head

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"

synset: head, caput

2. a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle"

synset: head

3. 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"

synset: mind, head, brain, psyche, nous

4. a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation"

synset: 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"

synset: head

6. the pressure exerted by a fluid; "a head of steam"

synset: head

7. the top of something; "the head of the stairs"; "the head of the page"; "the head of the list"

synset: head

8. the source of water from which a stream arises; "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream"

synset: fountainhead, headspring, head

9. (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent

synset: head, head_word

10. the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)

synset: 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"

synset: head

12. a dense cluster of flowers or foliage; "a head of cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce"

synset: capitulum, head

13. the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"

synset: principal, school_principal, head_teacher, head

14. an individual person; "tickets are $5 per head"

synset: head

15. a user of (usually soft) drugs; "the office was full of secret heads"

synset: head

16. a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)

synset: promontory, headland, head, foreland

17. a rounded compact mass; "the head of a comet"

synset: 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"

synset: head

19. the part in the front or nearest the viewer; "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column"

synset: forefront, head

20. a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday"

synset: pass, head, straits

21. forward movement; "the ship made little headway against the gale"

synset: headway, head

22. a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north"

synset: point, head

23. the subject matter at issue; "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets"

synset: 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"

synset: 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"

synset: head

26. that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves

synset: head

27. (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk

synset: 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!"

synset: head

29. the striking part of a tool; "the head of the hammer"

synset: head

30. (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship

synset: head

31. a projection out from one end; "the head of the nail"; "a pinhead is the head of a pin"

synset: head

32. a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum

synset: drumhead, head

33. oral stimulation of the genitals; "they say he gives good head"

synset: oral_sex, head

1. to go or travel towards; "where is she heading"; "We were headed for the mountains"

synset: head

2. be in charge of; "Who is heading this project?"

synset: head, lead

3. travel in front of; go in advance of others; "The procession was headed by John"

synset: lead, head

4. be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel; "This student heads the class"

synset: head, head_up

5. direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

synset: steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise

6. take its rise; "These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas"

synset: head

7. be in the front of or on top of; "The list was headed by the name of the president"

synset: head

8. form a head or come or grow to a head; "The wheat headed early this year"

synset: head

9. remove the head of; "head the fish"

synset: head

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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