Head - Definition

n 1: 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" [syn: head, caput]
2: a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle"
3: 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" [syn: mind, head,
brain, psyche, nous]
4: a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation"
[syn: head, chief, top dog]
5: the front of a military formation or procession; "the head of
the column advanced boldly"; "they were at the head of the
attack" [ant: rear]
6: the pressure exerted by a fluid; "a head of steam"
7: the top of something; "the head of the stairs"; "the head of
the page"; "the head of the list" [ant: foot]
8: the source of water from which a stream arises; "they tracked
him back toward the head of the stream" [syn: fountainhead,
headspring, head]
9: (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays
the same grammatical role as the whole constituent [syn:
head, head word]
10: the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
11: 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"
12: a dense cluster of flowers or foliage; "a head of
cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce" [syn: capitulum, head]
13: the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she
sent unruly pupils to see the principal" [syn: principal,
school principal, head teacher, head]
14: an individual person; "tickets are $5 per head"
15: a user of (usually soft) drugs; "the office was full of
secret heads"
16: a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out
into the sea) [syn: promontory, headland, head,
foreland]
17: a rounded compact mass; "the head of a comet"
18: 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"
19: the part in the front or nearest the viewer; "he was in the
forefront"; "he was at the head of the column" [syn:
forefront, head]
20: a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a
head yesterday" [syn: pass, head, straits]
21: forward movement; "the ship made little headway against the
gale" [syn: headway, head]
22: a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point
of the arrow was due north" [syn: point, head]
23: the subject matter at issue; "the question of disease merits
serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets"
[syn: question, head]
24: 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" [syn: heading, header, head]
25: the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in
another bone to form a joint; "the head of the humerus"
26: that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone
that it moves
27: (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal
pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
[syn: read/write head, head]
28: (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually
bears the representation of a person's head; "call heads or
tails!" [ant: tail]
29: the striking part of a tool; "the head of the hammer"
30: (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
31: a projection out from one end; "the head of the nail", "a
pinhead is the head of a pin"
32: a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum [syn:
drumhead, head]
33: oral stimulation of the genitals; "they say he gives good
head" [syn: oral sex, head]
v 1: to go or travel towards; "where is she heading"; "We were
headed for the mountains"
2: be in charge of; "Who is heading this project?" [syn: head,
lead]
3: travel in front of; go in advance of others; "The procession
was headed by John" [syn: lead, head]
4: be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel; "This
student heads the class" [syn: head, head up]
5: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
[syn: steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre,
direct, point, head, guide, channelize,
channelise]
6: take its rise; "These rivers head from a mountain range in
the Himalayas"
7: be in the front of or on top of; "The list was headed by the
name of the president"
8: form a head or come or grow to a head; "The wheat headed
early this year"
9: remove the head of; "head the fish"