head

Thesaurus for head
- noun
  - synonyms
    - caput, mind, brain, psyche, nous, chief, top dog, fountainhead, headspring, head word, capitulum, principal, school principal, head teacher, promontory, headland, foreland, forefront, pass, straits, headway, point, question, heading, header, read/write head, drumhead, oral sex, advance, anatomical structure, bathroom, beginning, bodily structure, body structure, can, cognition, coil, complex body part, domestic animal, drug user, educator, elevation, external body part, foam, force per unit area, forepart, formation, front, front end, froth, individual, john, juncture, knowledge, lav, lavatory, leader, line, linear unit, mark, membrane, natural elevation, noesis, object, obverse, occasion, origin, peak, pedagog, pedagogue, perversion, physical object, plant organ, pressure, pressure level, privy, progress, progression, projection, root, rootage, sexual perversion, source, striker, structure, subject, substance abuser, theme, tip, toilet, top, topic, user, word
  - antonyms
    - foot, rear, tail
- verb
  - synonyms
    - lead, head up, steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, guide, channelize, channelise, arise, be, command, continue, control, develop, form, go forward, grow, lie, originate, precede, proceed, remove, rise, spring up, take, take away, uprise, withdraw

Pronunciation Video of head

Pronunciation of head: HH EH1 D (hɛd)
Number of syllables of head: 1

Definition of head
- (n): oral-genital stimulation; "they say he gives good head"
- (n): a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle"
- (n): a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
- (n): a projection out from one end; "the head of the nail", "a pinhead is the head of a pin"
- (n): (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
- (n): the striking part of a tool; "the head of the hammer"
- (n): (usually plural) an obverse side of a coin that bears the representation of a person''s head; "call heads or tails!"
- (n): (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
- (n): that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves
- (n): 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"
- (n): the rounded end of a bone that bits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint; "the head of the humerus"
- (n): 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"
- (n): (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
- (n): 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"
- (n): the subject matter at issue; "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets"
- (n): a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north"
- (n): forward movement; "the ship made little headway against the gale"
- (n): a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday"
- (n): the front of a military formation or procession; "the head of the column advanced boldly"; "they were at the head of the attack"
- (n): the source of water from which a stream arises; "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream"
- (n): the part in the front or nearest the viewer; "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column"
- (n): the top of something; "the head of the stairs"; "the head of the page"; "the head of the list"
- (n): 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"
- (n): a rounded compact mass; "the head of a comet"
- (n): a user of (usually soft) drugs; "the office was full of secret heads"
- (n): a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation"
- (n): an individual person; "tickets are $5 per head"
- (n): the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"
- (n): the pressure exerted by a fluid; "a head of steam"
- (n): a dense clusters of flowers or foliage; "a head of cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce"
- (n): 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"
- (n): the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
- (v): remove the head of; "head the fish"
- (v): direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- (v): to go or travel towards; "where is she heading"; "We were headed for the mountains"
- (v): travel in front of; go in advance of others; "The procession was headed by John"
- (v): be in charge of; "Who is heading this project?"
- (v): form a head or come or grow to a head; "The wheat headed early this year"
- (v): be in the front of or on top of; "The list was headed by the name of the president"
- (v): be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel; "This student heads the class"
- (v): take its rise; "These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas"

Examples of head
- Over time, the hairstyle can cause balding on the top of the head.
- It forms the torso, head, and arms of the High Octane Megazord.
- The face and head are idealized, recalling the style of classical antiquity.
- The klobuk is placed over the head backwards, so the veil covers the face.
- The blends round the top of the head are a giveaway too.
- The High Bailiff is the head stipendiary magistrate in the Isle of Man.
- The high priest was not to bare his head or rend his vestments.
- It has a latticed head placed on top of a long stalk.
- The boss is the head of the family and the top decision maker.
- The hat should rest on the top of the head.

Poems containing the word "head"
- "Fragment: 'My Head Is Wild With Weeping'" by author Percy Bysshe Shelley
- "Sonnet 148: O me! what eyes hath Love put in my head" by author William Shakespeare
- "Head of a White Woman Winking" by author Edward Taylor
- "As the Team's Head-Brass" by author Edward Thomas
- "I've a Pain in my Head" by author Jane Austen
- "HERODIAS Daughter presenting to her Mother St. JOHN's Head in a Charger, also Painted by her self" by author Anne Killigrew
- "Head and Bottle" by author Edward Thomas