head

(noun) the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains. Synonyms: caput. Examples: "He stuck his head out the window."

(noun) a single domestic animal. Examples: "200 head of cattle."

(noun) that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason. Synonyms: mind, brain, psyche, nous. Examples: "His mind wandered." "I couldn't get his words out of my head."

(noun) a person who is in charge. Synonyms: chief, top dog. Examples: "The head of the whole operation."

(noun) the front of a military formation or procession. Examples: "The head of the column advanced boldly." "They were at the head of the attack."

(noun) the pressure exerted by a fluid. Examples: "A head of steam."

(noun) the top of something. Examples: "The head of the stairs." "The head of the page." "The head of the list."

(noun) the source of water from which a stream arises. Synonyms: fountainhead, headspring. Examples: "They tracked him back toward the head of the stream."

(noun) (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent. Synonyms: head word.

(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. Examples: "He is two heads taller than his little sister." "His horse won by a head."

(noun) a dense cluster of flowers or foliage. Synonyms: capitulum. Examples: "A head of cauliflower." "A head of lettuce."

(noun) the educator who has executive authority for a school. Synonyms: principal, school principal, head teacher. Examples: "She sent unruly pupils to see the principal."

(noun) an individual person. Examples: "Tickets are $5 per head."

(noun) a user of (usually soft) drugs. Examples: "The office was full of secret heads."

(noun) a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea). Synonyms: promontory, headland, foreland.

(noun) a rounded compact mass. Examples: "The head of a comet."

(noun) the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container. Examples: "The beer had a large head of foam."

(noun) the part in the front or nearest the viewer. Synonyms: forefront. Examples: "He was in the forefront." "He was at the head of the column."

(noun) a difficult juncture. Synonyms: pass, straits. Examples: "A pretty pass." "Matters came to a head yesterday."

(noun) forward movement. Synonyms: headway. Examples: "The ship made little headway against the gale."

(noun) a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer. Synonyms: point. Examples: "The point of the arrow was due north."

(noun) the subject matter at issue. Synonyms: question. Examples: "The question of disease merits serious discussion." "Under the head of minor roman poets."

(noun) a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about. Synonyms: heading, header. Examples: "The heading seemed to have little to do with the text."

(noun) the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint. Examples: "The head of the humerus."

(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. Synonyms: read/write head.

(noun) (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head. Examples: "Call heads or tails!."

(noun) the striking part of a tool. Examples: "The head of the hammer."

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

(noun) a projection out from one end. Examples: "The head of the nail", "a pinhead is the head of a pin."

(noun) a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum. Synonyms: drumhead.

(noun) oral stimulation of the genitals. Synonyms: oral sex. Examples: "They say he gives good head."

(verb) to go or travel towards. Examples: "Where is she heading." "We were headed for the mountains."

(verb) be in charge of. Synonyms: lead. Examples: "Who is heading this project?."

(verb) travel in front of; go in advance of others. Synonyms: lead. Examples: "The procession was headed by john."

(verb) be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel. Synonyms: head up. Examples: "This student heads the class."

(verb) direct the course; determine the direction of travelling. Synonyms: steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, guide, channelize, channelise.

(verb) take its rise. Examples: "These rivers head from a mountain range in the himalayas."

(verb) be in the front of or on top of. Examples: "The list was headed by the name of the president."

(verb) form a head or come or grow to a head. Examples: "The wheat headed early this year."

(verb) remove the head of. Examples: "Head the fish."