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English noun: head | |||
| 1. | head (body) the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains | ||
| Samples | He stuck his head out the window. | ||
| Synonyms | caput | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | external body part | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | human head | ||
| Part holonym | arteria basilaris, basilar artery, brain, ear, encephalon, face, human face, muzzle, skull, temple | ||
| Part meronym | animal, animate being, beast, body, brute, creature, fauna, organic structure, physical structure | ||
| 2. | head (animal) a single domestic animal | ||
| Samples | 200 head of cattle. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | domestic animal, domesticated animal | ||
| 3. | head (cognition) that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason | ||
| Samples | His mind wandered. I couldn't get his words out of my head. | ||
| Synonyms | brain, mind, nous, psyche | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cognition, knowledge, noesis | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ego, noddle, subconscious, subconscious mind, tabula rasa, unconscious, unconscious mind | ||
| 4. | head (person) a person who is in charge | ||
| Samples | The head of the whole operation. | ||
| Synonyms | chief, top dog | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | leader | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | administrator, administrator, capo, decision maker, department head, don, executive, father, general, general manager, grand dragon, head of household, secretary, superior general | ||
| 5. | head (group) the front of a military formation or procession | ||
| Samples | The head of the column advanced boldly. They were at the head of the attack. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | formation | ||
| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
| Antonyms | rear | ||
| 6. | head (phenomenon) the pressure exerted by a fluid | ||
| Samples | A head of steam. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | force per unit area, pressure, pressure level | ||
| 7. | head (location) the top of something | ||
| Samples | The head of the stairs. The head of the page. The head of the list. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | top | ||
| Antonyms | foot | ||
| 8. | head (location) the source of water from which a stream arises | ||
| Samples | They tracked him back toward the head of the stream. | ||
| Synonyms | fountainhead, headspring | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beginning, origin, root, rootage, source | ||
| 9. | head (communication) (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent | ||
| Synonyms | head word | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | word | ||
| Domain category | grammar | ||
| 10. | head (state) the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | peak, point, tip | ||
| Part meronym | abscess | ||
| 11. | head (quantity) the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head | ||
| Samples | He is two heads taller than his little sister. His horse won by a head. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | linear measure, linear unit | ||
| 12. | head (plant) a dense cluster of flowers or foliage | ||
| Samples | A head of cauliflower. A head of lettuce. | ||
| Synonyms | capitulum | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | plant organ | ||
| 13. | head (person) the educator who has executive authority for a school | ||
| Samples | She sent unruly pupils to see the principal. | ||
| Synonyms | head teacher, principal, school principal | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | educator, pedagog, pedagogue | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chancellor, headmaster, headmistress, master, schoolmaster | ||
| 14. | head (person) an individual person | ||
| Samples | Tickets are $5 per head. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | individual | ||
| 15. | head (person) a user of (usually soft) drugs | ||
| Samples | The office was full of secret heads. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | drug user, substance abuser, user | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | acid head, hash head, pill head, pothead | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
| 16. | head (object) a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) | ||
| Synonyms | foreland, headland, promontory | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | elevation, natural elevation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | mull, point | ||
| Instance hyponym | Abila, Abyla, Calpe, Cape Canaveral, Cape Hatteras, Cape Horn, Cape Kennedy, Cape Sable, Gibraltar, Jebel Musa, Rock of Gibraltar | ||
| 17. | head (object) a rounded compact mass | ||
| Samples | The head of a comet. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | object, physical object | ||
| 18. | head (object) the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container | ||
| Samples | The beer had a large head of foam. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | foam, froth | ||
| 19. | head (location) the part in the front or nearest the viewer | ||
| Samples | He was in the forefront. He was at the head of the column. | ||
| Synonyms | forefront | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | forepart, front, front end | ||
| 20. | head (event) a difficult juncture | ||
| Samples | A pretty pass. Matters came to a head yesterday. | ||
| Synonyms | pass, straits | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | juncture, occasion | ||
| 21. | head (event) forward movement | ||
| Samples | The ship made little headway against the gale. | ||
