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Meaning
Noun
●
The part of the body of an
animal
or human which
contains
the
brain
,
mouth
, and main
sense
organs.
To do with heads.
Mental or
emotional
aptitude
or skill.
To do with heads.;A
headache
; especially one
resulting
from intoxication.
To do with heads.;A
headdress
; a
covering
for the head.
To do with heads.;A
single
animal.
To do with heads.;The
population
of game.
To do with heads.;The
antlers
of a deer.
●
The part of the body of an
animal
or human which
contains
the
brain
,
mouth
, and main
sense
organs.
To do with heads.
Mind;
one's
own thoughts.
To do with heads.;An individual person.
●
The
topmost
,
foremost
, or
leading
part.
The
end of
a table.
The
end of
a
rectangular
table
furthest from the
entrance
;
traditionally
considered a
seat
of honor.
The
principal
operative
part of a
machine
or tool.;The
end of
a
hammer
,
axe
,
golf club
, or
similar
implement
used for
striking
other objects.
The
principal
operative
part of a
machine
or tool.;The
end of
a
nail
,
screw
,
bolt
, or
similar
fastener
which is
opposite
the point; usually
blunt
and
relatively
wide.
The
principal
operative
part of a
machine
or tool.;The
sharp end
of an
arrow
,
spear
, or pointer.
The
principal
operative
part of a
machine
or tool.;A
machine
element
which
reads
or
writes
electromagnetic
signals
to or from a
storage
medium.
The
foam
that
forms
on top of
beer
or other
carbonated
beverages.
The
end cap
of a
cask
or other barrel.
●
In Billiards:
The
topmost
,
foremost
, or
leading
part.
The
end of
a table.
The
end of
a
pool table
opposite
the end
where the
balls
have been racked.
●
In Lacrosse:
The
topmost
,
foremost
, or
leading
part.
The
principal
operative
part of a
machine
or tool.
The
top
part of a
lacrosse stick
that
holds
the ball.
●
In Music:
The
topmost
,
foremost
, or
leading
part.
The
principal
operative
part of a
machine
or tool.
A
drum head
, the
membrane
which is
hit
to
produce
sound.
The
headstock
of a guitar.
●
In Computing:
The
topmost
,
foremost
, or
leading
part.
The
principal
operative
part of a
machine
or tool.
The part of a
disk drive
responsible
for
reading
and
writing
data.
●
In Automotive:
The
topmost
,
foremost
, or
leading
part.
The
principal
operative
part of a
machine
or tool.
The
cylinder head
, a
platform
above the
cylinders
in an
internal combustion engine
,
containing
the
valves
and
spark
plugs.
●
In Machining:
The
topmost
,
foremost
, or
leading
part.
The
principal
operative
part of a
machine
or tool.
A
milling
head
, a part of a
milling machine
that
houses
the spindle.
●
In Engineering:
The
topmost
,
foremost
, or
leading
part.
The
end cap
of a cylindrically-shaped
pressure
vessel.
●
In Geology:
The
topmost
,
foremost
, or
leading
part.
The
uppermost
part of a valley.
●
In British English & Geology:
The
topmost
,
foremost
, or
leading
part.
Deposits
near
the
top
of a
geological
succession.
●
In Mass media:
The
topmost
,
foremost
, or
leading
part.
Short for headline.
●
In Medicine:
The
topmost
,
foremost
, or
leading
part.
The
end of
an
abscess
where
pus
collects.
●
In Nautical:
The
topmost
,
foremost
, or
leading
part.
A
leading
component.
The
top edge
of a sail.
A
leading
component.;The
bow
of a vessel.
●
In British English:
The
topmost
,
foremost
, or
leading
part.
A headland.
●
A
leader
or expert.
The place of
honour
, or of
command
; the most important or
foremost
position
; the front.
Leader;
chief
; mastermind.
A
headmaster
or headmistress.
●
In Music:
A
leader
or expert.
A person with an
extensive
knowledge of
hip
hop.
●
A significant or important part.
A
beginning
or end, a protuberance.
The
source
of a
river
; the
end of
a
lake
where a
river
flows
into it.
A
beginning
or end, a protuberance.;A
clump
of
seeds
,
leaves
or
flowers
; a capitulum.;An
ear
of
wheat
,
barley
, or other small cereal.
A
beginning
or end, a protuberance.;A
clump
of
seeds
,
leaves
or
flowers
; a capitulum.;The
leafy
top
part of a tree.
A
beginning
or end, a protuberance.;A
clump
of
seeds
,
leaves
or
flowers
; a capitulum.
A
beginning
or end, a protuberance.;Tiles
laid
at the
eaves
of a house.
●
In Anatomy:
A significant or important part.
A
beginning
or end, a protuberance.
The
rounded
part of a
bone
fitting
into a
depression
in another
bone
to form a ball-and-socket joint.
●
In Nautical:
A significant or important part.
A
beginning
or end, a protuberance.
The
toilet
of a ship.
●
In Jazz:
A significant or important part.
A component.
The
principal
melody
or
theme
of a piece.
●
In Linguistics:
A significant or important part.
A component.
A
morpheme
that
determines
the
category
of a
compound
or the
word
that
determines
the
syntactic
type of the
phrase
of which it is a member.
●
Headway; progress.
●
Topic; subject.
●
Denouement; crisis.
●
In Fluid dynamics:
Pressure and energy.
A
buildup
of
fluid
pressure
, often
quantified
as
pressure
head.
The
difference
in
elevation
between
two points
in a
column
of
fluid
, and the
resulting
pressure
of the
fluid
at the lower point.
More
generally
, energy in a
mass
of
fluid
divided
by its weight.
●
Fellatio or
cunnilingus
;
oral
sex.
●
The
glans
penis.
●
A
heavy
or
habitual
user
of
illicit
drugs.
●
Power;
armed
force.
Adj
●
Of,
relating
to, or
intended
for the head.
●
Foremost in
rank
or importance.
●
Placed at the
top
or the front.
●
Coming from in front.
Verb
●
To be
in command
of. (See also
head
up.)
●
To
come at
the
beginning
or front of; to commence.
●
To
strike
with the
head
;
as in
soccer
, to
head
the ball
●
To
move in
a
specified
direction.
●
In Fishing:
To
remove
the
head
from a fish.
●
To
originate
; to
spring
; to have its
course
, as a river.
●
To form a head.
●
To form a
head
to; to
fit
or
furnish
with a
head
.
●
To
cut off
the
top
of; to
lop
off.
●
To
behead
; to decapitate.
●
To
go in
front of.
●
To
get in
the front of,
so as to
hinder
or
stop
; to oppose.
●
To
check
or restrain.
●
To
set on
the head.
Name
●
A
surname
from Middle English, from
residence
near
a
hilltop
or the
head
of a
river
, or a
byname
for someone
with an odd-looking
head
.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
head
English
hed
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Mind
Composure
Poise
Barrelhead
Boss
Chief
Leader
Headmaster
Headmistress
Principal
Blowjob
Fellatio
Caput
Pate
Noggin
Loaf
Nut
Noodle
Bonce
Top
Heed
Hed
'Ead
Bean
Beaner
Belfry
Block
Dome
Head
Lolly
Napper
Noddle
Scalp
Sconce
Skull
First
Administrator
Beginning
Manager
Controller
Toilet
Headword
Fizz
Superintendent
Flower
Ear
Organizer
Overseer
Intelligence
Blow Job
Oral Sex
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Antonyms
Base
Bottom
Underside
Foot
Tail
Subordinate
Underling
Point
Tip
And
Sometimes
Sharp End
Related
Face
Neck
Nose
Mouth
Arm
Shoulder
Chest
Butt
Leg
Throat
Chin
Eye
Tail
Chair
Back
Turn
Palm
Chief
Walk
Foot
Director
Belly
Tongue
Leader
Tip
Jaw
Body
Knee
Chairman
Move
Hair
Step
Ears
Wrist
Start
Roll
Torso
Return
Cranium
Travel
Venture
Eyes
Arms
Take
Jump
President
Ceo
Hands
Climb
Officer
Feet
Pass
Push
Hop
Pull
Drop
Legs
Representative
General Manager
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Rhymes
Z
Ed
Led
Ned
Wed
Med
Fed
Bed
Med
Ted
Ked
Dmz
Red
Fed
Zed
Ted
Head
Fled
Read
Bled
Cred
Bred
Fred
Abed
Pled
Tedd
Said
Sked
Shed
Sped
Dead
Sled
Rewed
Ahead
Unwed
Faned
Bread
Dread
Shred
Tread
Stead
Embed
Spread
Undead
Inbred
Reread
Behead
Resaid
Unread
Thread
Unsaid
Instead
Aspread
Bestead
Retread
Misread
Overhead
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