head meaning and definition

HEAD noun

Definition of head (noun)

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"
   • synonyms: caput
2. a single domestic animal
   • "200 head of cattle"
3. 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"
   • synonyms: brain, mind, nous, psyche
4. a person who is in charge
   • "the head of the whole operation"
   • synonyms: 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"
   • antonym: rear
6. the pressure exerted by a fluid
   • "a head of steam"
7. the top of something
   • "the head of the stairs"; "the head of the page"; "the head of the list"
   • antonym: foot
8. the source of water from which a stream arises
   • "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream"
   • synonyms: fountainhead, headspring
9. (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
   • synonyms: head word
10. the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
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"
12. a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
    • "a head of cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce"
    • synonyms: capitulum
13. the educator who has executive authority for a school
    • "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"
    • synonyms: head teacher, principal, school principal
14. an individual person
    • "tickets are $5 per head"
15. a user of (usually soft) drugs
    • "the office was full of secret heads"
16. a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
    • synonyms: foreland, headland, promontory
17. a rounded compact mass
    • "the head of a comet"
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"
19. the part in the front or nearest the viewer
    • "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column"
    • synonyms: forefront
20. a difficult juncture
    • "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday"
    • synonyms: pass, straits
21. forward movement
    • "the ship made little headway against the gale"
    • synonyms: headway
22. a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
    • "the point of the arrow was due north"
    • synonyms: point
23. the subject matter at issue
    • "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets"
    • synonyms: question
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"
    • synonyms: header, heading
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"
26. that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves
27. (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
    • synonyms: read/write head
28. (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head
    • "call heads or tails!"
    • antonym: tail
29. the striking part of a tool
    • "the head of the hammer"
30. (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
31. a projection out from one end
    • "the head of the nail", "a pinhead is the head of a pin"
32. a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
    • synonyms: drumhead
33. oral stimulation of the genitals
    • "they say he gives good head"
    • synonyms: oral sex

HEAD verb

Definition of head (verb)

1. to go or travel towards
   • "where is she heading"; "We were headed for the mountains"
2. be in charge of
   • "Who is heading this project?"
   • synonyms: lead
3. travel in front of; go in advance of others
   • "The procession was headed by John"
   • synonyms: lead
4. be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel
   • "This student heads the class"
   • synonyms: head up
5. direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
   • synonyms: channelise, channelize, direct, guide, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steer
6. take its rise
   • "These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas"
7. be in the front of or on top of
   • "The list was headed by the name of the president"
8. form a head or come or grow to a head
   • "The wheat headed early this year"
9. remove the head of
   • "head the fish"