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head English

Meaning head meaning

What does head mean?
Definitions in simple English

head Noun

— The head is the highest and most important part of the body. He put his head on the desk and fell asleep. — The head Is the owner of something. After the problems, the head of the company left. — The bathroom on a ship is called the head.

head Verb

— To go in a direction is to head there. Bill heads for the mall after work.

head

— noun 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 to go or travel towards where is she heading We were headed for the mountains — noun a single domestic animal 200 head of cattle — verb be in charge of Who is heading this project? — noun (= mind) 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 — noun a person who is in charge the head of the whole operation — noun the front of a military formation or procession the head of the column advanced boldly they were at the head of the attack — noun the pressure exerted by a fluid a head of steam — verb travel in front of; go in advance of others The procession was headed by John — verb be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel This student heads the class — verb (= direct) direct the course; determine the direction of travelling — noun the top of something the head of the stairs the head of the page the head of the list — noun (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent — noun the source of water from which a stream arises they tracked him back toward the head of the stream — noun a user of (usually soft) drugs the office was full of secret heads — noun an individual person tickets are $5 per head — noun 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 — noun a rounded compact mass the head of a comet — 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 he is two heads taller than his little sister his horse won by a head — noun the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint the head of the humerus — noun that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves — noun a projection out from one end the head of the nail a pinhead is the head of a pin — noun (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship — noun the striking part of a tool the head of the hammer — noun (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head call heads or tails! — verb remove the head of head the fish — verb be in the front of or on top of The list was headed by the name of the president — verb take its rise These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas — verb form a head or come or grow to a head The wheat headed early this year — noun (= drumhead) a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum — noun oral stimulation of the genitals they say he gives good head — noun (= read/write head) (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk — noun (= point) a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer the point of the arrow was due north — noun (= question) the subject matter at issue the question of disease merits serious discussion under the head of minor Roman poets — noun (= headway) forward movement the ship made little headway against the gale — noun (= pass) a difficult juncture a pretty pass matters came to a head yesterday — noun a dense cluster of flowers or foliage a head of cauliflower a head of lettuce — noun (= forefront) the part in the front or nearest the viewer he was in the forefront he was at the head of the column — noun (= promontory) a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) — noun (= heading) 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 — noun (= principal) the educator who has executive authority for a school she sent unruly pupils to see the principal

Synonyms head synonyms

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head English » English

chief leader boss top lead director skull manager master direct guide commander principal pate captain mind brain main superior ruler end brains point president lord front supervisor ringleader heading hair crown conduct chairman tip summit steer person in authority intellect forehead source senior person header head up face chieftain caput apex administrator vanguard

Topics head topics

What do people use head to talk about?
Work and occupation Tool

Parts of tools
Universe, creation Plant

Parts of a plant
Person Body

Head
Universe, creation Sky Sun

Planet
Universe, creation Water Bodies of water

River
Universe, creation Plant

Growth of plants
Universe, creation Animal

Parts of an animal
Universe, creation Animal Parts of an animal

Parts of an insect
Language and thought Think

Mind
Social behavior Authority

Person in authority
Work and occupation Occupation Working with minerals

Mining
Physical actions Move

Move in a direction
States Parts of things

Top
States Parts of things

End, point
Physical actions Posture

Bow
Person Life Die

Mourn
Language and thought Soul, spirit Mental state

Notice
Social behavior Behavior Admire someone

Proud
Universe, creation Sky Weather

Wind
Person Body

Hair
Person Healthy Symptom of disease

Lose consciousness
Person Life Marriage

Romantic love
Language and thought Soul, spirit Mental state

Ignore
Language and thought

Think
Language and thought Want Decide, plan

Purpose, goal
Language and thought Want Request

Refuse to do something
Language and thought Emotion Feel good Happy

Calm
Language and thought Emotion Feel bad

Sad
Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Sorry

Ashamed
Language and thought Communication Sign, symbol

Laugh
Social behavior Behavior Polite

Crazy
Social behavior Government

Ruler
Social behavior Religion Practice religion

Pray
Work and occupation Work Difficult, impossible

Advantage
Work and occupation Tool

Carrying tool
Physical actions Move Manner of movement Steady, unsteady

Balance
Physical actions Move Move in a direction Move down

Fall
Physical actions Move

Move toward something
States Big Distance

Deep, shallow
States Location Here, there

In front of
Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs

Yes
Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Yes

No, not

Conjugation head conjugation

How do you conjugate head?

head · verb

Examples head examples

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Simple sentences

She was aching from head to foot.
Watch your head!
He scratched his head out of habit.
I would like to speak to the head nurse.
When he thinks, he scratches his head.
She scratched her head.
He scratched his head.
Tom got a head start.
Tom hit his head on the shelf.
Tom poured some cold water over his head.
Tom laughed and shook his head.
Tom got into an argument with the head waiter.
Tom has finally got it into his head.
I told Tom to get it out of his head.
My head aches.
You've got a good head on your shoulders.
In a crisis you must keep your head.
Our new head office is in Tokyo.
For some reason or other she shook her head.
The swimmer raised his head and gasped for breath.
Better to be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.
It's best to wear a cap on your head during the cold Moscow winters.
The ball hit him on the left side of the head.
The date and address is usually written at the head of letters.
Cover your head when you are in the sun.
My head aches so much.
It makes my head swim to hear you say that.
I will do my best to put such an idea out of your head.
The robber bashed her head in.
A republic is a nation whose head is not a king or queen, but a president.
The speeding vehicle skidded and crashed head-on into the rear-end of a truck before the driver could say Jack Robinson.
My head still felt giddy.
Tom received a heavy blow on the head.

