Noun
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oral stimulation of the genitals
"they say he gives good head"
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a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
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a projection out from one end
"the head of the nail", "a pinhead is the head of a pin"
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(nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
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the striking part of a tool
"the head of the hammer"
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(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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(computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
- read/write head -
that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves
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the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint
"the head of the humerus"
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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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the subject matter at issue
"the question of disease merits serious discussion"
"under the head of minor Roman poets"
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a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
"the point of the arrow was due north"
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forward movement
"the ship made little headway against the gale"
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a difficult juncture
"a pretty pass"
"matters came to a head yesterday"
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the part in the front or nearest the viewer
"he was in the forefront"
"he was at the head of the column"
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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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a rounded compact mass
"the head of a comet"
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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
"the office was full of secret heads"
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an individual person
"tickets are $5 per head"
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the educator who has executive authority for a school
"she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"
- school principal - head teacher -
a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
"a head of cauliflower"
"a head of lettuce"
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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"
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the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
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(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
- head word -
the source of water from which a stream arises
"they tracked him back toward the head of the stream"
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the top of something
"the head of the stairs"
"the head of the page"
"the head of the list"
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the pressure exerted by a fluid
"a head of steam"
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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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a person who is in charge
"the head of the whole operation"
- top dog -
that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings
the seat of the faculty of reason
"his mind wandered"
"I couldn't get his words out of my head"
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a single domestic animal
"200 head of cattle"
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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
"he stuck his head out the window"
Verb
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remove the head of
"head the fish"
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form a head or come or grow to a head
"The wheat headed early this year"
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be in the front of or on top of
"The list was headed by the name of the president"
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take its rise
"These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas"
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direct the course
determine the direction of travelling
- manoeuver -
be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel
"This student heads the class"
- head up -
travel in front of
go in advance of others
"The procession was headed by John"
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be in charge of
"Who is heading this project?"
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to go or travel towards
"where is she heading"
"We were headed for the mountains"