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(of persons) highest in rank or authority or office; "his arch rival"; "the boss man"; "the chief executive"; "head librarian"; "top administrators"

a dense clusters of flowers or foliage; "a head of cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce"

direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation"

a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum

the source of water from which a stream arises; "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream"

oral-genital stimulation; "they say he gives good head"

a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle"

a projection out from one end; "the head of the nail", "a pinhead is the head of a pin"

a toilet on board a boat or ship

the striking part of a tool; "the head of the hammer"

(usually plural) an obverse side of a coin that bears the representation of a person's head; "call heads or tails!"

(computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk

that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves

the rounded end of a bone that bits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint; "the head of the humerus"

(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent

(grammar) of a word in a phrase; the word playing the same grammatical role in the sentence that the phrase itself plays; "the head noun in the phrase `fresh fish' is `fish,' which is the direct object in the sentence `I bought fresh fish'"

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"

forward movement; "the ship made little headway against the gale"

a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north"

the subject matter at issue; "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets"

a dense clusters of flowers or foliage; "a head of cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce"

direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation"

a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum

the source of water from which a stream arises; "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream"

oral-genital stimulation; "they say he gives good head"

a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle"

a projection out from one end; "the head of the nail", "a pinhead is the head of a pin"

the striking part of a tool; "the head of the hammer"

(usually plural) an obverse side of a coin that bears the representation of a person's head; "call heads or tails!"

(computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk

that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves

the rounded end of a bone that bits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint; "the head of the humerus"

(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent

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"

forward movement; "the ship made little headway against the gale"

a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north"

the subject matter at issue; "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets"

(nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship

the front of a military formation or procession; "the head of the column advanced boldly"; "they were at the head of the attack"

the top of something; "the head of the stairs"; "the head of the page"; "the head of the list"

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"

a rounded compact mass; "the head of a comet"

a user of (usually soft) drugs; "the office was full of secret heads"

an individual person; "tickets are $5 per head"

the pressure exerted by a fluid; "a head of steam"

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"

the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)

remove the head of; "head the fish"

to go or travel towards; "where is she heading"; "We were headed for the mountains"

travel in front of; go in advance of others; "The procession was headed by John"

be in charge of; "Who is heading this project?"

form a head or come or grow to a head; "The wheat headed early this year"

be in the front of or on top of; "The list was headed by the name of the president"

be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel; "This student heads the class"

take its rise; "These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas"

The anterior or superior part of an animal, containing the brain, or chief ganglia of the nervous system, the mouth, and in the higher animals, the chief sensory organs; poll; cephalon.

The uppermost, foremost, or most important part of an inanimate object; such a part as may be considered to resemble the head of an animal; often, also, the larger, thicker, or heavier part or extremity, in distinction from the smaller or thinner part, or from the point or edge; as, the head of a cane, a nail, a spear, an ax, a mast, a sail, a ship; that which covers and closes the top or the end of a hollow vessel; as, the head of a cask or a steam boiler.

The place where the head should go; as, the head of a bed, of a grave, etc.; the head of a carriage, that is, the hood which covers the head.

The most prominent or important member of any organized body; the chief; the leader; as, the head of a college, a school, a church, a state, and the like.

The place or honor, or of command; the most important or foremost position; the front; as, the head of the table; the head of a column of soldiers.

The seat of the intellect; the brain; the understanding; the mental faculties; as, a good head, that is, a good mind; it never entered his head, it did not occur to him; of his own head, of his own thought or will.

The source, fountain, spring, or beginning, as of a stream or river; as, the head of the Nile; hence, the altitude of the source, or the height of the surface, as of water, above a given place, as above an orifice at which it issues, and the pressure resulting from the height or from motion; sometimes also, the quantity in reserve; as, a mill or reservoir has a good head of water, or ten feet head; also, that part of a gulf or bay most remote from the outlet or the sea.

A headland; a promontory; as, Gay Head.

A separate part, or topic, of a discourse; a theme to be expanded; a subdivision; as, the heads of a sermon.

Culminating point or crisis; hence, strength; force; height.

Power; armed force.

A headdress; a covering of the head; as, a laced head; a head of hair.

An ear of wheat, barley, or of one of the other small cereals.

A dense cluster of flowers, as in clover, daisies, thistles; a capitulum.

A dense, compact mass of leaves, as in a cabbage or a lettuce plant.

The antlers of a deer.

A rounded mass of foam which rises on a pot of beer or other effervescing liquor.

Tiles laid at the eaves of a house.

Principal; chief; leading; first; as, the head master of a school; the head man of a tribe; a head chorister; a head cook.

To be at the head of; to put one's self at the head of; to lead; to direct; to act as leader to; as, to head an army, an expedition, or a riot.

To form a head to; to fit or furnish with a head; as, to head a nail.

To behead; to decapitate.

To cut off the top of; to lop off; as, to head trees.

To go in front of; to get in the front of, so as to hinder or stop; to oppose; hence, to check or restrain; as, to head a drove of cattle; to head a person; the wind heads a ship.

To set on the head; as, to head a cask.

To originate; to spring; to have its source, as a river.

To go or point in a certain direction; to tend; as, how does the ship head?

To form a head; as, this kind of cabbage heads early.

Each one among many; an individual; - often used in a plural sense; as, a thousand head of cattle.

The anterior or superior part of an animal, containing the brain, or chief ganglia of the nervous system, the mouth, and in the higher animals, the chief sensory organs; poll; cephalon.

The uppermost, foremost, or most important part of an inanimate object; such a part as may be considered to resemble the head of an animal; often, also, the larger, thicker, or heavier part or extremity, in distinction from the smaller or thinner part, or from the point or edge; as, the head of a cane, a nail, a spear, an ax, a mast, a sail, a ship; that which covers and closes the top or the end of a hollow vessel; as, the head of a cask or a steam boiler.

