head
/hed/
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Definition
Noun:
- The upper part of the human body, or the front part of an animal's body, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth: The part of the body that is joined to the neck.
- The mind or mental ability: Used to refer to a person's intellect, thoughts, or memory.
- A person in charge or a leader: The person who leads, commands, or is at the top of an organization, group, or list.
- The top, front, or most important part of something: The end or part of an object that is considered the top, front, or beginning.
- A single person or animal when counted: Used as a unit for counting people or livestock.
- The source of a river or stream: The place where a river begins.
- The rounded mass of leaves or flowers at the top of a plant: A dense cluster, as in a head of lettuce or cauliflower.
- The foam on top of a poured drink, especially beer: The layer of bubbles that forms.
- The striking part of a tool: The part of a tool, like a hammer or axe, that delivers the impact.
- A critical or decisive point: A moment of crisis or a turning point.
Verb:
- To be in charge of or lead something: To have the position of leader or commander.
- To be at the front or top of something: To be positioned at the beginning or highest point of a list, line, or group.
- To move or travel in a particular direction: To go toward a specific place.
- To form a head: For a plant to develop its dense cluster of leaves or flowers.
- To remove the head from something: To cut off the head, typically of an animal or fish.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- She has a headache. (She has pain in the upper part of her body containing the brain.)
- He has a good head for business. (He has strong mental ability for business.)
- She is the head of the department. (She is the person in charge of the department.)
- Write your name at the head of the page. (Write your name at the top part of the page.)
- The farm has fifty head of cattle. (The farm has fifty individual cattle.)
- We hiked to the head of the river. (We hiked to the source where the river begins.)
- Please buy a head of cabbage. (Please buy one dense cluster of cabbage leaves.)
- The beer had a thick head. (The beer had a thick layer of foam on top.)
- The head of the axe is made of steel. (The striking part of the axe is made of steel.)
- The dispute came to a head. (The dispute reached a critical point.)
Verb:
- He will head the new committee. (He will be in charge of the new committee.)
- Her name heads the list of candidates. (Her name is at the top of the list of candidates.)
- We are heading home. (We are moving in the direction of home.)
- The lettuce is starting to head. (The lettuce plant is beginning to form its dense cluster of leaves.)
- The fisherman headed the fish before cooking it. (The fisherman removed the fish's head before cooking it.)
Advanced Usage
"To be over one's head": To be involved in something too difficult to understand or manage.
- The advanced physics lecture was over my head. (The lecture was too difficult for me to understand.)
"To keep one's head": To remain calm in a difficult or dangerous situation.
- During the emergency, she kept her head and helped everyone. (She stayed calm and helped.)
"To head off": To prevent something from happening or to intercept someone.
- The manager tried to head off a potential conflict. (The manager tried to prevent a conflict.)
Variants and Related Words
Headache (n): A pain in the head.
- I have a terrible headache.
Heading (n): A title at the top of a page or section.
- The chapter heading was in bold letters.
Headfirst (adv): With the head leading; impulsively.
- He dove headfirst into the pool.
Headstrong (adj): Determined to have one's own way; stubborn.
- The headstrong child refused to listen.
Synonyms
- Noun (Leader): Chief, director, boss.
- Noun (Mind): Intellect, mind, brain.
- Verb (Lead): Direct, manage, oversee.
- Verb (Go toward): Proceed, go, move.
Related Phrasal Verbs
Head for: To move toward a place.
- Dark clouds mean we're heading for a storm. (Dark clouds mean a storm is approaching.)
Head up: To lead or be in charge of a project or team.
- She was asked to head up the marketing campaign. (She was asked to lead the campaign.)
Related Idioms
"Head over heels": Deeply in love; or, turning upside down.
- He fell head over heels in love. (He fell completely in love.)
"Off the top of one's head": Speaking immediately without careful thought or research.
- Off the top of my head, I'd say about twenty people were there. (My immediate, unconfirmed guess is twenty.)
"To hit the nail on the head": To describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem.
- Your analysis hit the nail on the head. (Your analysis was exactly correct.)
Verb
- remove the head of
- head the fish
- form a head or come or grow to a head
- The wheat headed early this year
- be in the front of or on top of
- The list was headed by the name of the president
- take its rise
- These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas
- direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel
- This student heads the class
- travel in front of; go in advance of others
- The procession was headed by John
- be in charge of
- Who is heading this project?
- to go or travel towards
- where is she heading
- We were headed for the mountains
Noun
- oral stimulation of the genitals
- they say he gives good head
- a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
- a projection out from one end
- the head of the nail, a pinhead is the head of a pin
- (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
- the striking part of a tool
- the head of the hammer
- (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head
- call heads or tails!
- (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
- that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves
- the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint
- the head of the humerus
- 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 subject matter at issue
- the question of disease merits serious discussion
- under the head of minor Roman poets
- a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
- the point of the arrow was due north
- forward movement
- the ship made little headway against the gale
- a difficult juncture
- a pretty pass
- matters came to a head yesterday
- the part in the front or nearest the viewer
- he was in the forefront
- he was at the head of the column
- 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
- a rounded compact mass
- the head of a comet
- a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
- a user of (usually soft) drugs
- the office was full of secret heads
- an individual person
- tickets are $5 per head
- the educator who has executive authority for a school
- she sent unruly pupils to see the principal
- a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
- a head of cauliflower
- a head of lettuce
- 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
- the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
- (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
- the source of water from which a stream arises
- they tracked him back toward the head of the stream
- the top of something
- the head of the stairs
- the head of the page
- the head of the list
- the pressure exerted by a fluid
- a head of steam
- the front of a military formation or procession
- the head of the column advanced boldly
- they were at the head of the attack
- a person who is in charge
- the head of the whole operation
- 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
- a single domestic animal
- 200 head of cattle
- 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