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Words with a similar base: drumhead, fountainhead, head, head_teacher, head_up, head_word, header, heading, headland, headspring, headway, read/write_head

'head'

[head.n.01] as in: the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

Examples:
he stuck his head out the window

'head'

[head.n.02] as in: a single domestic animal

Examples:
200 head of cattle

'head'

[mind.n.01] as in: that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason

Examples:
his mind wandered
I couldn't get his words out of my head

'head'

[head.n.04] as in: a person who is in charge

Examples:
the head of the whole operation

'head'

[head.n.05] as in: the front of a military formation or procession

Examples:
the head of the column advanced boldly
they were at the head of the attack

'head'

[head.n.06] as in: the pressure exerted by a fluid

Examples:
a head of steam

'head'

[head.n.07] as in: the top of something

Examples:
the head of the stairs
the head of the page
the head of the list

'head'

[fountainhead.n.02] as in: the source of water from which a stream arises

Examples:
they tracked him back toward the head of the stream

'head'

[head.n.09] as in: (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent

'head'

[head.n.10] as in: the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)

'head'

[head.n.11] as in: 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

'head'

[capitulum.n.01] as in: a dense cluster of flowers or foliage

Examples:
a head of cauliflower
a head of lettuce

'head'

[principal.n.02] as in: the educator who has executive authority for a school

Examples:
she sent unruly pupils to see the principal

'head'

[head.n.14] as in: an individual person

Examples:
tickets are $5 per head

'head'

[head.n.15] as in: a user of (usually soft) drugs

Examples:
the office was full of secret heads

'head'

[promontory.n.01] as in: a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)

'head'

[head.n.17] as in: a rounded compact mass

Examples:
the head of a comet

'head'

[head.n.18] as in: 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

'head'

[forefront.n.01] as in: the part in the front or nearest the viewer

Examples:
he was in the forefront
he was at the head of the column

'head'

[pass.n.09] as in: a difficult juncture

Examples:
a pretty pass
matters came to a head yesterday

'head'

[headway.n.02] as in: forward movement

Examples:
the ship made little headway against the gale

'head'

[point.n.20] as in: a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer

Examples:
the point of the arrow was due north

'head'

[question.n.02] as in: the subject matter at issue

Examples:
the question of disease merits serious discussion
under the head of minor Roman poets

'head'

[heading.n.01] as in: a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about

Examples:
the heading seemed to have little to do with the text

'head'

[head.n.25] as in: 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

'head'

[head.n.26] as in: that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves

'head'

[read/write_head.n.01] as in: (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk

'head'

[head.n.28] as in: (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head

Examples:
call heads or tails!

'head'

[head.n.29] as in: the striking part of a tool

Examples:
the head of the hammer

'head'

[head.n.30] as in: (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship

'head'

[head.n.31] as in: a projection out from one end; ,

Examples:
the head of the nail
a pinhead is the head of a pin

'head'

[drumhead.n.01] as in: a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum

'head'

[oral_sex.n.01] as in: oral stimulation of the genitals

Examples:
they say he gives good head

'head'

[head.v.01] as in: to go or travel towards

Examples:
where is she heading
We were headed for the mountains

'head'

[head.v.02] as in: be in charge of

Examples:
Who is heading this project?

'head'

[lead.v.04] as in: travel in front of; go in advance of others

Examples:
The procession was headed by John

'head'

[head.v.04] as in: be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel

Examples:
This student heads the class

'head'

[steer.v.01] as in: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

'head'

[head.v.06] as in: take its rise

Examples:
These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas

'head'

[head.v.07] as in: be in the front of or on top of

Examples:
The list was headed by the name of the president

'head'

[head.v.08] as in: form a head or come or grow to a head

Examples:
The wheat headed early this year

'head'

[head.v.09] as in: remove the head of

Examples:
head the fish

Origins

					head (English)
└── hed (Middle English (1100-1500))