Movie subtitles

In your head.. there's still a bullet there.
Rock head rock head!
This is no lie, I speak to God all the time and he told me to head west!
We're worms - we've got a head, we've got a tail.
My head is about to blow.
You're smaller than my head.
I mean, I know. let's get all the sick people, we'll put them in one place, and then have them treated by some semi-socialized beaker head with a God complex.
A beaker head with a God complex?
Bye! It's important to deal with one's feelings head-on, because repressed feelings lead to depression.
I am so grateful to be here, and I'm excited to face my problems head-on.
I have done things for you that you can't even imagine, things that would make your head spin.
If I catch you watching some porn, I'm gonna hit you upside your head with a pillowcase full of oranges.
The coke head speaks.
Tell him I'll shoot him in the head if he lies.
I dove head first into the bewitching world of Islam, which mixed nobility, poetry and cruelty, and where God commanded every move.
Believe me, you should head back to Oran.
Ladies and gentlemen, I raise my glass to Captain Hubert who just earned a well-deserved third stripe. To his lovely wife, our hospital's head nurse, whose beauty and competence will support her husband's brilliant career.
As departmental head of the Algerian government my views are not theoretical, but based on real things.
Since that is the case, could you arrange a meeting between myself as head of the Jewish Council, and the governor-general?
Did you put all this nonsense in His Majesty's head?
No one can know what's going on inside someone's head and she didn't want to be here anymore and now she's getting her wish.
Maybe I should kill myself, 'cause I can't get the image of her limp body out of my head.
Or maybe it's because you and Cal are putting ideas in his head.
I'll shove it right in their faces. I plan to interrogate my suspects head-on.
Arnold Knox is its current patriarch and its seventh head.
Predicting my moves to head me off? I'll show you, bastard!
They kicked her head in.
If it hadn't been for that fly, I'd have had my head blown off.
This girl is giving him her heart, and he is completely, head over heels in love with her.
I'M GONNA PUT A HOLE IN HIS HEAD. NO! WAIT!
It's important to deal with one's feelings head-on, because repressed feelings lead to depression.
Can you really see its head?
Now then, ladies, can I offer you a small glass of something, just to wet the baby's head?
Above all else, a driver needs common sense and a cool head, and you have neither.
We're often offered a drink to wet the baby's head and we're absolutely forbidden to accept it.
That last little push has given us the baby's head, Vera.

News and current affairs

Last October, Mohamed El Baradei, the head of the IAEA, announced that Iran had accepted enhanced inspection procedures.
In 1992, when the world's governments first promised to address man-made global warming, they also vowed to head off the human-induced extinction of other species.
Some can migrate, but others (such as polar bears) are likely to be driven to extinction unless we take decisive action to head off climate change.
Giovanni Bisignani, the head of the International Air Transport Association, an industry group, criticized the shutdown, saying that no risk assessment had been undertaken.
More importantly, not only in the German team, but also in the country as a whole, a young, cool, laid-back, and carefree Germany is raising its head - a Germany that is cosmopolitan, friendly, and good-humored.
The only way, he says, for the Fed to have kept stock prices in reasonable equilibrium ranges in the late 1990's would have been to raise interest rates so high that they hit the real economy on the head with a brick.
The Effective Altruism movement consists of people who give in the latter way, combining the head and the heart.
A regular mutual presence of the Secretary General of NATO and of the head of EU foreign policy in the councils of both organizations doesn't require much time and effort.
So, no surprise, the energy of Libyan youth ran head-on into Qaddafi's inclination toward brutality and, more importantly, into his paid mercenaries.
Should the US choose to face al-Sadr and his forces head on, they risk alienating Iraq's largest sectarian community, the Shi'a, adding fuel to the anti-occupation resistance and thus probably dooming Bush to failure.
The ongoing conflict between Iran's rulers and the Iranian public is the result of a head-on collision between two contradictory forces.
I truly wish you success in your responsibilities as acting Prime Minister and acting head of Kadima.
At the dawn of a new Arab era, it is up to them to build new, open political systems that can head off the looming threat of escalating crises.
So if we are to act now to head it off, we must first scrutinize what is known about the nature of the threat.
Abroad, Egyptian lawmakers were so exercised over the prospect of the French head of state sharing a bed with his girlfriend that several vented their disapproval on the floor of the parliament.
If he really is as head-over-heels in love with Bruni as he claims, and plans to marry her imminently, why not take advantage of his upcoming trip to India and make this a wedding to remember?
In the end, she wrenched the baby's body out, severing it from its head, which remained inside the mother's womb.
Edmonton - Chinese President Hu Jintao will make a high-profile visit to Japan from May 6-10, making him the second Chinese head of state ever to travel there.
The DPJ government will collide head-on with the mandarins, partly because the party will find it hard to recruit sufficiently qualified policymakers.
The case of Saddam's weapons of mass destruction is a historic example of a willingness to go to hell with your head held high.
Before Iran's Islamic revolution, it led Turkey in foreign direct investment, income per head, and GDP growth.

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