of the six-part series. The Sun
  • Back on the boat and heading to shore, we spotted a spout, a fin and then the flukes of a humpback whale.
  • Jane's language skills enabled her to forge ahead on the career ladder.
  • You could get the go-ahead for a project that means a lot to you. The Sun
  • It felt like chewing string dipped in weed killer, but within a couple of minutes the trembling in his limbs gave way to a kind of enervated thrumming and the pounding in his head subsided to a manageable level. Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
  • Perhaps the years of abuse, ridicule and scorn make a fully grown redhead all the stronger for it. Times, Sunday Times
  • Depending on the size of your pippy bag, the proportions will be all wrong, and it will look a bit like a three-dimensional stick person with a huge bloated hydrocephalic head, but don't worry about that. Hooting Yard
  • We've got a lot of hard work ahead.
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