Head

Quick meaning: Head is a noun meaning (countable) The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.

Meaning

(countable) The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.

More Meanings

1. (countable) The topmost, foremost, or leading part.
2. The topmost, foremost, or leading part.
3. (social, countable, metonymic) A leader or expert.
4. A significant or important part.
5. Headway; progress.
6. Topic; subject.
7. (only in the singular) Denouement; crisis.

Example Sentences

He's (the) head of a project here.

What does it say at the head of the page?

I'd like to speak to the head of the department.

Be careful when you pet that dog on the head; it may bite.

Word Forms

• heads
• heading
• headed

Synonyms for head

Depending on context, synonyms include bean, beaner, belfry, block, bonce, brainbox.

Antonyms for head

Common opposites include base, bottom, underside, foot, tail, subordinate.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include caput, arch, top, headspring, fountainhead, forefront.

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