head

Sense 1 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

Sense 2 verb

to go or travel towards

where is she heading

Sense 3 noun

a single domestic animal

200 head of cattle

Sense 4 verb

be in charge of

Who is heading this project?

Sense 5 noun

that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason

his mind wandered

Sense 6 verb

travel in front of; go in advance of others

The procession was headed by John

Sense 7 noun

a person who is in charge

the head of the whole operation

Sense 8 verb

be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel

This student heads the class

Sense 9 noun

the front of a military formation or procession

the head of the column advanced boldly

Sense 10 verb

direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

Sense 11 noun

the pressure exerted by a fluid

a head of steam

Sense 12 verb

take its rise

These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas

Sense 13 noun

the top of something

the head of the stairs

Sense 14 verb

be in the front of or on top of

The list was headed by the name of the president

Sense 15 noun

the source of water from which a stream arises

they tracked him back toward the head of the stream

Sense 16 verb

form a head or come or grow to a head

The wheat headed early this year

Sense 17 noun

(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent

Sense 18 verb

remove the head of

head the fish

Sense 19 noun

the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)

Sense 20 noun

the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head

he is two heads taller than his little sister

Sense 21 noun

a dense cluster of flowers or foliage

a head of cauliflower

Sense 22 noun

the educator who has executive authority for a school

she sent unruly pupils to see the principal

Sense 23 noun

an individual person

tickets are $5 per head

Sense 24 noun

a user of (usually soft) drugs

the office was full of secret heads

Sense 25 noun

a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)

Sense 26 noun

a rounded compact mass

the head of a comet

Sense 27 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

Sense 28 noun

the part in the front or nearest the viewer

he was in the forefront

Sense 29 noun

a difficult juncture

a pretty pass

Sense 30 noun

forward movement

the ship made little headway against the gale

Sense 31 noun

a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer

the point of the arrow was due north

Sense 32 noun

the subject matter at issue

the question of disease merits serious discussion

Sense 33 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

Sense 34 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

Sense 35 noun

that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves

Sense 36 noun

(computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk

Sense 37 noun

(usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head

call heads or tails!

Sense 38 noun

the striking part of a tool

the head of the hammer

Sense 39 noun

(nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship

Sense 40 noun

a projection out from one end

the head of the nail

Sense 41 noun

a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum

Sense 42 noun

oral stimulation of the genitals

they say he gives good head