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”
noun · that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason“his mind wandered”
noun · a person who is in charge“the head of the whole operation”
noun · the source of water from which a stream arises“they tracked him back toward the head of the stream”
noun · (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituentnoun · a dense cluster of flowers or foliage“a head of cauliflower”
noun · the educator who has executive authority for a school“she sent unruly pupils to see the principal”
noun · a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)noun · the part in the front or nearest the viewer“he was in the forefront”
noun · a difficult juncture“a pretty pass”
noun · forward movement“the ship made little headway against the gale”
noun · a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer“the point of the arrow was due north”
noun · the subject matter at issue“the question of disease merits serious discussion”
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”
noun · (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a diskread/write head
noun · a membrane that is stretched taut over a drumnoun · oral stimulation of the genitals“they say he gives good head”
oral sex
verb · be in charge of“Who is heading this project?”
verb · travel in front of; go in advance of others“The procession was headed by John”
verb · be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel“This student heads the class”
head up
verb · direct the course; determine the direction of travelling