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
[ Syn: caput ]
the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
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'
a dense cluster of flowers or foliage; a head of cauliflower; a head of lettuce
[ Syn: capitulum ]
the educator who has executive authority for a school; she sent unruly pupils to see the principal
[ Syn: principal , school principal , head teacher ]
an individual person; tickets are $5 per head'
a user of (usually soft) drugs; the office was full of secret heads'
a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
[ Syn: promontory , headland , foreland ]
a rounded compact mass; the head of a comet'
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'
the part in the front or nearest the viewer; he was in the forefront; he was at the head of the column
[ Syn: forefront ]
a single domestic animal; 200 head of cattle'
a difficult juncture; a pretty pass; matters came to a head yesterday
forward movement; the ship made little headway against the gale
[ Syn: headway ]
a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; the point of the arrow was due north
[ Syn: point ]
the subject matter at issue; the question of disease merits serious discussion; under the head of minor Roman poets
[ Syn: question ]
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
the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint; the head of the humerus'
that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves
(computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
[ Syn: read/write head ]
(usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head; call heads or tails!'
the striking part of a tool; the head of the hammer'
that which is responsible for ones thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; his mind wandered; I couldnt get his words out of my head
(nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
a projection out from one end; the head of the nail, a pinhead is the head of a pin'
a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
[ Syn: drumhead ]
oral stimulation of the genitals; they say he gives good head
[ Syn: oral sex ]
a person who is in charge; the head of the whole operation
the front of a military formation or procession; the head of the column advanced boldly; they were at the head of the attack'
the pressure exerted by a fluid; a head of steam'
the top of something; the head of the stairs; the head of the page; the head of the list'
the source of water from which a stream arises; they tracked him back toward the head of the stream
[ Syn: fountainhead , headspring ]
(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
[ Syn: head word ]
head (n.)
to go or travel towards; where is she heading; We were headed for the mountains'
be in charge of; Who is heading this project?
[ Syn: lead ]
travel in front of; go in advance of others; The procession was headed by John
[ Syn: lead ]
be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel; This student heads the class
[ Syn: head up ]
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
[ Syn: steer , maneuver , manoeuver , manoeuvre , direct , point , guide , channelize , channelise ]
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'
form a head or come or grow to a head; The wheat headed early this year'
remove the head of; head the fish'