The place where the head should go; as, the head of a bed, of a grave, etc.; the head of a carriage, that is, the hood which covers the head.

The most prominent or important member of any organized body; the chief; the leader; as, the head of a college, a school, a church, a state, and the like.

The place or honor, or of command; the most important or foremost position; the front; as, the head of the table; the head of a column of soldiers.

The seat of the intellect; the brain; the understanding; the mental faculties; as, a good head, that is, a good mind; it never entered his head, it did not occur to him; of his own head, of his own thought or will.

The source, fountain, spring, or beginning, as of a stream or river; as, the head of the Nile; hence, the altitude of the source, or the height of the surface, as of water, above a given place, as above an orifice at which it issues, and the pressure resulting from the height or from motion; sometimes also, the quantity in reserve; as, a mill or reservoir has a good head of water, or ten feet head; also, that part of a gulf or bay most remote from the outlet or the sea.

A headland; a promontory; as, Gay Head.

A separate part, or topic, of a discourse; a theme to be expanded; a subdivision; as, the heads of a sermon.

Culminating point or crisis; hence, strength; force; height.

Power; armed force.

A headdress; a covering of the head; as, a laced head; a head of hair.

An ear of wheat, barley, or of one of the other small cereals.

A dense cluster of flowers, as in clover, daisies, thistles; a capitulum.

A dense, compact mass of leaves, as in a cabbage or a lettuce plant.

The antlers of a deer.

A rounded mass of foam which rises on a pot of beer or other effervescing liquor.

Tiles laid at the eaves of a house.

Principal; chief; leading; first; as, the head master of a school; the head man of a tribe; a head chorister; a head cook.

To be at the head of; to put one's self at the head of; to lead; to direct; to act as leader to; as, to head an army, an expedition, or a riot.

To form a head to; to fit or furnish with a head; as, to head a nail.

To behead; to decapitate.

To cut off the top of; to lop off; as, to head trees.

To go in front of; to get in the front of, so as to hinder or stop; to oppose; hence, to check or restrain; as, to head a drove of cattle; to head a person; the wind heads a ship.

To set on the head; as, to head a cask.

To originate; to spring; to have its source, as a river.

To go or point in a certain direction; to tend; as, how does the ship head?

To form a head; as, this kind of cabbage heads early.

Each one among many; an individual; - often used in a plural sense; as, a thousand head of cattle.

The uppermost part of the body of an animal containing the face, brain, etc.; the top part of a plant, as a cabbage; chief or principal part of anything; an individual; often used as a plural; as, a hundred head of cattle; commander; place of honor or authority; top; fore part; the intellect; principal topic; a division; origin or source; pitch; crisis or height; froth on liquor.

Principal or chief; acting against the front; as, a head wind.

To lead or direct; take the first place in; get in front of; direct the course of; oppose.

Round body above the neck. The upper portion of a part.

The uppermost or foremost part of an animal's body: the brain: the understanding: a chief or leader: the place of honor or command: the front: an individual: a topic or chief point of a discourse: the source or spring: height of the source of water: highest point of anything: a cape: strength.

To act as a head to, to lead or govern: to go in front of: to commence: to check: (naut.) to be contrary.

To grow to a head: to originate.

To lead; go in front of; check.

To originate.

Upper part of the body, containing the brain and organs of special sense; intelligence; chief; front; place of honor; point of a discourse, &c.; source; highest point; cluster of leaves; spike of grain; knob.

Chief; principal.

To move in a given direction; come to a head; originate.

Being the head or at the head; chief.

Bearing upon or against the head; as, a head wind.

The part of the body containing the brain; also, something analogous to it; top: front; prow; ear of grain; title or division, as of a discourse.

A chief, leader, or commander.

A unit; as, a hundred head of sheep: used both as a singular and plural.

Headway; freedom.

The anterior part of a vertebrate body containing the brain, skull, eyes, ears, etc.; the anterior end of most invertebrate animals containing the cerebral ganglia; the antlers of deer; the top of a plant when it consists of a mass of leaves; a compact inflorescence.

The head forms the upper extremity of the body, and tops the skeleton. It consists of the cranium and face. The first, which comprises all the superior and posterior part, has the encephalon in its cavity: the latter forms only the anterior part, and serves as the receptacle for the greater part of the organs of the senses.

That part of the organism which contains the brain and the organs of special sense.

Of an animal, the upper or anterior portion, consisting of the cranium and the face.

A similar extremity of any organ, part, or thing; of a muscle, the portion springing immediately from the point of origin; of a bone, a knoblike extremity. [B. N. A.]

n. [Anglo-Saxon, Latin, Greek] The top; the highest part; the summit;—the chief or principal part;—the foremost or most advanced part;—the highest part of the human body; the foremost part of animals;—the seat of the perceptive and sensitive faculties; brain; understanding; intellectual capacity;—face; front;—presence; countenance;—a chief; a leader;—the first place; seat of honour or command;—opposition to; resistance; source; spring; origin;—topic of discourse; theme or point of discussion;—pitch; height; crisis;—force; strength;—liberty; freedom to go;—an individual; a rounded mass of foam on beer, &c.;—the top of corn or other grain;—the point of maturation, as in a pimple or boil;—the hair of the head; a head-dress.

The part of the animal that contains the brain or the organ of sensation or thought; chief, principal person, one to whom the rest are subordinate; place of honour, the first place; understanding, faculties of the mind; resistance, hostile opposition; state of a deer's horns, by which his age is known; the top of any thing bigger than the rest; the fore part of any thing, as of a ship; that which rises on the top of liquors; upper part of a bed; dress of the head; principal topicks of discourse; source of a stream; crisis, pitch; it is very improperly applied to roots.