Head (h d), Edith 1898?-1981. American costume designer for more than 1,000 motion pictures, including All About Eve (1950) and A Place in the Sun (1951). |
head (hd)n.1. a. The uppermost or forwardmost part of the body of a vertebrate, containing the brain and the eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and jaws. b. The analogous part of an invertebrate organism. c. The length or height of such a part: The horse lost by a head. She is two heads taller than he is. 2. The seat of the faculty of reason; intelligence, intellect, or mind: I did the figuring in my head. 3. Mental ability or aptitude: She has a good head for mathematics. 4. Freedom of choice or action: Give the child his head and see how well he solves the problems. 5. Slang a. A habitual drug user. Often used in combination: a dopehead. b. An enthusiast. Often used in combination: a chilihead. 6. A person considered foolish or contemptible. Often used in combination: a chowderhead. 7. A portrait or representation of a person's head. 8. (used with a sing. verb) The side of a coin having the principal design, often of the head of a famous person, and the date. Often used in the plural with a singular verb. 9. Informal A headache: had a bad head early this morning. 10. a. An individual; a person: charged five dollars a head. b. pl. head A single animal: 20 head of cattle. 11. a. A person who leads, rules, or is in charge; a leader, chief, or director: the head of the corporation. b. A headmaster or headmistress. 12. The foremost or leading position: marched at the head of the parade. 13. A headwaiter. 14. a. The difference in depth of a liquid at two given points. b. Abbr. hd. The measure of pressure at the lower point expressed in terms of this difference. c. The pressure exerted by a liquid or gas: a head of steam. d. The liquid or gas exerting the pressure. 15. The froth or foam that rises to the top in pouring an effervescent liquid, such as beer. 16. The tip of an abscess, boil, or pimple, in which pus forms. 17. A turning point; a crisis: bring matters to a head. See Synonyms at crisis. 18. a. A projection, weight, or fixture at the end of an elongated object: the head of a pin; a head of land overlooking the harbor. b. The working end of a tool or implement: the head of a hammer. c. The part of an explosive device that carries the explosive; a warhead. d. The part of a stringed instrument where the strings are wound; a tuning head. e. A tuning machine. 19. Anatomy a. The rounded proximal end of a long bone: the head of the femur. b. The end of a muscle that is attached to the less movable part of the skeleton. 20. a. An attachment to or part of a machine that holds or contains the operative device. b. The magnetic head of a tape recorder or VCR. c. The device in a magnetic disk or tape drive that enables it to read data from and write data to the disk or tape. 21. A rounded compact mass, as of leaves or buds: a head of cabbage. 22. Botany A flower head. 23. The uppermost part; the top: Place the appropriate name at the head of each column. 24. The end considered the most important: sat at the head of the table. 25. Either end of an object, such as a drum, whose two ends are interchangeable. 26. Nautical a. The forward part of a vessel. b. The top part or upper edge of a sail. 27. A toilet, especially on a ship. 28. A passage or gallery in a coal mine. 29. Abbr. hd. Printing a. The top of a book or page. b. A headline or heading. c. A distinct topic or category: under the head of recent Spanish history. 30. Headway; progress. 31. Linguistics The word in a construction that has the same grammatical function as the construction as a whole and that determines relationships of concord to other parts of the construction or sentence in which the construction occurs. 32. Vulgar Slang Oral sex. adj.1. Of, relating to, or intended for the head. Often used in combination: headshaking; headwrap. 2. Foremost in rank or importance: the head librarian. 3. Placed at the top or the front: the head name on the list. 4. Slang Of, relating to, or for drugs or drug users. v. head·ed, head·ing, heads v.tr.1. To be in charge of; lead: The minister headed the committee. 2. To be in the first or foremost position of: Collins heads the list of job candidates. 3. To aim, point, or turn in a certain direction: headed the team of horses up the hill. 4. To remove the head or top of. 5. Sports To hit (a soccer ball) in the air with one's head. 6. To provide with a head: head each column with a number; headed the flagpole with a golden ball. v.intr.1. To proceed or go in a certain direction: head for town. 2. To form a head, as lettuce or cabbage. 3. To originate, as a stream or river; rise. Phrasal Verb: head off To block the progress or completion of; intercept: Try to head him off before he gets home. The town headed off the attempt to build another mall. Idioms: have a big/swelled head To be overly self-confident or conceited. head and shoulders above Far superior to: head and shoulders above her colleagues in analytical capability. head over heels1. Rolling, as in a somersault: tripped and fell head over heels. 2. Completely; hopelessly: head over heels in love. keep (one's) head To remain calm; remain in control of oneself. lose (one's) head To lose one's poise or self-control. off/out of (one's) head Insane; crazy. on (one's) head As one's responsibility or fault: If this project fails, it's on your head. over (one's) head1. Beyond one's comprehension. 2. Beyond one's financial means. put heads together To consult and plan together: Let's put our heads together and solve this problem.
