head

Definitions of head in various dictionaries:

noun - the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals

noun - a single domestic animal

noun - that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings

noun - a person who is in charge

noun - the front of a military formation or procession

noun - the pressure exerted by a fluid

noun - the top of something

noun - the source of water from which a stream arises

noun - (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent

noun - the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)

noun - the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head

noun - a dense cluster of flowers or foliage

noun - the educator who has executive authority for a school

noun - an individual person

noun - a user of (usually soft) drugs

noun - a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)

noun - a rounded compact mass

noun - the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container

noun - the part in the front or nearest the viewer

noun - a difficult juncture

noun - forward movement

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

noun - the subject matter at issue

noun - a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about

noun - the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint

noun - that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves

noun - (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk

noun - (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head

noun - the striking part of a tool

noun - (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship

noun - a projection out from one end

noun - a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum

noun - oral stimulation of the genitals

verb - to go or travel towards

verb - be in charge of

verb - travel in front of

verb - be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel

verb - direct the course

verb - take its rise

verb - be in the front of or on top of

verb - form a head or come or grow to a head

verb - remove the head of

The uppermost or forwardmost part of the body of a vertebrate, containing the brain and the eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and jaws.

The analogous part of an invertebrate organism.

The length or height of such a part: The horse lost by a head.

The seat of the faculty of reason; intelligence, intellect, or mind: I did the figuring in my head.

Mental ability or aptitude: She has a good head for mathematics.

Freedom of choice or action: Give the child his head and see how well he solves the problems.

Slang.

A habitual drug user.

An enthusiast.

A portrait or representation of a person’s head.

Often heads.

A headache: had a bad head early this morning.

An individual; a person: charged five dollars a head.

A person who leads, rules, or is in charge; a leader, chief, or director: the head of the corporation.

A headmaster or headmistress.

The foremost or leading position: marched at the head of the parade.

A headwaiter.

The difference in depth of a liquid at two given points.

The measure of pressure at the lower point expressed in terms of this difference.

The pressure exerted by a liquid or gas: a head of steam.

The liquid or gas exerting the pressure.

The froth or foam that rises to the top in pouring an effervescent liquid, such as beer.

The tip of an abscess, a boil, or a pimple, in which pus forms.

A projection, weight, or fixture at the end of an elongated object: the head of a pin; a head of land overlooking the harbor.

The proximal end of a long bone: the head of the femur.

The working end of a tool or an implement: the head of a hammer.

The part of an explosive device that carries the explosive; a warhead.

An attachment to or part of a machine that holds or contains the operative device.

The magnetic head of a tape recorder.

A rounded, compact mass, as of leaves or buds: a head of cabbage.

A flower head.

The uppermost part; the top: Place the appropriate name at the head of each column.

The end considered the most important: sat at the head of the table.

Either end of an object, such as a drum, whose two ends are interchangeable.

Nautical.

The forward part of a vessel.

The top part or upper edge of a sail.

A toilet, especially on a ship.

A passage or gallery in a coal mine.

Printing.

The top of a book or of a page.

A headline or heading.

A distinct topic or category: under the head of recent Spanish history.

Headway; progress.

The word in a construction that has the same grammatical function as the construction as a whole and that determines relationships of concord to other parts of the construction or sentence in which the construction occurs.

Oral sex.

Of, relating to, or intended for the head.

Foremost in rank or importance: the head librarian.

Placed at the top or the front: the head name on the list.

Of, relating to, or for drugs or drug users.

To be in charge of; lead: The minister headed the committee.

To be in the first or foremost position of: Collins heads the list of job candidates.

To aim, point, or turn in a certain direction: headed the team of horses up the hill.

To remove the head or top of.

To hit (a soccer ball) in the air with one’s head.

To provide with a head: head each column with a number; headed the flagpole with a golden ball.

To proceed or go in a certain direction: head for town.

To form a head, as lettuce or cabbage.

To originate, as a stream or river; rise.

Rolling, as in a somersault: tripped and fell head over heels.

Completely; hopelessly: head over heels in love.

verb - to be chief of

HEAD - A head is the part of an organism which usually includes the eyes, ears, nose, and mouth, each of which aid in various sensory functions such as sigh...