The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth and main sense organs.
The foremost or leading position in a race, a competition.
A person who leads, rules, or is in charge.
The person who is in charge of and runs a school.
Leader of a department or tribe.
The complex of cognitive faculties, mostly characteristic of human beings, that enables consciousness, thinking, reasoning, perception, and judgement.
(of persons) highest in rank or authority or office; "his arch rival"; "the boss man"; "the chief executive"; "head librarian"; "top administrators"
a dense clusters of flowers or foliage: "a head of cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce"
a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
the part in the front or nearest the viewer; "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column"
the source of water from which a stream arises; "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream"
(grammar) of a word in a phrase; the word playing the same grammatical role in the sentence that the phrase itself plays; "the head noun in the phrase `fresh fish' is `fish,' which is the direct object in the sentence `I bought fresh fish'"
a single domestic animal: "200 head of cattle"
a part that projects out from the rest; "the head of the nail", "a pinhead is the head of a pin"
a toilet on board a boat of ship
the striking part of a tool; "the head of the hammer"
(usually plural) an obverse side of a coin that bears the representation of a person's head; "call heads or tails!"
the front of a military formation or procession; "the head of the column advanced boldly"; "they were at the head of the attack"
the top of something; "the head of the stairs"; "the head of the page"; "the head of the list"
a rounded compact mass; "the head of a comet"
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"
(informal) a user of (usually soft) drugs; "the office was full of secret heads"
an individual person; "tickets are $5 per head"
the pressure exerted by a fluid; "a head of steam"
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)
to go or travel towards: "where is she heading"; "We were headed for the mountains"
be in the front of or on top of;
the upper or front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck his head out the window"
a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation"
be the first or leading member of (a group)
(linguistics) the word in a constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole
be in charge of; "Who is heading this project?"
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"
forward movement; "the ship made little headway against the gale"
travel in front of; go in advance of others: "The procession was headed by John"
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"
oral-genital stimulation; "they say he gives good head"
a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday"
a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north"
the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"
the subject matter at issue; "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets"
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle"
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
(usually plural) an obverse side of a coin that 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 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"
the rounded end of a bone that bits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint; "the head of the humerus"
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"
(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
a user of (usually soft) drugs; "the office was full of secret heads"
a dense clusters of flowers or foliage; "a head of cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce"
remove the head of; "head the fish"
to go or travel towards; "where is she heading"; "We were headed for the mountains"
travel in front of; go in advance of others; "The procession was headed by John"
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"
be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel; "This student heads the class"
take its rise; "These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas"
oral stimulation of the genitals
a single domestic animal
a projection out from one end
the striking part of a tool
(usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint
that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason
a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
the subject matter at issue
a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
forward movement
a difficult juncture
the front of a military formation or procession
the source of water from which a stream arises
the part in the front or nearest the viewer
the top of something
the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container
a rounded compact mass
a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
a user of (usually soft) drugs
a person who is in charge
an individual person
the educator who has executive authority for a school
the pressure exerted by a fluid
a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head
remove the head of
to go or travel towards
travel in front of; go in advance of others
be in charge of
form a head or come or grow to a head
be in the front of or on top of
be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel
