eng: head

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

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