English dictionary
head
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- oral stimulation of the genitals
noun
- a single domestic animal
noun
- a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
noun
- a projection out from one end
noun
- (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
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- the striking part of a tool
noun
- (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head
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- (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
noun
- that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves
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- the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
noun
- the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint
noun
- that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
noun
- (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
noun
- a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
noun
- the subject matter at issue
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- a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
noun
- forward movement
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- a difficult juncture
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- the front of a military formation or procession
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- the source of water from which a stream arises
noun
- the part in the front or nearest the viewer
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- the top of something
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- the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container
noun
- a rounded compact mass
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- a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
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- a user of (usually soft) drugs
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- a person who is in charge
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- an individual person
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- the educator who has executive authority for a school
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- the pressure exerted by a fluid
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- a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
noun
- the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head
noun
- the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
verb
- remove the head of
verb
- direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
verb
- to go or travel towards
verb
- travel in front of; go in advance of others
verb
- be in charge of
verb
- form a head or come or grow to a head
verb
- be in the front of or on top of
verb
- be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel
verb
- take its rise
Example sentences
they say he gives good head
200 head of cattle
the head of the nail
a pinhead is the head of a pin
the head of the hammer
call heads or tails!
he stuck his head out the window
the head of the humerus
his mind wandered
I couldn't get his words out of my head
the heading seemed to have little to do with the text
the question of disease merits serious discussion
under the head of minor Roman poets
the point of the arrow was due north
the ship made little headway against the gale
a pretty pass
matters came to a head yesterday
the head of the column advanced boldly
they were at the head of the attack
they tracked him back toward the head of the stream
he was in the forefront
he was at the head of the column
the head of the stairs
the head of the page
the head of the list
the beer had a large head of foam
the head of a comet
the office was full of secret heads
the head of the whole operation
tickets are $5 per head
she sent unruly pupils to see the principal
a head of steam
a head of cauliflower
a head of lettuce
he is two heads taller than his little sister
his horse won by a head
head the fish
where is she heading?
We were headed for the mountains
The procession was headed by John
Who is heading this project?
The wheat headed early this year
The list was headed by the name of the president
This student heads the class
These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas