head
adjective
1. Of, relating to, or intended for the head.
2. Foremost in rank or importance.
- the head cook
3. Placed at the top or the front.
4. Coming from in front.
- head sea;
noun
1. 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
Similar word(s): caput
Definition categories: body
2. a single domestic animal
- 200 head of cattle
Definition categories: animal
3. that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
- I couldn't get his words out of my head
Similar word(s): brain, mind, nous, psyche
Definition categories: thought, cognition, knowledge, noesis
4. a person who is in charge
- the head of the whole operation
Similar word(s): chief
Definition categories: person, leader
5. the front of a military formation or procession
- the head of the column advanced boldly
- they were at the head of the attack
Definition categories: group, formation
6. the pressure exerted by a fluid
- a head of steam
Definition categories: phenomenon, pressure
7. the top of something
- the head of the stairs
- the head of the page
- the head of the list
Definition categories: location, top
8. the source of water from which a stream arises
- they tracked him back toward the head of the stream
Similar word(s): fountainhead, headspring
Definition categories: location, beginning, origin, root, rootage, source
9. (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
Definition categories: communication, word
10. the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
Definition categories: state, peak, point, tip
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
Definition categories: quantity
12. a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
- a head of cauliflower
- a head of lettuce
Similar word(s): capitulum
Definition categories: plant
13. the educator who has executive authority for a school
Similar word(s): principal
Definition categories: person, educator, pedagog, pedagogue
14. an individual person
- tickets are $5 per head
Definition categories: person, individual
15. a user of (usually soft) drugs
- the office was full of secret heads
Definition categories: person, user
16. a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
Similar word(s): foreland, headland, promontory
Definition categories: object, elevation
17. a rounded compact mass
- the head of a comet
Definition categories: object
18. 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
Definition categories: object, foam, froth
19. the part in the front or nearest the viewer
- he was at the head of the column
Similar word(s): forefront
Definition categories: location, forepart, front
20. a difficult juncture
- matters came to a head yesterday
Similar word(s): pass, straits
Definition categories: event, juncture, occasion
21. forward movement
- the ship made little headway against the gale
Similar word(s): headway
Definition categories: event, advance, progress, progression
22. a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
Similar word(s): point
Definition categories: communication, mark
23. the subject matter at issue
- under the head of minor Roman poets
Similar word(s): question
Definition categories: communication, subject, theme, topic
24. 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
Similar word(s): header, heading
Definition categories: communication, line
25. the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint
- the head of the humerus
Definition categories: body, structure
26. that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves
Definition categories: body, structure
27. (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
Definition categories: man–made, coil
28. (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head
- call heads or tails!
Definition categories: man–made, obverse
29. the striking part of a tool
- the head of the hammer
Definition categories: man–made, striker
30. (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
Definition categories: man–made, bathroom, can, john, lav, lavatory, privy, toilet
31. a projection out from one end
- the head of the nail
- a pinhead is the head of a pin
Definition categories: man–made, projection
32. a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
Similar word(s): drumhead
Definition categories: man–made, membrane
33. oral stimulation of the genitals
- they say he gives good head
Definition categories: act, perversion
Sentences with head as a noun:
- Be careful when you pet that dog on the head; it may bite.
- The company is looking for people with good heads for business.
- He has no head for heights.
- This song keeps going through my head.
- a laced head;
- Admission is three dollars a head.
- 200 head of cattle and 50 head of horses
- 12 head of big cattle and 14 head of branded calves
- at five years of age this head of cattle is worth perhaps $40
- a reduction in the assessment per head of sheep
- they shot 20 head of quail
- we have a heavy head of deer this year;
- What does it say at the head of the page?
- During meetings, the supervisor usually sits at the head of the table.
- Hit the nail on the head!
- The head of the compass needle is pointing due north.
- Tap the head of the drum for this roll.
- The heads of your tape player need to be cleaned.
- Pour me a fresh beer; this one has no head.
- The king sat at the head of the table.
- I'd like to speak to the head of the department.
- Police arrested the head of the gang in a raid last night.
- I was called into the head's office to discuss my behaviour.
- Only true heads know this.
- The expedition followed the river all the way to the head.
- Give me a head of lettuce.
- I've got to go to the head.
- We are having a difficult time making head against this wind.
- We will consider performance issues under the head of future improvements.
- These isses are going to come to a head today.
- Let the engine build up a good head of steam.
- She gave great head.
verb
1. to go or travel towards
- where is she heading
- We were headed for the mountains
Definition categories: motion, continue, proceed
2. be in charge of
- Who is heading this project?
Similar word(s): lead
Definition categories: social, direct
3. travel in front of; go in advance of others
- The procession was headed by John
Similar word(s): lead
Definition categories: motion, lead, precede
4. be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel
- This student heads the class
Definition categories: stative, be
5. direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
Similar word(s): channelise, channelize, direct, guide, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steer
Definition categories: motion, command, control
6. take its rise
- These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas
Definition categories: stative, arise, develop, grow, originate, rise, uprise
7. be in the front of or on top of
- The list was headed by the name of the president
Definition categories: stative, lie
8. form a head or come or grow to a head
- The wheat headed early this year
Definition categories: stative, form
9. remove the head of
- head the fish
Definition categories: contact, remove, take, withdraw
Sentences with head as a verb:
- Who heads the board of trustees?
- to head an army, an expedition, or a riot
- We are going to head up North for our holiday. We will head off tomorrow. Next holiday we will head out West, or head to Chicago. Right now I need to head into town to do some shopping.
- I'm fed up working for a boss. I'm going to head out on my own, set up my own business.
- How does the ship head?
- The salmon are first headed and then scaled.
- This kind of cabbage heads early.
- to head trees
- to head a drove of cattle; to head a person; the wind heads a ship
- to head a cask