HEAD as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • oral-genital stimulation
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • they say he gives good head
    Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a single domestic animal
    Usage Example(s)
    • 200 head of cattle
    Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  4. Meaning
    • a projection out from one end
    Usage Example(s)
    • the head of the nail, a pinhead is the head of a pin
    Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  5. Meaning
    • (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
    Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  6. Meaning
    • the striking part of a tool
    Usage Example(s)
    • the head of the hammer
    Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  7. Meaning
    • (usually plural) an obverse side of a coin that bears the representation of a person’’s head
    Usage Example(s)
    • call heads or tails!
    Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s)
  8. Meaning
    • (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  9. Meaning
    • that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves
    Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  10. Meaning
    • the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals
    • contains the face and brains
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he stuck his head out the window
    Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  11. Meaning
    • the rounded end of a bone that bits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint
    Usage Example(s)
    • the head of the humerus
    Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  12. Meaning
    • that which is responsible for one’’s thoughts and feelings
    • the seat of the faculty of reason
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • his mind wandered
    • I couldn”t get his words out of my head
    Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  13. Meaning
    • (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  14. Meaning
    • a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the heading seemed to have little to do with the text
    Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  15. Meaning
    • the subject matter at issue
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the question of disease merits serious discussion
    • under the head of minor Roman poets
    Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  16. Meaning
    • a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the point of the arrow was due north
    Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  17. Meaning
    • forward movement
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the ship made little headway against the gale
    Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  18. Meaning
    • a difficult juncture
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a pretty pass
    • matters came to a head yesterday
    Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  19. Meaning
    • the front of a military formation or procession
    Usage Example(s)
    • the head of the column advanced boldly
    • they were at the head of the attack
    Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Derived(s)
  20. Meaning
    • the source of water from which a stream arises
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • they tracked him back toward the head of the stream
    Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  21. Meaning
    • the part in the front or nearest the viewer
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he was in the forefront
    • he was at the head of the column
    Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  22. Meaning
    • the top of something
    Usage Example(s)
    • the head of the stairs
    • the head of the page
    • the head of the list
    Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Derived(s)
  23. Meaning
    • the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container
    Usage Example(s)
    • the beer had a large head of foam
    Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  24. Meaning
    • a rounded compact mass
    Usage Example(s)
    • the head of a comet
    Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  25. Meaning
    • a user of (usually soft) drugs
    Usage Example(s)
    • the office was full of secret heads
    Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  26. Meaning
    • a person who is in charge
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the head of the whole operation
    Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  27. Meaning
    • an individual person
    Usage Example(s)
    • tickets are $5 per head
    Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  28. Meaning
    • the educator who has executive authority for a school
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • she sent unruly pupils to see the principal
    Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  29. Meaning
    • the pressure exerted by a fluid
    Usage Example(s)
    • a head of steam
    Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  30. Meaning
    • a dense clusters of flowers or foliage
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a head of cauliflower
    • a head of lettuce
    Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  31. Meaning
    • the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head
    Usage Example(s)
    • he is two heads taller than his little sister
    • his horse won by a head
    Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  32. Meaning
    • the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
    Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower

HEAD as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • remove the head of
    Usage Example(s)
    • head the fish
    Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • direct the course
    • determine the direction of travelling
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • to go or travel towards
    Usage Example(s)
    • where is she heading
    • We were headed for the mountains
    Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • travel in front of
    • go in advance of others
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The procession was headed by John
    Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • be in charge of
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Who is heading this project?
    Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • form a head or come or grow to a head
    Usage Example(s)
    • The wheat headed early this year
    Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  7. Meaning
    • be in the front of or on top of
    Usage Example(s)
    • The list was headed by the name of the president
    Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  8. Meaning
    • be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • This student heads the class
    Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  9. Meaning
    • take its rise
    Usage Example(s)
    • These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas
    Hypernyms(s) head is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower