Definition of Head

Noun: head hed

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";
- caput
A single domestic animal
"200 head of cattle"
That which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason
"I couldn't get his words out of my head";
- mind, brain, psyche, nous
A person who is in charge
"the head of the whole operation";
- chief, top dog
(military) the front of a military formation or procession
"the head of the column advanced boldly"; "they were at the head of the attack"
The pressure exerted by a fluid
"a head of steam"
The top of something
"the head of the stairs"; "the head of the page"; "the head of the list"
The source of water from which a stream arises
"they tracked him back toward the head of the stream";
- fountainhead, headspring
(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
- head word
The tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
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"
A dense cluster of flowers or foliage
"a head of lettuce";
- capitulum
The educator who has executive authority for a school
"she sent unruly pupils to see the head";
- principal, school principal, head teacher
An individual person
"tickets are $5 per head"
A user of (usually soft) drugs
"the office was full of secret heads"
A natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
- promontory, headland, foreland
A rounded compact mass
"the head of a comet"
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"
The part in the front or nearest the viewer
"he was at the head of the column";
- forefront
A difficult juncture
"matters came to a head yesterday";
- pass, straits
Forward movement
"the ship made little head against the gale";
- headway
A V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
"the head of the arrow was due north";
- point
The subject matter at issue
"under the head of minor Roman poets";
- question
A line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
- heading, header
The rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint
"the head of the humerus"
That part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves
(computing) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
- read/write head
(usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head
"call heads or tails!"
The striking part of a tool
"the head of the hammer"
(nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
A projection out from one end
"the head of the nail"; "a pinhead is the head of a pin"
A membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
- drumhead
Oral stimulation of the genitals
"they say he gives good head";
- oral sex

Verb: head hed

To go or travel towards
"where is she heading"; "We were headed for the mountains"
Be in charge of
"Who is heading this project?";
- lead
Travel in front of; go in advance of others
"The procession was headed by John";
- lead
Be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel
"This student heads the class";
- head up
Determine the direction of travelling
- steer, maneuver [US], manoeuver [non-standard], manoeuvre [Brit, Cdn], direct, point, guide, channelize, channelise [Brit]
Take its rise
"These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas"
Be in the front of or on top of
"The list was headed by the name of the president"
Form a head, come or grow to a head
"The wheat headed early this year"
Remove the head of
"head the fish"