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head [head heads headed heading] noun, verb BrE [hed] NAmE [hed]
noun

PART OF BODY
1. countable the part of the body on top of the neck containing the eyes, nose, mouth and brain
• She nodded her head in agreement.
• He shook his head in disbelief.
•The boys hung their heads in shame.
•The driver suffered head injuries.
•She always has her head in a book (= is always reading).
•He still has a good head of hair (= a lot of hair).

see also ↑death's head

MIND
2. countable the mind or brain
• I sometimes wonder what goes on in that head of yours.
• I wish you'd use your head (= think carefully before doing or saying sth).
•The thought never entered my head.
•I can't work it out in my head — I need a calculator.
•I can't get that tune out of my head.
•When will you get it into your head (= understand) that I don't want to discuss this any more!
•For some reason, she's got it into her head (= believes) that the others don't like her.
•Who's been putting such weird ideas into your head (= making you believe that)?
•Try to put the exams out of your head (= stop thinking about them) for tonight.
see also ↑hothead

MEASUREMENT
3. a headsingular the size of a person's or animal's head, used as a measurement of distance or height
•She's a good head taller than her sister.
•The favourite won by a short head (= a distance slightly less than the length of a horse's head).

PAIN
4. countable, usually singular (informal)a continuous pain in your head
Syn: ↑headache
•I woke up with a really bad head this morning.

OF GROUP/ORGANIZATION
5. countable, uncountable the person in charge of a group of people or an organization
•the heads of government/state
• She resigned as head of department.
•the crowned heads (= the kings and queens) of Europe
•the head gardener/waiter, etc.
• (BrE)the head boy/girl (= a student who is chosen to represent the school)

OF SCHOOL/COLLEGE
6. countable (often Head) (BrE)the person in charge of a school or college
Syn: ↑headmaster, Syn: headmistress, Syn: ↑head teacher
• I've been called in to see the Head.
•the deputy head

SIDE OF COIN
7. headsuncountable the side of a coin that has a picture of the head of a person on it, used as one choice when a coin is tossed to decide sth
compare ↑tails _n. (⁷)

END OF OBJECT
8. countable, usually singular ~ (of sth) the end of a long narrow object that is larger or wider than the rest of it
•the head of a nail
see also ↑bedhead

TOP
9. singular ~ of sth the top or highest part of sth
•at the head of the page
•They finished the season at the head of their league.

OF RIVER
10. singular the ~ of the river the place where a river begins
Syn: ↑source

OF TABLE
11. singular the ~ of the table the most important seat at a table
•The President sat at the head of the table.

OF LINE OF PEOPLE
12. singular the ~ of sth the position at the front of a line of people
•The prince rode at the head of his regiment.

OF PLANT
13. countable ~ (of sth) the mass of leaves or flowers at the end of a ↑stem
•Remove the dead heads to encourage new growth.

ON BEER
14. singular the mass of small bubbles on the top of a glass of beer

OF SPOT
15. countable the part of a spot on your skin that contains a thick yellowish liquid (= ↑pus )
see also ↑blackhead

IN TAPE/VIDEO RECORDER
16. countable the part of a ↑tape recorder or ↑video recorder that touches the tape and changes the electrical signals into sounds and/or pictures

NUMBER OF ANIMALS
17. ~ of sth plural used to say how many animals of a particular type are on a farm, in a ↑herd, etc.
•200 head of sheep

OF STEAM
18. a ~ of steam singular the pressure produced by steam in a confined space
•The old engine still manages to build up a good head of steam.

