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head [n]

1)	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"

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caput

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external_body_part body animal muzzle ear arteria_basilaris brain human_head skull face temple

2)	a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle"

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domestic_animal

3)	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"

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brain mind nous psyche

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cognition bear_in_mind noddle tabula_rasa ego unconscious subconscious

4)	a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation"

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chief top_dog

5)	the front of a military formation or procession; "the head of the column advanced boldly"; "they were at the head of the attack"

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formation armed_forces channelise rear

6)	the pressure exerted by a fluid; "a head of steam"

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force_per_unit_area

7)	the top of something; "the head of the stairs"; "the head of the page"; "the head of the list"

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top foot

8)	the source of water from which a stream arises; "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream"

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fountainhead headspring

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beginning

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

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head_word

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word grammar

10)

the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)

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peak abscess

11)

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"

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linear_unit

12)

a dense clusters of flowers or foliage; "a head of cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce"

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capitulum

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plant_organ

13)

the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"

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head_teacher principal school_principal

14)

an individual person; "tickets are $5 per head"

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individual

15)

a user of (usually soft) drugs; "the office was full of secret heads"

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16)

a rounded compact mass; "the head of a comet"

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object

17)

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"

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foam

18)

the part in the front or nearest the viewer; "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column"

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forefront

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forepart channelise

19)

a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday"

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pass straits

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juncture

20)

forward movement; "the ship made little headway against the gale"

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headway

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advance channelise

21)

a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north"

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point

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mark arrow

22)

the subject matter at issue; "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets"

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question

23)

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"

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header heading

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line crosshead headline lemma rubric running_head subhead rubric

24)

the rounded end of a bone that bits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint; "the head of the humerus"

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anatomical_structure

25)

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

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anatomical_structure skeletal_muscle

26)

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

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read/write_head

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coil computer_science

27)

(usually plural) an obverse side of a coin that bears the representation of a person's head; "call heads or tails!"

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obverse coin plural tail

28)

the striking part of a tool; "the head of the hammer"

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striker hammer ram face club-head hammerhead

29)

(nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship

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bathroom

30)

a projection out from one end; "the head of the nail", "a pinhead is the head of a pin"

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projection nail screw pin bolt pinhead

31)

a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum

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drumhead

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membrane drum

32)

oral-genital stimulation; "they say he gives good head"

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oral_sex

head [v]

1)	to go or travel towards; "where is she heading"; "We were headed for the mountains"

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continue forefront aim make

2)	be in charge of; "Who is heading this project?"

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lead

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direct lead leader chief chair captain spearhead take_charge

3)	travel in front of; go in advance of others; "The procession was headed by John"

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lead

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lead forefront leader draw_away

4)	be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel; "This student heads the class"

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head_up

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be forefront chief

5)	direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

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channelise channelize direct guide maneuver manoeuver manoeuvre point steer

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command driving canalisation guide guide forefront aim maneuver maneuverer helmsman steerage guidance dock sheer pull_over crab navigate stand_out starboard conn navigate canalise corner park

6)	take its rise; "These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas"

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arise

7)	be in the front of or on top of; "The list was headed by the name of the president"

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lie forefront surmount crown

8)	form a head or come or grow to a head; "The wheat headed early this year"

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form

9)	remove the head of; "head the fish"

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remove

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