Noun

• S: (n) head (head%1:08:00::), caput (caput%1:08:00::) (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"
• S: (n) head (head%1:05:00::) (a single domestic animal) "200 head of cattle"
• S: (n) mind (mind%1:09:00::), head (head%1:09:00::), brain (brain%1:09:01::), psyche (psyche%1:09:00::), nous (nous%1:09:00::) (that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason) "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head"
• S: (n) head (head%1:18:00::), chief (chief%1:18:00::), top dog (top_dog%1:18:00::) (a person who is in charge) "the head of the whole operation"
• S: (n) head (head%1:14:00::) (the front of a military formation or procession) "the head of the column advanced boldly"; "they were at the head of the attack"
• S: (n) head (head%1:19:00::) (the pressure exerted by a fluid) "a head of steam"
• S: (n) head (head%1:15:00::) (the top of something) "the head of the stairs"; "the head of the page"; "the head of the list"
• S: (n) fountainhead (fountainhead%1:15:00::), headspring (headspring%1:15:00::), head (head%1:15:01::) (the source of water from which a stream arises) "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream"
• S: (n) head (head%1:10:03::), head word (head_word%1:10:01::) ((grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent)
• S: (n) head (head%1:26:00::) (the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates))
• S: (n) head (head%1:23:00::) (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"
• S: (n) capitulum (capitulum%1:20:01::), head (head%1:20:00::) (a dense cluster of flowers or foliage) "a head of cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce"
• S: (n) principal (principal%1:18:00::), school principal (school_principal%1:18:00::), head teacher (head_teacher%1:18:00::), head (head%1:18:01::) (the educator who has executive authority for a school) "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"
• S: (n) head (head%1:18:03::) (an individual person) "tickets are $5 per head"
• S: (n) head (head%1:18:02::) (a user of (usually soft) drugs) "the office was full of secret heads"
• S: (n) promontory (promontory%1:17:00::), headland (headland%1:17:00::), head (head%1:17:02::), foreland (foreland%1:17:00::) (a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea))
• S: (n) head (head%1:17:01::) (a rounded compact mass) "the head of a comet"
• S: (n) head (head%1:17:00::) (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"
• S: (n) forefront (forefront%1:15:00::), head (head%1:15:02::) (the part in the front or nearest the viewer) "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column"
• S: (n) pass (pass%1:11:00::), head (head%1:11:01::), straits (straits%1:11:00::) (a difficult juncture) "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday"
• S: (n) headway (headway%1:11:00::), head (head%1:11:00::) (forward movement) "the ship made little headway against the gale"
• S: (n) point (point%1:10:02::), head (head%1:10:01::) (a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer) "the point of the arrow was due north"
• S: (n) question (question%1:10:01::), head (head%1:10:02::) (the subject matter at issue) "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets"
• S: (n) heading (heading%1:10:00::), header (header%1:10:00::), head (head%1:10:00::) (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"
• S: (n) head (head%1:08:01::) (the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint) "the head of the humerus"
• S: (n) head (head%1:08:02::) (that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves)
• S: (n) read/write head (read/write_head%1:06:00::), head (head%1:06:05::) ((computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk)
• S: (n) head (head%1:06:04::) ((usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head) "call heads or tails!"
• S: (n) head (head%1:06:03::) (the striking part of a tool) "the head of the hammer"
• S: (n) head (head%1:06:02::) ((nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship)
• S: (n) head (head%1:06:00::) (a projection out from one end) "the head of the nail"; "a pinhead is the head of a pin"
• S: (n) drumhead (drumhead%1:06:00::), head (head%1:06:01::) (a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum)
• S: (n) oral sex (oral_sex%1:04:00::), head (head%1:04:00::) (oral stimulation of the genitals) "they say he gives good head"

Verb

• S: (v) head (head%2:38:00::) (to go or travel towards) "where is she heading"; "We were headed for the mountains"
• S: (v) head (head%2:41:00::), lead (lead%2:41:00::) (be in charge of) "Who is heading this project?"
• S: (v) lead (lead%2:38:00::), head (head%2:38:02::) (travel in front of; go in advance of others) "The procession was headed by John"
• S: (v) head (head%2:42:01::), head up (head_up%2:42:00::) (be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel) "This student heads the class"
• S: (v) steer (steer%2:38:00::), maneuver (maneuver%2:38:00::), manoeuver (manoeuver%2:38:00::), manoeuvre (manoeuvre%2:38:00::), direct (direct%2:38:03::), point (point%2:38:05::), head (head%2:38:01::), guide (guide%2:38:01::), channelize (channelize%2:38:03::), channelise (channelise%2:38:03::) (direct the course; determine the direction of travelling)
• S: (v) head (head%2:42:05::) (take its rise) "These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas"
• S: (v) head (head%2:42:00::) (be in the front of or on top of) "The list was headed by the name of the president"
• S: (v) head (head%2:42:04::) (form a head or come or grow to a head) "The wheat headed early this year"
• S: (v) head (head%2:35:00::) (remove the head of) "head the fish"