1. head - noun
· 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"
Synonym(s): caput
Hypernym(s): external_body_part
2. head - noun
· a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle"
Hypernym(s): domestic_animal, domesticated_animal
3. head - noun
· that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head"
Synonym(s): mind, brain, psyche, nous
Hypernym(s): cognition, knowledge, noesis
4. head - noun
· a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation"
Hypernym(s): leader
5. head - noun
· the front of a military formation or procession; "the head of the column advanced boldly"; "they were at the head of the attack"
Hypernym(s): formation
Antonym(s): rear
6. head - noun
· the pressure exerted by a fluid; "a head of steam"
Hypernym(s): pressure, pressure_level, force_per_unit_area
7. head - noun
· the top of something; "the head of the stairs"; "the head of the page"; "the head of the list"
Hypernym(s): top
Antonym(s): foot
8. head - noun
· the source of water from which a stream arises; "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream"
Synonym(s): fountainhead, headspring
Hypernym(s): beginning, origin, root, rootage, source
9. head - noun
· (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
Synonym(s): head_word
Hypernym(s): word
10. head - noun
· the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
11. head - noun
· 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"
Hypernym(s): linear_unit, linear_measure
12. head - noun
· a dense cluster of flowers or foliage; "a head of cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce"
Synonym(s): capitulum
Hypernym(s): plant_organ
13. head - noun
· the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"
Synonym(s): principal, school_principal, head_teacher
Hypernym(s): educator, pedagogue, pedagog
14. head - noun
· an individual person; "tickets are $5 per head"
Hypernym(s): individual
15. head - noun
· a user of (usually soft) drugs; "the office was full of secret heads"
Hypernym(s): drug_user, substance_abuser, user
16. head - noun
· a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
Synonym(s): promontory, headland, foreland
Hypernym(s): natural_elevation, elevation
17. head - noun
· a rounded compact mass; "the head of a comet"
Hypernym(s): object, physical_object
18. head - noun
· 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. head - noun
· the part in the front or nearest the viewer; "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column"
Synonym(s): forefront
Hypernym(s): front, front_end, forepart
20. head - noun
· a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday"
Hypernym(s): juncture, occasion
21. head - noun
· forward movement; "the ship made little headway against the gale"
Synonym(s): headway
Hypernym(s): progress, progression, advance
22. head - noun
· a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north"
Synonym(s): point
Hypernym(s): mark
23. head - noun
· the subject matter at issue; "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets"
Synonym(s): question
Hypernym(s): subject, topic, theme
24. head - noun
· 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"
Hypernym(s): line
25. head - noun
· the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint; "the head of the humerus"
Hypernym(s): structure, anatomical_structure, complex_body_part, bodily_structure, body_structure
26. head - noun
· that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves
Hypernym(s): structure, anatomical_structure, complex_body_part, bodily_structure, body_structure
27. head - noun
· (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
Synonym(s): read%2Fwrite_head
Hypernym(s): coil
28. head - noun
· (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head; "call heads or tails!"
Hypernym(s): obverse
Antonym(s): tail
29. head - noun
· the striking part of a tool; "the head of the hammer"
Hypernym(s): striker
30. head - noun
· (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
Hypernym(s): toilet, lavatory, lav, can, john, privy, bathroom
31. head - noun
· a projection out from one end; "the head of the nail"; "a pinhead is the head of a pin"
Hypernym(s): projection
32. head - noun
· a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
Synonym(s): drumhead
Hypernym(s): membrane
33. head - noun
· oral stimulation of the genitals; "they say he gives good head"
Synonym(s): oral_sex
Hypernym(s): perversion, sexual_perversion
34. head - verb
· to go or travel towards; "where is she heading"; "We were headed for the mountains"
Hypernym(s): proceed, go_forward, continue
35. head - verb
· be in charge of; "Who is heading this project?"
Synonym(s): lead
Hypernym(s): direct
36. head - verb
· travel in front of; go in advance of others; "The procession was headed by John"
Synonym(s): lead
37. head - verb
· be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel; "This student heads the class"
Synonym(s): head_up
Hypernym(s): be
38. head - verb
· direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
Synonym(s): steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, guide, channelize, channelise
39. head - verb
· take its rise; "These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas"
Hypernym(s): originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring_up, grow
40. head - verb
· be in the front of or on top of; "The list was headed by the name of the president"
Hypernym(s): lie
41. head - verb
· form a head or come or grow to a head; "The wheat headed early this year"
Hypernym(s): form
42. head - verb
· remove the head of; "head the fish"
Hypernym(s): remove, take, take_away, withdraw
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