Meaning & Definition of Head in English
Head
noun
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"
- head,
- caput
2. A single domestic animal
- "200 head of cattle"
- head
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"
- mind,
- head,
- brain,
- psyche,
- nous
4. A person who is in charge
- "The head of the whole operation"
- 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"
- head
6. The pressure exerted by a fluid
- "A head of steam"
- head
7. The top of something
- "The head of the stairs"
- "The head of the page"
- "The head of the list"
- head
8. The source of water from which a stream arises
- "They tracked him back toward the head of the stream"
- fountainhead,
- headspring,
- head
9. (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
- head,
- head word
10. The tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
- head
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"
- head
12. A dense cluster of flowers or foliage
- "A head of cauliflower"
- "A head of lettuce"
- capitulum,
- head
13. The educator who has executive authority for a school
- "She sent unruly pupils to see the principal"
- principal,
- school principal,
- head teacher,
- head
14. An individual person
- "Tickets are $5 per head"
- head
15. A user of (usually soft) drugs
- "The office was full of secret heads"
- head
16. A natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
- promontory,
- headland,
- head,
- foreland
17. A rounded compact mass
- "The head of a comet"
- head
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"
- head
19. The part in the front or nearest the viewer
- "He was in the forefront"
- "He was at the head of the column"
- forefront,
- head
20. A difficult juncture
- "A pretty pass"
- "Matters came to a head yesterday"
- pass,
- head,
- straits
21. Forward movement
- "The ship made little headway against the gale"
- headway,
- head
22. A v-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
- "The point of the arrow was due north"
- point,
- head
23. The subject matter at issue
- "The question of disease merits serious discussion"
- "Under the head of minor roman poets"
- 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"
- 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"
- head
26. That part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves
- head
27. (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
- 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!"
- head
29. The striking part of a tool
- "The head of the hammer"
- head
30. (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
- head
31. A projection out from one end
- "The head of the nail", "a pinhead is the head of a pin"
- head
32. A membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
- drumhead,
- head
33. Oral stimulation of the genitals
- "They say he gives good head"
- oral sex,
- head
verb
1. To go or travel towards
- "Where is she heading"
- "We were headed for the mountains"
- head
2. Be in charge of
- "Who is heading this project?"
- head,
- lead
3. Travel in front of
- Go in advance of others
- "The procession was headed by john"
- lead,
- head
4. Be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel
- "This student heads the class"
- head,
- head up
5. Direct the course
- Determine the direction of travelling
- steer,
- maneuver,
- manoeuver,
- manoeuvre,
- direct,
- point,
- head,
- guide,
- channelize,
- channelise
6. Take its rise
- "These rivers head from a mountain range in the himalayas"
- head
7. Be in the front of or on top of
- "The list was headed by the name of the president"
- head
8. Form a head or come or grow to a head
- "The wheat headed early this year"
- head
9. Remove the head of
- "Head the fish"
- head