1. the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the torso by the neck and containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
2. the upper part of the body in animals, often joined to the torso by the neck and containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
3. the head considered as the center of the intellect, as of thought, memory, understanding, or emotional control; mind; brain: She has a good head for mathematics.Keep a cool head in an emergency.
4. the position or place of leadership, greatest authority, or honor.
5. a person to whom others are subordinate, as the director of an institution or the manager of a department; leader or chief.
6. a person considered with reference to their mind, disposition, attributes, status, etc.: wise heads; crowned heads.
7. that part of anything that forms or is regarded as forming the top, summit, or upper end: head of a pin; head of a page.
8. the foremost part or front end of anything or a forward projecting part: head of a procession.
9. the part of a weapon, tool, etc., used for striking: the head of a hammer.
10. a person or animal considered merely as one of a number, herd, or group: ten head of cattle; a dinner at $20 a head.
11. a culminating point, usually of a critical nature; crisis or climax: to bring matters to a head.
12. the hair covering the head: to wash one's head.
13. froth or foam at the top of a liquid: the head on beer.
14. Botany.
• any dense flower cluster or inflorescence.
• any other compact part of a plant, usually at the top of the stem, as that composed of leaves in the cabbage or lettuce, of leafstalks in the celery, or of flower buds in the cauliflower.
15. the maturated part of an abscess, boil, etc.
16. a projecting point of a coast, especially when high, as a cape, headland, or promontory.
17. the obverse of a coin, as bearing a head or other principal figure (opposed to tail).
18. one of the chief parts or points of a written or oral discourse; a main division of a subject, theme, or topic.
19. something resembling a head in form or a representation of a head, as a piece of sculpture.
20. the source of a river or stream.
21. Slang.
• a habitual user of a drug, especially LSD or marijuana (often used in combination): the feds versus the heads; an acid-head; a meth head; a pothead.
• a fan or devotee (usually used in combination): a punk-rock head.
22. alcohol produced during the initial fermentation.
23. headline.
24. a toilet or lavatory, especially on a boat or ship.
25. Nautical.
• the forepart of a vessel; bow.
• the upper edge of a quadrilateral sail.
• the upper corner of a jib-headed sail.
• that part of the upper end of one spar of a mast that is overlapped by a spar above; a doubling at the upper end of a spar.
• that part of the upper end of a mast between the highest standing rigging and the truck.
• crown (def. 29).
26. Grammar.
• the member of an endocentric construction that belongs to the same form class and may play the same grammatical role as the construction itself.
• the member upon which another depends and to which it is subordinate: in former presidents, presidents is head and former is modifier.
27. the stretched membrane covering the end of a drum or similar musical instrument.
28. a level or road driven into solid coal for proving or working a mine.
29. any of various devices on machine tools for holding, moving, indexing, or changing tools or work, as the headstock or turret of a lathe.
30. railhead (def. 3).
31. (loosely) the pressure exerted by confined fluid: a head of steam.
32. Also called pressure head .Hydraulics.
• the vertical distance between two points in a liquid, as water, or some other fluid.
• the pressure differential resulting from this separation, expressed in terms of the vertical distance between the points.
• the pressure of a fluid expressed in terms of the height of a column of liquid yielding an equivalent pressure.
33. the part or parts of a tape recorder that record, play back, or erase magnetic signals on magnetic tape.
34. read/write head.
35. Photography.
• a mounting for a camera, as on a tripod.
• the part of an enlarger that contains the light source, negative carrier, lensboard, and lens.
36. fellatio or cunnilingus.
37. power, strength, or force progressively gathered or gradually attained.
38. be careful! watch out for danger!

39. first in rank or position; chief; leading; principal: a head official.
40. of, relating to, or for the head (often used in combination): head covering; headgear; headpiece.
41. situated at the top, front, or head of anything (often used in combination): headline; headboard.
42. moving or coming from a direction in front of the head or prow of a vessel: head sea; head tide; head current.
43. of or relating to drugs, drug paraphernalia, or drug users.

44. to go at the head of or in front of; lead; precede: to head a list.
45. to outdo or excel; take the lead in or over: to head a race; to head one's competitors in a field.
46. to be the head or chief of (sometimes followed by up): to head a school; to head up a department.
47. to direct the course of; turn the head or front of in a specified direction: I'll head the boat for the shore. Head me in the right direction and I'll walk to the store.
48. to go around the head of (a stream).
49. to furnish or fit with a head.
50. to take the head off; decapitate; behead.
51. to remove the upper branches of (a tree).
52. to turn aside (a fox) from its intended course.
53. to get in front of in order to stop, turn aside, attack, etc.
54. headline (def. 4).
55. to propel (the ball) by striking it with the head, especially with the forehead.

56. to move forward toward a point specified; direct one's course; go in a certain direction: to head toward town.
57. to come or grow to a head; form a head: Cabbage heads quickly.
58. (of a river or stream) to have the head or source where specified.

59. to go before in order to hinder the progress of; intercept: The police headed off the fleeing driver at a railroad crossing.

60. loaded so as to draw more water forward than aft.
61. come to a head,
• to suppurate, as a boil.
• to reach a crisis; culminate: The struggle for power came to a head.
62. to have one's actions, thoughts, or emotions under control or in order: If he'd get his head together, maybe he'd get to work on time.
63. to perform fellatio or cunnilingus.
64. to permit someone to do as they like; allow someone freedom of choice: She wanted to go away to college, and her parents gave her her head.
65. go to someone's head,
• to make someone dizzy or drunk; overcome one with excitement: Power went to his head. The brandy went to his head.
• to make someone conceited or self-important: Success went to his head.
66. to become dejected or ashamed: When he realized what an unkind thing he had done, he hung his head in shame.
67. to be sensible or rational: It seems like these young people have their heads screwed on right and that our future is in great hands.
68. head and shoulders,
• far better, more qualified, etc.; superior: In intelligence, he was head and shoulders above the rest of the children in the class.
• by force.
69. head over heels,
• headlong, as in a somersault: He tripped and fell head over heels into the gully.
• intensely; completely: head over heels in love.
• impulsively; carelessly: They plunged head over heels into the fighting.
70. in direct opposition or competition: The candidates will debate head to head.
71. to remain calm or poised, as in the midst of crisis or confusion: It was fortunate that someone kept his head and called a doctor.
72. to remain financially solvent: Despite their debts, they are managing to keep their heads above water.
73. to meet in order to discuss, consult, or scheme: Neither of them had enough money for a tour of Europe, so they put their heads together and decided to find jobs there.
74. to become uncontrolled or wildly excited: When he thought he saw an animal in the underbrush, he lost his head and began shooting recklessly.
75. to progress or advance, especially despite opposition; make headway: There have been many delays, but we are at last making head.
76. to exert authority by firing or dismissing employees or subordinates: He made heads roll as soon as he took office.
77. to be unable to understand or decipher: We couldn't make head or tail of the strange story.
78. candidly or extemporaneously: Off the top of my head, I'd say that's right.
79. extremely; excessively: We screamed our heads off at that horror movie.He laughed his head off at the monkey's antics.
80. as one's responsibility or fault: Because of his reckless driving he now has the deaths of three persons on his head.
81. out of one's head / mind,
• insane; crazy.
• delirious; irrational: You're out of your head if you accept those terms.
82. over one's head,
• beyond one's comprehension, ability, or resources: The classical allusion went right over his head.
• beyond one's financial resources or ability to pay: He's lost over his head in that poker game.
83. to appeal to someone having a superior position or prior claim: She went over her supervisor's head and complained to a vice president.
84. to keep quiet or mind one's own business; shut up.
85. (of something undesirable) to emerge or make an appearance, especially after being hidden: Jealousy reared its ugly head and destroyed their relationship.
86. to form a notion, purpose, or plan: She took it into her head to study medicine.
87. turn someone's head,
• to cause someone to become smug or conceited: Her recent success has completely turned her head.
• to cause one to become foolish or confused: A whirlwind romance has quite turned his head.

1. U.S. costume designer.

1. a native English suffix meaning “state of being” (godhead; maidenhead), occurring in words now mostly archaic or obsolete, many being superseded by forms in -hood.