[Middle English, from Old English h afod; see kaput- in Indo-European roots.] |
head Noun 1. the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, eyes, mouth, nose, and ears 2. a person's mind and mental abilities: I haven't any head for figures 3. the most forward part of a thing: the head of a queue 4. the highest part of a thing; upper end: the head of the pass 5. something resembling a head in form or function, such as the top of a tool 6. the position of leadership or command 7. the person commanding most authority within a group or an organization 8. Bot the top part of a plant, where the leaves or flowers grow in a cluster 9. a culmination or crisis: the matter came to a head in December 1928 10. the froth on the top of a glass of beer 11. the pus-filled tip of a pimple or boil 12. part of a computer or tape recorder that can read, write, or erase information 13. the source of a river or stream 14. the side of a coin that usually bears a portrait of the head of a monarch, etc. 15. a headland or promontory: Beachy Head 16. pressure of water or steam in an enclosed space 17. pl head a person or animal considered as a unit: the cost per head of Paris's refuse collection, six hundred head of cattle 18. a headline or heading 21. give someone his head to allow someone greater freedom or responsibility 22. go to one's head a. (of an alcoholic drink) to make one slightly drunk b. to make one conceited: success has gone to his head 23. head over heels (in love) very much (in love) 24. keep one's head to remain calm 25. not make head nor tail of not to understand (a problem, etc.) 26. off one's head Slang very foolish or insane 27. on one's own head at a one's own risk 28. over someone's head a. to a higher authority: the taboo of going over the head of their immediate boss b. beyond a person's understanding 29. put our or your or their heads together Informal to consult together 30. turn someone's head to make someone conceited Verb 1. to be at the front or top of: Barnes headed the list 2. to be in charge of 3. (often foll. by for)to go or cause to go (towards): to head for the Channel ports 4. Soccer to propel (the ball) by striking it with the head 5. to provide with a heading
Headthe condition of having a wide or broad head. — brachycephalic, brachycephalous, adj. a sarcastic term for phrenology. — bumpologist, n. a form of divination involving measurement of the head. the science of measuring the dimensions of the human head. — cephalometer, n. — cephalometric, cephalometrical, adj. the science that studies the size, shape, and other features of human skulls. — craniologist, n. — craniologic, craniological, adj. the science of measuring skulls. — craniometrist, n. — craniometric, craniometrical, adj. the observation, examination, and description of the human skull. — cranioscopist, n. — cranioscopic, cranioscopical, adj. the surgical operation of opening the skull, as for an operation on the brain. the state or condition of having two heads. — dicephalic, dicephalous, adj. the condition of having a long or narrow head. — dolicephalic, dolicocephalous, adj. the condition of very high vertical cranial development. — hypsicephalic, adj. the characteristic of depicting heads of figures at the same level, as in a painting. — isocephalic, isocephalous, adj. a condition in which the head or cranial capacity is unusually large. — macrocephalic, macrocephalous, adj. the condition of having an intermediate or medium relation between the height of the skull and its breadth or length. — orthocephalic, — orthocephalous, adj. a system by which an analysis of character and of the development of faculties is attempted by studying the shape and protuberances of the skull. — phrenologist, n. — phrenologic, phrenological, adj. a deformity of the skull in which one side is more developed in the front, and the other more developed in the rear. — plagiocephalic, plagiocephalous, adj.
