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Definitions of head
  1. noun
    (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk

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  2. verb
    be in charge of
    "Who is heading this project?"

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  3. noun
    a person who is in charge
    "the head of the whole operation"

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  4. noun
    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"

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  5. verb
    be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel
    "This student heads the class"

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  6. noun
    the educator who has executive authority for a school
  7. noun
    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"

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  8. verb
    travel in front of; go in advance of others
    "The procession was headed by John"

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  9. noun
    the part in the front or nearest the viewer
    "he was at the head of the column"

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  10. noun
    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"

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  11. noun
    a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer

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  12. noun
    a difficult juncture
    "matters came to a head yesterday"

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  13. noun
    forward movement
    "the ship made little headway against the gale"

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  14. noun
    oral stimulation of the genitals
    "they say he gives good head"

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  15. noun
    a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
    "a head of cauliflower" "a head of lettuce"

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  16. noun
    the subject matter at issue
    "under the head of minor Roman poets"

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  17. verb
    direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
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  18. noun
    the source of water from which a stream arises
    "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream"
  19. noun
    a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
  20. noun
    (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent

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  21. noun
    a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum

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  22. noun
    an individual person
    "tickets are $5 per head"
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  23. noun
    a projection out from one end
    "the head of the nail" "a pinhead is the head of a pin"
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  24. noun
    a rounded compact mass
    "the head of a comet"
  25. noun
    a single domestic animal
    "200 head of cattle"
  26. noun
    a user of (usually soft) drugs
    "the office was full of secret heads"
  27. verb
    be in the front of or on top of
    "The list was headed by the name of the president"
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    lie
  28. verb
    form a head or come or grow to a head
    "The wheat headed early this year"
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  29. noun
    (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
  30. verb
    remove the head of
    "head the fish"
  31. verb
    take its rise
    "These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas"
  32. noun
    that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves
  33. noun
    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"
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  34. noun
    the front of a military formation or procession
    "the head of the column advanced boldly" "they were at the head of the attack"
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  35. noun
    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"
  36. noun
    the pressure exerted by a fluid
    "a head of steam"
  37. noun
    the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint
    "the head of the humerus"
  38. noun
    the striking part of a tool
    "the head of the hammer"
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  39. noun
    the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
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  40. noun
    the top of something
    "the head of the stairs" "the head of the page" "the head of the list"
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  41. verb
    to go or travel towards
    "where is she heading" "We were headed for the mountains"
  42. noun
    (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head
    "call heads or tails!"
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Parts of head
  • "human face"
  • "ear"
  • "skull"
  • "encephalon"
  • "temple"
  • "muzzle"
  • "face"
  • "brain"
  • "basilar artery"
  • "arteria basilaris"
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