Noun | 1. | ![]() human, human being, man - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage 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" bullethead - a head shaped like a bullet scalp - the skin that covers the top of the head; "they wanted to take his scalp as a trophy" occiput - back part of the head or skull sinciput - the front part of the head or skull (including the forehead) physiognomy, visage, smiler, kisser, phiz, countenance, mug - the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) |