- head, caput - 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"
--1 is a kind of external body part
--1 is a part of
--1 has parts:body, organic structure, physical structure; animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
--1 has particulars: human headmuzzle; ear; basilar artery, arteria basilaris; brain, encephalon; skull; face, human face; temple - head - a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle"
--2 is a kind of domestic animal
- mind, head, brain, psyche, nous - 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"
--3 is a kind of cognition, knowledge, noesis
--3 has particulars:noddle; tabula rasa; ego; unconscious mind, unconscious; subconscious mind, subconscious - head, chief, top dog - a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation"
--4 is a kind of leader
--4 has particulars:administrator, executive; administrator, decision maker; capo; department head; don, father; general, superior general; general manager; grand dragon; head of household; secretary Derived forms: verb head4, verb head2 - head - the front of a military formation or procession; "the head of the column advanced boldly"; "they were at the head of the attack"
--5 is a kind of formation
Antonyms: rear
Derived forms: verb head4, verb head1, verb head3, verb head5 - head - the pressure exerted by a fluid; "a head of steam"
--6 is a kind of pressure, pressure level, force per unit area
- head - the top of something; "the head of the stairs"; "the head of the page"; "the head of the list"
--7 is a kind of top
Antonyms: foot
Derived form: verb head7 - fountainhead, headspring, head - the source of water from which a stream arises; "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream"
--8 is a kind of beginning, origin, root, rootage, source
- head, head word - (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
--9 is a kind of word
- head - the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
--10 is a kind of point, tip, peak
--10 is a part of abscess- head - 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"
--11 is a kind of linear unit
- capitulum, head - a dense clusters of flowers or foliage; "a head of cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce"
--12 is a kind of plant organ
- principal, school principal, head teacher, head - the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"
--13 is a kind of educator, pedagogue
--13 has particulars:chancellor; headmaster, schoolmaster, master; headmistress - head - an individual person; "tickets are $5 per head"
--14 is a kind of individual
- head - a user of (usually soft) drugs; "the office was full of secret heads"
--15 is a kind of drug user, substance abuser, user
--15 has particulars: acid head; hash head; pill head; pothead- head - a rounded compact mass; "the head of a comet"
--16 is a kind of object, physical object
- head - 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"
--17 is a kind of foam, froth
- forefront, head - the part in the front or nearest the viewer; "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column"
--18 is a kind of front, front end, forepart
Derived forms: verb head7, verb head5, verb head4, verb head1, verb head3 - pass, head, straits - a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday"
--19 is a kind of juncture, occasion
- headway, head - forward movement; "the ship made little headway against the gale"
--20 is a kind of progress, progression, advance
Derived forms: verb head3, verb head5, verb head1 - point, head - a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north"
--21 is a kind of mark
--21 is a part of arrow, pointer- question, head - the subject matter at issue; "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets"
--22 is a kind of subject, topic, theme
--22 has particulars:problem; question of fact, matter of fact; question of law, matter of law - heading, header, head - 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"
--23 is a kind of line
--23 has particulars:crossheading, crosshead; headline, newspaper headline; lemma; rubric; running head, running headline; subheading, subhead; title, statute title, rubric - head - the rounded end of a bone that bits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint; "the head of the humerus"
--24 is a kind of structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
- head - that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves
--25 is a kind of structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
--25 is a part of skeletal muscle, striated muscle- read/write head, head - (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
--26 is a kind of coil
- head - (usually plural) an obverse side of a coin that bears the representation of a person's head; "call heads or tails!"
--27 is a kind of obverse
--27 is a part of coin
Antonyms: tail
- head - the striking part of a tool; "the head of the hammer"
--28 is a kind of striker
--28 is a part of hammer; ram
--28 has part: face
--28 has particulars:golf-club head, club head, club-head, clubhead; hammerhead - head - (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
--29 is a kind of toilet, lavatory, lav, can, john, privy, bathroom
- head - a projection out from one end; "the head of the nail", "a pinhead is the head of a pin"
--30 is a kind of projection
--30 is a part of nail; screw; pin; bolt
--30 has particulars: pinhead- drumhead, head - a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
--31 is a kind of membrane
--31 is a part of drum, membranophone, tympan- oral sex, head - oral-genital stimulation; "they say he gives good head"
--32 is a kind of perversion, sexual perversion
--32 has particulars:cunnilingus, cunnilinctus; fellatio, fellation; soixante-neuf, sixty-nine - mind, head, brain, psyche, nous - 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"
- head - to go or travel towards; "where is she heading"; "We were headed for the mountains"
--1 is one way to proceed, go forward, continue
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun head18, noun head5, noun head20, noun heading2
They head up the hill
- head, lead - be in charge of; "Who is heading this project?"
--2 is one way to direct
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun head4
Somebody ----s something
- lead, head - travel in front of; go in advance of others; "The procession was headed by John"
--3 is one way to precede, lead
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun head20, noun head18, noun head5
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- head, head up - be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel; "This student heads the class"
--4 is one way to be
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun head18, noun head5, noun head4
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise - direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
--5 is one way to control, command
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun head18, noun head5, noun head20, noun heading2
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
- head - take its rise; "These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas"
--6 is one way to originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
- head - be in the front of or on top of; "The list was headed by the name of the president"
--7 is one way to lie
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun head18, noun header1, noun head7, noun heading1
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- head - form a head or come or grow to a head; "The wheat headed early this year"
--8 is one way to form, take form, take shape, spring
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
- head - remove the head of; "head the fish"
--9 is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- head - be in the front of or on top of; "The list was headed by the name of the president"