Meaning

A shouted warning that something is falling from above, mind your heads; heads-up..

Definitions by Sense

1. A shouted warning that something is falling from above, mind your heads; heads-up.
2. plural of head.
3. (nautical) That part of older sailing ships forward of the forecastle and around the beak, used by the crew as their lavatory; still used as the word for toilets on a ship.
4. One side of a coin:
5. Clipping of headphones.
6. (Ireland, law) The draft scheme of a bill before it is formally introduced to a parliament.
7. Tiles laid at the eaves of a house.
8. third-person singular simple present indicative of head

Example Sentences

Heads, I win.

Pass me the heads, I wanna listen.

Until the session of 1782 bills could only (under Poynings’ Law) begin in the Irish privy council. However, informal legislative initiatives, known as ‘heads of bills’, began regularly in the houses of parliament.

The Heads of the Bill are being published to enable consultation with relevant sectors on the proposed changes prior to the detailed drafting of the Bill.

Word Forms

• heads!

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When Should You Use Heads?

Use heads when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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