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head::noun | Spocien Dictionary

head
noun
/hɛd/
(computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
Type Words
Synonyms read/write head
Type of coil

head::verb | Spocien Dictionary

head
verb
/hɛd/
be in charge of
Type Words
Synonyms lead
Type of direct
Has types spearhead, chair, captain, take hold, take control, take charge, chairman


Who is heading this project?.

head::noun | Spocien Dictionary

head
noun
/hɛd/
a person who is in charge
Type Words
Synonyms chief, top dog
Type of leader
Has types secretary, head of household, grand dragon, superior general, administrator, father, executive, general manager, general, don, decision maker, capo, department head
Derivation headship


the head of the whole operation.

head::noun | Spocien Dictionary

head
noun
/hɛd/
that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
Type Words
Synonyms brain, mind, nous, psyche
Type of cognition, knowledge, noesis
Has types noddle, ego, subconscious, subconscious mind, tabula rasa, unconscious mind, unconscious


I couldn't get his words out of my head.

head::verb | Spocien Dictionary

head
verb
/hɛd/
be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel
Type Words
Synonyms head up
Type of be
Verb group lead


This student heads the class.

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head
noun
/hɛd/
the educator who has executive authority for a school
Type Words
Synonyms head teacher, principal, school principal
Type of pedagogue, educator, pedagog
Has types chancellor, headmistress, headmaster, master, schoolmaster
Derivation headship

head::noun | Spocien Dictionary

head
noun
/hɛd/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
Type Words
Synonyms caput
Type of external body part
Has types human head


he stuck his head out the window.

head::verb | Spocien Dictionary

head
verb
/hɛd/
travel in front of; go in advance of others
Type Words
Synonyms lead
Type of precede, lead
Has types draw away
Verb group head up


The procession was headed by John.

head::noun | Spocien Dictionary

head
noun
/hɛd/
the part in the front or nearest the viewer
Type Words
Synonyms forefront
Type of forepart, front end, front


he was at the head of the column.

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head
noun
/hɛd/
a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
Type Words
Synonyms header, heading
Type of line
Has types headline, newspaper headline, crosshead, title, subhead, statute title, rubric, running head, running headline, subheading, lemma, crossheading


the heading seemed to have little to do with the text.

head::noun | Spocien Dictionary

head
noun
/hɛd/
a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
Type Words
Synonyms point
Type of mark

head::noun | Spocien Dictionary

head
noun
/hɛd/
a difficult juncture
Type Words
Synonyms pass, straits
Type of occasion, juncture


matters came to a head yesterday.

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head
noun
/hɛd/
forward movement
Type Words
Synonyms headway
Type of progress, advance, progression


the ship made little headway against the gale.

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head
noun
/hɛd/
oral stimulation of the genitals
Type Words
Synonyms oral sex
Type of perversion, sexual perversion
Has types cunnilingus, soixante-neuf, sixty-nine, cunnilinctus, fellatio, fellation


they say he gives good head.

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head
noun
/hɛd/
a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
Type Words
Synonyms capitulum
Type of plant organ


a head of cauliflower.
a head of lettuce.

head::noun | Spocien Dictionary

head
noun
/hɛd/
the subject matter at issue
Type Words
Synonyms question
Type of subject, topic, theme
Has types question of law, matter of fact, matter of law, question of fact, problem


under the head of minor Roman poets.

head::verb | Spocien Dictionary

head
verb
/hɛd/
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
Type Words
Synonyms channelise, channelize, direct, guide, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steer
Type of control, command
Has types conn, helm, navigate, sheer, crab, corner, dock, stand out, channel, tree, park, pilot, pull over, starboard
Derivation heading

head::noun | Spocien Dictionary

head
noun
/hɛd/
the source of water from which a stream arises
Type Words
Synonyms fountainhead, headspring
Type of rootage, beginning, origin, root, source


they tracked him back toward the head of the stream.

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head
noun
/hɛd/
a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
Type Words
Synonyms foreland, headland, promontory
Type of elevation, natural elevation
Has types point, mull

head::noun | Spocien Dictionary

head
noun
/hɛd/
(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
Type Words
Synonyms head word
Type of word

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head
noun
/hɛd/
a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
Type Words
Synonyms drumhead
Type of membrane

head::noun | Spocien Dictionary

head
noun
/hɛd/
an individual person
Type Words
Type of individual


tickets are $5 per head.

head::noun | Spocien Dictionary

head
noun
/hɛd/
a projection out from one end
Type Words
Type of projection
Has types pinhead


the head of the nail.
a pinhead is the head of a pin.

head::noun | Spocien Dictionary

head
noun
/hɛd/
a rounded compact mass
Type Words
Type of object, physical object


the head of a comet.

head::noun | Spocien Dictionary

head
noun
/hɛd/
a single domestic animal
Type Words
Type of domestic animal, domesticated animal


200 head of cattle.

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head
noun
/hɛd/
a user of (usually soft) drugs
Type Words
Type of drug user, substance abuser, user
Has types hash head, acid head, pothead, pill head


the office was full of secret heads.

head::verb | Spocien Dictionary

head
verb
/hɛd/
be in the front of or on top of
Type Words
Type of lie
Has types surmount, crown
Derivation header, heading


The list was headed by the name of the president.

head::verb | Spocien Dictionary

head
verb
/hɛd/
form a head or come or grow to a head
Type Words
Type of form


The wheat headed early this year.

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head
noun
/hɛd/
(nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
Type Words
Type of toilet, bathroom, can, john, lav, lavatory, privy

head::verb | Spocien Dictionary

head
verb
/hɛd/
remove the head of
Type Words
Type of withdraw, take away, remove, take


head the fish.

head::verb | Spocien Dictionary

head
verb
/hɛd/
take its rise
Type Words
Type of arise, originate, rise, uprise, spring up, grow, develop


These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas.

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head
noun
/hɛd/
that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves
Type Words
Type of body structure, bodily structure, structure, complex body part, anatomical structure

head::noun | Spocien Dictionary

head
noun
/hɛd/
the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container
Type Words
Type of foam, froth


the beer had a large head of foam.

head::noun | Spocien Dictionary

head
noun
/hɛd/
the front of a military formation or procession
Type Words
Type of formation
Derivation heady


the head of the column advanced boldly.
they were at the head of the attack.

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head
noun
/hɛd/
the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head
Type Words
Type of linear measure, linear unit


he is two heads taller than his little sister.
his horse won by a head.

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head
noun
/hɛd/
the pressure exerted by a fluid
Type Words
Type of pressure, force per unit area, pressure level


a head of steam.

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head
noun
/hɛd/
the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint
Type Words
Type of structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, anatomical structure


the head of the humerus.

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head
noun
/hɛd/
the striking part of a tool
Type Words
Type of striker
Has types club-head, hammerhead, club head, clubhead, golf-club head


the head of the hammer.

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head
noun
/hɛd/
the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
Type Words
Type of tip, point, peak

head::noun | Spocien Dictionary

head
noun
/hɛd/
the top of something
Type Words
Type of top


the head of the stairs.
the head of the page.
the head of the list.

head::verb | Spocien Dictionary

head
verb
/hɛd/
to go or travel towards
Type Words
Type of go forward, proceed, continue
Has types take, make
Derivation heading


where is she heading.
We were headed for the mountains.

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head
noun
/hɛd/
(usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head
Type Words
Type of obverse


call heads or tails!.
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