SEX
19. uncountable (taboo, slang) ↑oral sex (= using the mouth to give sb sexual pleasure)
•to give head

LINGUISTICS
20. countable the central part of a phrase, which has the same ↑grammatical function as the whole phrase. In the phrase ‘the tall man in a suit’, man is the head.
more at like a bear with a sore head at ↑bear _n., put/lay your head/neck on the block at ↑block _n., not bother yourself/your head with/about sth at ↑bother _v., drum sth into sb/into sb's head at ↑drum _v., have eyes in the back of your head at ↑eye _n., hold/put a gun to sb's head at ↑gun _n., not harm/touch a hair of sb's head at ↑hair, let your heart rule your head at ↑heart, hit the nail on the head at ↑hit _v., put ideas into sb's head at ↑idea, I'll knock your block/head off! at ↑knock _v., laugh your head off at ↑laugh _v., need (to have) your head examined at ↑need _v., (have) an old head on young shoulders at ↑old, a price on sb's head at ↑price _n., sth rears its (ugly) head at ↑rear _v., ring in your ears/head at ↑ring _v., have a roof over your head at ↑roof _n., scratch your head at ↑scratch _v., sb's thick head at ↑thick _adj., off the top of your head at ↑top _n.

Word Origin:
Old English hēafod, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoofd and German Haupt.

Thesaurus:
head noun
1. C
•I can't get that tune out of my head.
mind • • brain •
a thought enters sb's head/mind
Head or mind? Head is slightly more informal than mind, and is used to talk about thoughts and ideas that get into or that you can't get out of your head.
2. C
•The Bishop is head of the Church in Kenya.
leader • • president • • director • • chairman • • chief executive • |BrE governor • • managing director • |informal boss • |especially journalism chief •
be appointed (as) head/leader/president/director/chairman/chief executive/governor/managing director/chief
take over as head/leader/president/chairman/chief executive/managing director
resign/stand down/step down as head/leader/president/director/chairman/chief executive/governor/managing director/chief

Collocations:
Physical appearance
A person may be described as having:
Eyes
(bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
Face
a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
full/thick/thin/pouty lips
dry/chapped/cracked lips
flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache/ (especially US) mustache
Hair and skin
pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(BrE) ginger/grey hair
straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
a bald/balding/shaved head
a receding hairline
a bald patch/spot
a side/centre/(US) center (BrE) parting/ (NAmE) part
Body
a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
big/wide/narrow/slim hips
a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
thin/slender/muscular arms
big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build

Example Bank:
•Don't bother your pretty little head with things like that!
•For some reason she got it into her head that the others don't like her.
•He could feel his head spinning after only one drink.
•He dived head first into the water.
•He hung his head in shame.
•He is only the nominal head of the company.
•He lay writhing on the ground, clutching his head in pain.
•He looked at me as if I needed my head examined.
•He put his head around the door.
•He put his head in his hands, exasperated.
•He scratched his head, not understanding a word.
•He scratched his head. ‘I don't understand, ’ he said.
•He shaved his head and became a monk.
•He threw his head back and laughed out loud.
•He won by a head.
•Her head tilted to one side as she considered the question.
•His head drooped and tears fell into his lap.
•I called heads and it came down tails.
•I can't get that tune out of my head.
•I can't work it out in my head— I need a calculator.
•I decided to go for a walk to clear my head.
•I have a good head for figures.
•I wish you'd use your head.
•I'm normally asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow.
•It never entered my head that he might be lying.
•It was an accident, said a voice inside his head.
•It was the first name that popped into my head.
•Peter is a head taller than you.
•She buried her head in the pillow.
•She declined with a brief shake of the head.
•She jerked her head in the direction of the door.
•She needed to keep a clear head if she was to remain in control.
•She rested her head on his shoulder.
•She sat with bowed head.
•She shook her head in disbelief.
•She's taller by a head.
•Simply counting heads reveals that men are far better represented at senior management level than women.
•The Queen is titular head of the Church of England.
•The ambassador dismissed him with a curt nod of the head.
•The city gates were adorned with severed heads.
•The favourite was a short head in front.
•The firm opened for business with an initial head count of 20 staff.
•The meal cost £15 a head.
•The message was sent to all the crowned heads of Europe.
•The message was sent to all the crowned heads= kings and queens of Europe.
•The soldiers were ordered to fire over the heads of the crowd.
•The thunder burst with a grand crash above our heads.
•They nodded their heads in agreement.
•Try to put the exams out of your head for tonight.
•When will you get it into your head that I don't want to discuss this any more!
•When will you get it into your head= understand that I don't want to discuss this any more!
•Who's been putting such weird ideas into your head?
•a summit meeting of heads of state
•a woman with a beautiful head of chestnut hair
•I remember sitting outside the Head's office waiting to be called in.
•I've been called to see the Head.
•It is a parliamentary democracy with a president as head of state.
•She is deputy head of Greenlands Comprehensive, a struggling inner city school.
•She resigned as head of department.
•The Bishop is head of the Church in Kenya.
•The chairman's resignation finally brought matters to a head.
•The dispute finally came to a head in March that year.
•The minister has written to every secondary head in Scotland.
•The thought never entered my head.
•Things came to a head when several of the nurses made a formal complaint.
Idioms: ↑bang your heads together ▪ ↑banging your head against a brick wall ▪ ↑bite somebody's head off ▪ ↑bring something to a head ▪ ↑bury your head in the sand ▪ ↑can't make head nor tail of something ▪ ↑come to a head ▪ ↑do somebody's head in ▪ ↑do something standing on your head ▪ ↑from head to toe ▪ ↑get your head down ▪ ↑get your head round something ▪ ↑give somebody their head ▪ ↑go head to head ▪ ↑go to somebody's head ▪ ↑have a good head on your shoulders ▪ ↑have a head for something ▪ ↑have your head in the clouds ▪ ↑have your head screwed on ▪ head and shoulders above somebody ▪ ↑head first ▪ ↑head over heels in love ▪ ↑heads or tails? ▪ ↑heads will roll ▪ ↑hold up your head ▪ ↑hold your head high ▪ ↑in over your head ▪ ↑keep a cool head ▪ ↑keep your head ▪ ↑keep your head above water ▪ laugh/scream your head off ▪ ↑lose your head ▪ ↑on your head be it ▪ ↑out of your head ▪ ↑over somebody's head ▪ ↑put our heads together ▪ ↑take it into your head that … ▪ ↑take it into your head to do something ▪ ↑turn somebody's head ▪ ↑turn something on its head ▪ ↑two heads are better than one
Derived: ↑head somebody off ▪ ↑head something off ▪ ↑head something up ▪ ↑heading for something