1. the upper or front part of the body in vertebrates, including man, that contains and protects the brain, eyes, mouth, and nose and ears when present
2. the corresponding part of an invertebrate animal
3. something resembling a head in form or function, such as the top of a tool
• the person commanding most authority within a group, organization, etc
• (as modifier)
• (in combination)
5. the position of leadership or command
• the most forward part of a thing; a part that juts out; front
• (as modifier)
7. the highest part of a thing; upper end
8. the froth on the top of a glass of beer
9. aptitude, intelligence, and emotions (esp in the phrases above or over one's head, have a head for, keep one's head, lose one's head, etc)
10. a person or animal considered as a unit
11. the head considered as a measure of length or height
12. botany
• a dense inflorescence such as that of the daisy and other composite plants
• any other compact terminal part of a plant, such as the leaves of a cabbage or lettuce
13. a culmination or crisis (esp in the phrase bring or come to a head)
14. the pus-filled tip or central part of a pimple, boil, etc
15. the head considered as the part of the body on which hair grows densely
16. the source or origin of a river or stream
17. a headland or promontory, esp a high one
18. the obverse of a coin, usually bearing a portrait of the head or a full figure of a monarch, deity, etc
19. a main point or division of an argument, discourse, etc
20. the headline at the top of a newspaper article or the heading of a section within an article
21. nautical
• the front part of a ship or boat
• (in sailing ships) the upper corner or edge of a sail
• the top of any spar or derrick
• any vertical timber cut to shape
• (often plural) a slang word for lavatory
22. grammar another word for governor (def. 7)
23. the taut membrane of a drum, tambourine, etc
• the height of the surface of liquid above a specific point, esp when considered or used as a measure of the pressure at that point
• pressure of water, caused by height or velocity, measured in terms of a vertical column of water
• any pressure
25. slang
• a person who regularly takes drugs, esp LSD or cannabis
• (in combination)
26. a road driven into the coal face
• the terminal point of a route
• (in combination)
28. a device on a turning or boring machine, such as a lathe, that is equipped with one or more cutting tools held to the work by this device
29. See cylinder head
30. an electromagnet that can read, write, or erase information on a magnetic medium such as a magnetic tape, disk, or drum, used in computers, tape recorders, etc
31. informal short for headmaster, headmistress
• the head of a horse considered as a narrow margin in the outcome of a race (in the phrase win by a head)
• any narrow margin of victory (in the phrase (win) by a head)
33. informal short for headache
34. the stones lying in the house after all 16 have been played
35. the jack and the bowls that have been played considered together as a target area
36. from the opposing side's put-in to the scrum
37. to speak sharply and angrily to someone
38. (bring or come to a head)
• to bring or be brought to a crisis
• (of a boil) to cause to be or be about to burst
39. to come to believe (an idea, esp a whimsical one)
40. to perform fellatio
41. to allow a person greater freedom or responsibility
42. to allow a horse to gallop by lengthening the reins
43. go to one's head
• to make one dizzy or confused, as might an alcoholic drink
• to make one conceited
44. greatly superior to
45. head over heels
• turning a complete somersault
• completely; utterly (esp in the phrase head over heels in love)
46. to be unashamed
47. to remain calm
48. to manage to survive a difficult experience
49. to make progress
50. to attempt to understand (a problem, etc)
51. insane or delirious
52. without previous thought; impromptu
53. at one's (own) risk or responsibility
54. loudly or excessively
55. over someone's head
• without a person in the obvious position being considered, esp for promotion
• without consulting a person in the obvious position but referring to a higher authority
• beyond a person's comprehension
56. to consult together
57. to conceive a notion, desire, or wish (to do something)
58. to be so beautiful, unusual, or impressive as to attract a lot of attention
59. to treat or present something in a completely new and different way
60. to make someone vain, conceited, etc

61. to be at the front or top of
62. to be in the commanding or most important position
63. to go or cause to go (towards)
64. to turn or steer (a vessel) as specified
65. to propel (the ball) by striking it with the head
66. to provide with or be a head or heading
67. to cut the top branches or shoots off (a tree or plant)
68. to form a head, as a boil or plant
69. (of streams, rivers, etc) to originate or rise in
70. to toss the coins in a game of two-up

1. Edith. 1907–81, US dress designer: won many Oscars for her Hollywood film costume designs

1. indicating a person having a preoccupation as specified

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