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[ US /ˈhɛd/ ]
[ UK /hˈɛd/ ]

NOUN

forward movement
the ship made little headway against the gale
the source of water from which a stream arises
they tracked him back toward the head of the stream
(usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head
call heads or tails!
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
a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
a head of lettuce
a head of cauliflower
(computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
a projection out from one end
a pinhead is the head of a pin
the head of the nail
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
a rounded compact mass
the head of a comet
the subject matter at issue
the question of disease merits serious discussion
under the head of minor Roman poets
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
(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
the striking part of a tool
the head of the hammer
the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint
the head of the humerus
a difficult juncture
a pretty pass
matters came to a head yesterday
oral stimulation of the genitals
they say he gives good head
a person who is in charge
the head of the whole operation
that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves
the pressure exerted by a fluid
a head of steam
an individual person
tickets are $5 per head
the educator who has executive authority for a school
she sent unruly pupils to see the principal
the part in the front or nearest the viewer
he was at the head of the column
he was in the forefront
the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
the front of a military formation or procession
the head of the column advanced boldly
they were at the head of the attack
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
a user of (usually soft) drugs
the office was full of secret heads
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
a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
the point of the arrow was due north
a single domestic animal
200 head of cattle
(nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
the top of something
the head of the list
the head of the page
the head of the stairs

VERB

be in charge of
Who is heading this project?
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel
This student heads the class
travel in front of; go in advance of others
The procession was headed by John
form a head or come or grow to a head
The wheat headed early this year
remove the head of
head the fish
to go or travel towards
We were headed for the mountains
where is she heading
take its rise
These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas
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.
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.
Urban guerrillas detonated a car bomb in front of the company's headquarters.

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