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- [hed]
- /hɛd/
- /hed/
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- [hed]
- /hɛd/
Definitions of head word
- noun head Edith, 1897–1981, U.S. costume designer. 1
- adjective head first in rank or position; chief; leading; principal: a head official. 1
- adjective head of, relating to, or for the head (often used in combination): head covering; headgear; headpiece. 1
- adjective head situated at the top, front, or head of anything (often used in combination): headline; headboard. 1
- adjective head moving or coming from a direction in front of the head or prow of a vessel: head sea; head tide; head current. 1
- adjective head Slang. of or relating to drugs, drug paraphernalia, or drug users. 1
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Origin of head
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English he(v)ed, Old English hēafod; cognate with Old High German houbit, Gothic haubith; akin to Old English hafud- (in hafudland headland), Old Norse hǫfuth, Latin caput (see capital1)
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Parts of speech for Head
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
head popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
head usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for head
adj head
- prime — of the first importance; demanding the fullest consideration: a prime requisite.
- champion — A champion is someone who has won the first prize in a competition, contest, or fight.
- principal — first or highest in rank, importance, value, etc.; chief; foremost.
- leading — made of or containing lead: a lead pipe; a lead compound.
- premier — the head of the cabinet in France or Italy or certain other countries; first minister; prime minister.
noun head
- brain — Your brain is the organ inside your head that controls your body's activities and enables you to think and to feel things such as heat and pain.
- skull — the bony framework of the head, enclosing the brain and supporting the face; the skeleton of the head.
- noodle — Slang. the head.
- belfry — The belfry of a church is the top part of its tower, where the bells are.
- upstairs — up the stairs; to or on an upper floor.
verb head
- control — Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
- run — execution
- lead — to cover, line, weight, treat, or impregnate with lead or one of its compounds.
- direct — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- command — If someone in authority commands you to do something, they tell you that you must do it.
Antonyms for head
adj head
- auxiliary — An auxiliary is a person who is employed to assist other people in their work. Auxiliaries are often medical workers or members of the armed forces.
- least — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- minor — lesser, as in size, extent, or importance, or being or noting the lesser of two: a minor share.
- unimportant — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- last — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
noun head
- follower — a person or thing that follows.
- rear — the back of something, as distinguished from the front: The porch is at the rear of the house.
- ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
- inability — lack of ability; lack of power, capacity, or means: his inability to make decisions.
- foot — (in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
verb head
- obey — to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of: to obey one's parents.
- mislead — to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
- surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
- follow — to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
adjective head
- extra — Added to an existing or usual amount or number.
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