verb

MOVE TOWARDS
1. intransitive (also be headed especially in NAmE)+ adv./prep. to move in a particular direction
• Where are we heading?
• Where are you two headed?
•Let's head back home.
•She headed for the door.
•We headed north.
•Head towards the mall.
•The boat was heading out to sea.
• (figurative)Can you forecast where the economy is heading?

GROUP/ORGANIZATION
2. transitive ~ sth (also ˌhead sthˈup)to lead or be in charge of sth
• She has been appointed to head the research team.

LIST/LINE OF PEOPLE
3. transitive ~ sth to be at the top of a list of names or at the front of a line of people
• Italy heads the table after two games.
•to head a march/procession

BE AT TOP
4. transitive, usually passive ~ sth to put a word or words at the top of a page or section of a book as a title
• The chapter was headed ‘My Early Life’.

FOOTBALL
5. transitive ~ sth to hit a football with your head
• Walsh headed the ball into an empty goal.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English hēafod, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoofd and German Haupt.

Thesaurus:
head verb
1. I (always used with an adverb or preposition)
•Where are we heading?
make for sth • • make your way • • go • • get • • move • • travel •
head/make your way/go/get/move/travel to sb/sth
head/make for sb/sth
head/make for/make your way/go/get home
2. T
•He was appointed to head the research team.
lead • • chair • • captain • |formal preside •
head/lead/captain a team
head/lead a (political) party/the government
head/lead/chair/preside over a/an commission/committee/inquiry
Head or lead? A person who heads sth has the official position of being the head of it. A person who leads sth may also have an official position, but the verb lead emphasizes their leadership qualities. An individual usually heads sth, but a group of people can lead sth.

Example Bank:
•He turned and headed for the door.
•She has been appointed to head up the research team.
•She stood up and headed towards/toward the exit.
•The committee will be headed jointly by two men.
•The delegation will be headed by Lord Arthur.
•We headed straight back to school.
•We headed west for two days.
•heading towards London
•8 out of 10 children came from a family headed by both natural parents.
•He ended up heading a minority government.

See also: ↑head something up ▪ ↑headed ▪ ↑headed for something