Head A collection of animals; an indefinite number; a bundle of flax or silk. Examples: head of blackmen, 1856; of cattle, 1667; of flax; of lambs, 1533; of pheasants, 1862; of rabbits, 1894; of sheep, 1533; of silk; of wolves, 1601.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. |  head - 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"muzzle - forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose ear - the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium brain, encephalon - that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord skull - the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates face, human face - the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news" temple - the flat area on either side of the forehead; "the veins in his temple throbbed" | | 2. | head - a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle" | | 3. |  head - 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"noddle - an informal British expression for head or mind; "use your noddle" tabula rasa - a young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke) ego - (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind | | 4. |  head - a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation"leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others capo - the head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate don, father - the head of an organized crime family secretary - a person who is head of an administrative department of government | | 5. | head - the front of a military formation or procession; "the head of the column advanced boldly"; "they were at the head of the attack"formation - an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit; "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes" rear - the back of a military formation or procession; "infantrymen were in the rear" | | 6. | head - the pressure exerted by a fluid; "a head of steam" | | 7. | head - the top of something; "the head of the stairs"; "the head of the page"; "the head of the list"top - the upper part of anything; "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page" foot - the lower part of anything; "curled up on the foot of the bed"; "the foot of the page"; "the foot of the list"; "the foot of the mountain" | | 8. | head - the source of water from which a stream arises; "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream"origin, source, root, rootage, beginning - the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root" | | 9. | head - (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituentgrammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) word - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning" | | 10. | head - the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)tip, peak, point - a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points" abscess - symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue | | 11. | 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" | | 12. | head - a dense cluster of flowers or foliage; "a head of cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce"plant organ - a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus | | 13. |  head - the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"chancellor - the honorary or titular head of a university | | 14. | head - an individual person; "tickets are $5 per head" | | 15. | head - a user of (usually soft) drugs; "the office was full of secret heads"colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech pothead - someone who smokes marijuana habitually | | 16. |  head - a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)mull - a term used in Scottish names of promontories; "the Mull of Kintyre" point - a promontory extending out into a large body of water; "they sailed south around the point" | | 17. | head - a rounded compact mass; "the head of a comet"object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" | | 18. | 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"foam, froth - a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid; "the beer had a thick head of foam" | | 19. | head - the part in the front or nearest the viewer; "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column" | | 20. | head - a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday"juncture, occasion - an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions" | | 21. | head - forward movement; "the ship made little headway against the gale" | | 22. | head - a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north"mark - a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation); "his answer was just a punctuation mark" | | 23. | head - the subject matter at issue; "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets"subject, theme, topic - the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love" problem - a question raised for consideration or solution; "our homework consisted of ten problems to solve" | | 24. |  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"lemma - the heading that indicates the subject of an annotation or a literary composition or a dictionary entry rubric - a title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type statute title, title, rubric - a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with; "Title 8 provided federal help for schools" line - text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen; "the letter consisted of three short lines"; "there are six lines in every stanza" | | 25. | head - 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. | head - that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it movesskeletal muscle, striated muscle - a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes | | 27. | head - (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a diskcoil - reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures | | 28. | head - (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head; "call heads or tails!"obverse - the side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design coin - a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money tail - (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head | | 29. | head - the striking part of a tool; "the head of the hammer"face - the striking or working surface of an implement hammer - a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking ram - a tool for driving or forcing something by impact striker - the part of a mechanical device that strikes something | | 30. | head - (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship | | 31. | head - a projection out from one end; "the head of the nail", "a pinhead is the head of a pin"bolt - a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener nail - a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener pin - a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things projection - any structure that branches out from a central support screw - a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head | | 32. | head - a membrane that is stretched taut over a drumdrum, membranophone, tympan - a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end membrane - a thin pliable sheet of material | | 33. | head - oral stimulation of the genitals; "they say he gives good head" | | Verb | 1. | head - to go or travel towards; "where is she heading"; "We were headed for the mountains"go forward, proceed, continue - move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now" take, make - head into a specified direction; "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains" | | 2. | head - be in charge of; "Who is heading this project?"chair, chairman - act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university; "She chaired the department for many years" captain - be the captain of a sports team spearhead - be the leader of; "She spearheaded the effort to find a cure for the disease" | | 3. | head - travel in front of; go in advance of others; "The procession was headed by John"precede, lead - move ahead (of others) in time or space draw away - move ahead of (one's competitors) in a race head up, head - be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel; "This student heads the class" | | 4. | head - be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel; "This student heads the class"head, lead - travel in front of; go in advance of others; "The procession was headed by John" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" | | 5. | head - direct the course; determine the direction of travellingdock - maneuver into a dock; "dock the ships" sheer - cause to sheer; "She sheered her car around the obstacle" pull over - steer a vehicle to the side of the road; "The car pulled over when the ambulance approached at high speed" helm - be at or take the helm of; "helm the ship" crab - direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind navigate - direct carefully and safely; "He navigated his way to the altar" starboard - turn to the right, of helms or rudders conn - conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane navigate, pilot - act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?" tree, corner - force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape park - maneuver a vehicle into a parking space; "Park the car in front of the library"; "Can you park right here?" control, command - exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces" | | 6. | head - take its rise; "These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas"arise, originate, spring up, uprise, develop, grow, rise - come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose" | | 7. | head - be in the front of or on top of; "The list was headed by the name of the president"lie - be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position surmount - be on top of; "The scarf surmounted the gown" crown - form the topmost part of; "A weather vane crowns the building" | | 8. | head - form a head or come or grow to a head; "The wheat headed early this year"form - assume a form or shape; "the water formed little beads" | | 9. | head - remove the head of; "head the fish"remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
head noun 2. mind, reasoning, understanding, thought, sense, brain, brains ( informal) intelligence, wisdom, wits, common sense, loaf Brit. ( informal) intellect, rationality, grey matter, brainpower, mental capacity noun 7. ( Informal) head teacher, principal, headmaster or headmistress noun 8. leader, president, director, manager, chief, boss ( informal) captain, master, premier, commander, principal, supervisor, superintendent, chieftain, sherang Austral., N.Z. adjective 12. chief, main, leading, first, highest, front, prime, premier, supreme, principal, arch, foremost, pre-eminent, topmost verb 15. be in charge of, run, manage, lead, control, rule, direct, guide, command, govern, supervise go to your head 17. make someone conceited, puff someone up, make someone full of themselves head for something or someone make for, aim for, set off for, go to, turn to, set out for, make a beeline for, start towards, steer for head over heels completely, thoroughly, utterly, intensely, wholeheartedly, uncontrollably head something off prevent, stop, avert, parry, fend off, ward off, forestall put your heads together ( Informal) consult, confer, discuss, deliberate, talk (something) over, powwow, confab ( informal) confabulate >> adjective capital, cephalic  Translations head [hɛd] n → cabeza (= leader); jefe/a m/f; heads (or tails) → cara (o cruz); head over heels → patas arriba; head over heels in love → perdidamente enamorado; on your head be it! → ¡allá tú!; they went over my head to the manager → fueron directamente al gerente sin hacerme caso; it was above or over their heads → no alcanzaron a entenderlo; to sit at the head of the table → sentarse a la cabecera de la mesa; head for vt fus → dirigirse a head off vt [+ threat, danger] → evitar
 head [hɛd] n → tête f (= leader); chef m [ of school]; directeur/trice; [ of secondary school]; proviseur mheads pl ( on coin) → (le côté) face; head first → la tête la première;
 head [hɛd] n → Kopf m; ( of company, organization) → Leiter(in) m(f); (on coin) → Kopfseite f; heads (or tails) → Kopf (oder Zahl);
 head [hɛd] n → testa, capo (= leader); capo; ( on tape recorder, computer etc) → testinaheads (or tails) → testa (o croce), pari (o dispari); £10 a or per head → 10 sterline a testa; to sit at the head of the table → sedersi a capotavola; to have no head for heights → soffrire di vertigini; head for vt fus → dirigersi verso head off vt [+ threat, danger] → sventare
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