ALL meanings of head over heels
head
H h - noun head over heels the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. 1
- noun head over heels the corresponding part of the body in other animals. 1
- noun head over heels the head considered as the center of the intellect, as of thought, memory, understanding, or emotional control; mind; brain: She has a good head for mathematics. Keep a cool head in an emergency. 1
- noun head over heels the position or place of leadership, greatest authority, or honor. 1
- noun head over heels a person to whom others are subordinate, as the director of an institution or the manager of a department; leader or chief. 1
- noun head over heels a person considered with reference to his or her mind, disposition, attributes, status, etc.: wise heads; crowned heads. 1
- noun head over heels that part of anything that forms or is regarded as forming the top, summit, or upper end: head of a pin; head of a page. 1
- noun head over heels the foremost part or front end of anything or a forward projecting part: head of a procession. 1
- noun head over heels the part of a weapon, tool, etc., used for striking: the head of a hammer. 1
- noun head over heels a person or animal considered merely as one of a number, herd, or group: ten head of cattle; a dinner at $20 a head. 1
- noun head over heels a culminating point, usually of a critical nature; crisis or climax: to bring matters to a head. 1
- noun head over heels the hair covering the head: to wash one's head. 1
- noun head over heels froth or foam at the top of a liquid: the head on beer. 1
- noun head over heels Botany. any dense flower cluster or inflorescence. any other compact part of a plant, usually at the top of the stem, as that composed of leaves in the cabbage or lettuce, of leafstalks in the celery, or of flower buds in the cauliflower. 1
- noun head over heels the maturated part of an abscess, boil, etc. 1
- noun head over heels a projecting point of a coast, especially when high, as a cape, headland, or promontory. 1
- noun head over heels the obverse of a coin, as bearing a head or other principal figure (opposed to tail). 1
- noun head over heels one of the chief parts or points of a written or oral discourse; a main division of a subject, theme, or topic. 1
- noun head over heels something resembling a head in form or a representation of a head, as a piece of sculpture. 1
- noun head over heels the source of a river or stream. 1
- noun head over heels Slang. a habitual user of a drug, especially LSD or marijuana (often used in combination): feds versus the heads; an acid-head; a pothead. a fan or devotee (usually used in combination): a punk-rock head; a chili head. 1
- noun head over heels heads, Distilling. alcohol produced during the initial fermentation. Compare tail1 (def 6d). 1
- noun head over heels headline. 1
- noun head over heels a toilet or lavatory, especially on a boat or ship. 1
- noun head over heels Nautical. the forepart of a vessel; bow. the upper edge of a quadrilateral sail. the upper corner of a jib-headed sail. that part of the upper end of one spar of a mast that is overlapped by a spar above; a doubling at the upper end of a spar. that part of the upper end of a mast between the highest standing rigging and the truck. crown (def 29). 1
- noun head over heels Grammar. the member of an endocentric construction that belongs to the same form class and may play the same grammatical role as the construction itself. the member upon which another depends and to which it is subordinate. In former presidents, presidents is head and former is modifier. 1
- noun head over heels the stretched membrane covering the end of a drum or similar musical instrument. 1
- noun head over heels Mining. a level or road driven into solid coal for proving or working a mine. 1
- noun head over heels Machinery. any of various devices on machine tools for holding, moving, indexing, or changing tools or work, as the headstock or turret of a lathe. 1
- noun head over heels Railroads. railhead (def 3). 1
- noun head over heels (loosely) the pressure exerted by confined fluid: a head of steam. 1
- noun head over heels Also called pressure head. Hydraulics. the vertical distance between two points in a liquid, as water, or some other fluid. the pressure differential resulting from this separation, expressed in terms of the vertical distance between the points. the pressure of a fluid expressed in terms of the height of a column of liquid yielding an equivalent pressure. 1
- noun head over heels Also called magnetic head. Electronics. the part or parts of a tape recorder that record, play back, or erase magnetic signals on magnetic tape. Compare erasing head, playback head, recording head. 1
- noun head over heels Computers. read/write head. 1
- noun head over heels Photography. a mounting for a camera, as on a tripod. the part of an enlarger that contains the light source, negative carrier, lensboard, and lens. 1
- noun head over heels Slang: Vulgar. fellatio or cunnilingus. 1
- noun head over heels Archaic. power, strength, or force progressively gathered or gradually attained. 1
- noun head over heels heads up! Informal. be careful! watch out for danger! 1
- adjective head over heels first in rank or position; chief; leading; principal: a head official. 1
- adjective head over heels of, relating to, or for the head (often used in combination): head covering; headgear; headpiece. 1
- adjective head over heels situated at the top, front, or head of anything (often used in combination): headline; headboard. 1
- adjective head over heels 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 over heels Slang. of or relating to drugs, drug paraphernalia, or drug users. 1
- verb with object head over heels to go at the head of or in front of; lead; precede: to head a list. 1
- verb with object head over heels to outdo or excel; take the lead in or over: to head a race; to head one's competitors in a field. 1
- verb with object head over heels to be the head or chief of (sometimes followed by up): to head a school; to head up a department. 1
- verb with object head over heels to direct the course of; turn the head or front of in a specified direction: I'll head the boat for the shore. Head me in the right direction and I'll walk to the store. 1
- verb with object head over heels to go around the head of (a stream). 1
- verb with object head over heels to furnish or fit with a head. 1
- verb with object head over heels to take the head off; decapitate; behead. 1