Definition (noun) the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
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he stuck his head out the window
Definition (noun) a single domestic animal
Definition (noun) that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason
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his mind wandered
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I couldn't get his words out of my head
Definition (noun) a person who is in charge
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the head of the whole operation
Definition (noun) the front of a military formation or procession
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the head of the column advanced boldly
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they were at the head of the attack
Definition (noun) the pressure exerted by a fluid
Definition (noun) the top of something
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the head of the stairs
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the head of the page
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the head of the list
Definition (noun) the source of water from which a stream arises
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they tracked him back toward the head of the stream
Definition (noun) (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
Definition (noun) the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
Definition (noun) the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head
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he is two heads taller than his little sister
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his horse won by a head
Definition (noun) a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
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a head of cauliflower
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a head of lettuce
Definition (noun) the educator who has executive authority for a school
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she sent unruly pupils to see the principal
Definition (noun) an individual person
Definition (noun) a user of (usually soft) drugs
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the office was full of secret heads
Definition (noun) a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
Definition (noun) a rounded compact mass
Definition (noun) the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container
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the beer had a large head of foam
Definition (noun) the part in the front or nearest the viewer
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he was in the forefront
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he was at the head of the column
Definition (noun) a difficult juncture
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a pretty pass
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matters came to a head yesterday
Definition (noun) forward movement
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the ship made little headway against the gale
Definition (noun) a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
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the point of the arrow was due north
Definition (noun) the subject matter at issue
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the question of disease merits serious discussion
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under the head of minor Roman poets
Definition (noun) a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
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the heading seemed to have little to do with the text
Definition (noun) the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint
Definition (noun) that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves
Definition (noun) (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
Definition (noun) (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head
Definition (noun) the striking part of a tool
Definition (noun) (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
Definition (noun) a projection out from one end
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the head of the nail
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a pinhead is the head of a pin
Definition (noun) a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
Definition (noun) oral stimulation of the genitals
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they say he gives good head
Definition (verb) to go or travel towards
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where is she heading
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We were headed for the mountains
Definition (verb) be in charge of
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Who is heading this project?
Definition (verb) travel in front of; go in advance of others
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The procession was headed by John
Definition (verb) be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel
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This student heads the class
Definition (verb) direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
Definition (verb) take its rise
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These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas
Definition (verb) be in the front of or on top of
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The list was headed by the name of the president
Definition (verb) form a head or come or grow to a head
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The wheat headed early this year
Definition (verb) remove the head of