| Synonyms | headway | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | advance, progress, progression | ||
| 22. | head (communication) a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer | ||
| Samples | The point of the arrow was due north. | ||
| Synonyms | point | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mark | ||
| Part meronym | arrow, pointer | ||
| 23. | head (communication) the subject matter at issue | ||
| Samples | The question of disease merits serious discussion. Under the head of minor Roman poets. | ||
| Synonyms | question | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | subject, theme, topic | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | matter of fact, matter of law, problem, question of fact, question of law | ||
| 24. | head (communication) a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about | ||
| Samples | The heading seemed to have little to do with the text. | ||
| Synonyms | header, heading | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | line | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crosshead, crossheading, headline, lemma, newspaper headline, rubric, rubric, running head, running headline, statute title, subhead, subheading, title | ||
| 25. | head (body) the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint | ||
| Samples | The head of the humerus. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure | ||
| 26. | head (body) that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure | ||
| Part meronym | skeletal muscle, striated muscle | ||
| 27. | head (artifact) (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk | ||
| Synonyms | read/write head | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | coil | ||
| Domain category | computer science, computing | ||
| 28. | head (artifact) (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head | ||
| Samples | Call heads or tails!. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | obverse | ||
| Part meronym | coin | ||
| Domain usage | plural, plural form | ||
| Antonyms | tail | ||
| 29. | head (artifact) the striking part of a tool | ||
| Samples | The head of the hammer. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | striker | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | club head, club-head, clubhead, golf-club head, hammerhead | ||
| Part holonym | face | ||
| Part meronym | hammer, ram | ||
| 30. | head (artifact) (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bathroom, can, john, lav, lavatory, privy, toilet | ||
| 31. | head (artifact) a projection out from one end | ||
| Samples | The head of the nail. A pinhead is the head of a pin. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | projection | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | pinhead | ||
| Part meronym | bolt, nail, pin, screw | ||
| 32. | head (artifact) a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum | ||
| Synonyms | drumhead | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | membrane | ||
| Part meronym | drum, membranophone, tympan | ||
| 33. | head (act) oral stimulation of the genitals | ||
| Samples | They say he gives good head. | ||
| Synonyms | oral sex | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | perversion, sexual perversion | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cunnilinctus, cunnilingus, fellatio, fellation, sixty-nine, soixante-neuf | ||
English verb: head | |||
| 1. | head (motion) to go or travel towards | ||
| Samples | Where is she heading. We were headed for the mountains. | ||
| Examples | They head up the hill | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | continue, go forward, proceed | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | make, take | ||
| 2. | head (social) be in charge of | ||
| Samples | Who is heading this project?. | ||
| Synonyms | lead | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | direct | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | captain, chair, chairman, spearhead, take charge, take control, take hold | ||
| 3. | head (motion) travel in front of; go in advance of others | ||
| Samples | The procession was headed by John. | ||
| Synonyms | lead | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lead, precede | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | draw away | ||
| Verb group | head, head up | ||
| 4. | head (stative) be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel | ||
| Samples | This student heads the class. | ||
| Synonyms | head up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| Verb group | head, lead | ||
| 5. | head (motion) direct the course; determine the direction of travelling | ||
| Synonyms | channelise, channelize, direct, guide, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steer | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | command, control | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | canalise, canalize, channel, conn, corner, crab, dock, helm, navigate, navigate, park, pilot, pull over, sheer, stand out, starboard, tree | ||
| 6. | head (stative) take its rise | ||
| Samples | These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arise, develop, grow, originate, rise, spring up, uprise | ||
| 7. | head (stative) be in the front of or on top of | ||
| Samples | The list was headed by the name of the president. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lie | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crown, surmount | ||
| 8. | head (stative) form a head or come or grow to a head | ||
| Samples | The wheat headed early this year. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | form | ||
| 9. | head (contact) remove the head of | ||
| Samples | Head the fish. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
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