head
1. head \'hed\ n or head [ME hed, fr. OE he-afod; akin to OHG houbit head,
L cap]ut 1: the upper or anterior division of the body (as of a man or an
insect) th at contains the brain, the chief sense organs, and the mouth 2a:
the seat of the intellect : MIND 2b: natural aptitude or talent 2c:
mental or emotional control : POISE 2d: HEADACHE 3: the obverse of a coin
4a: each one among a number : INDIVIDUAL pl 4b: a unit of number (as of
domestic animals) 5a: the end that is upper or higher or opposite the foot
5b: the source of a stream 5c: either end of something (as a drum) whose
two ends need not be distingu ished 5d: a horizontal passage in a coal mine
6: DIRECTOR, LEADER as 6a: HEADMASTER 6b: in charge of a division or
department in an office or institution 7a: CAPITULUM 7b: the foliaged
part of a plant esp. when consisting of a compact mass of leaves or close
fructification 8a: the leading element of a military column or a procession
8b: HEADWAY 9a: the uppermost extremity or projecting part of an object :
TOP 9b: the striking part of a weapon 9c: the oval part of a printed
musical note 10a: a body of water kept in reserve at a height; also : the
contai ning bank, dam, or wall 10b: a mass of water in motion 11a: the
difference in elevation between two points in a body of fluid 11b: the
resulting pressure of the fluid at the lower point expressible as this
height, broadly : pressure of a fluid 12a: the bow and adjacent parts of a
ship 12b: a ship's toilet 13: the place of leadership or of honor or of
command 14a1: a word often in larger letters placed above a passage in
order to int roduce or categorize 14a2: a separate part or topic 14b: a
portion of a page or sheet that is above the first line of printing 15a:
the topmost edge of a book 15b: the upper edge of a sail 16: a foam or
scum that rises on a fermenting or effervescing liquid (as be er) 17a: the
part of a boil, pimple, or abcess at which it is likely to break 17b:
culminating point of action : CRISIS 18: a part or attachment of a machine
or machine tool containing a device ( as a cutter, drill); also : the part
of an apparatus that forms the chief function or a particular function 19:
an immediate constituent of an endocentric compound or construction hav ing
the same grammatical function as the whole (as the terms polite old man,
old man, and man in "a polite old man") : drawing the greater depth of
water forward : CRAZY, DISTRACTED : DELERIOUS 1: beyond 0ne
comprehension 2: so as to pass over one superior standing or authority -
by the head
2. head aj 1: of, relating to, or for the head 2: PRINCIPAL, CHIEF {~
cook} 3: situated at the head 4: coming from in front {~ sea}
3. head vt 1: BEHEAD 2a: to cut back the upper or terminal growth of (a
plant or plant part) m often used with back 2b: to harvest (a cereal grass)
by cutting off the heads 3a: to put a head on : fit a head to {~ an arrow}
3b: to form the head or top of {tower ~ed by a spire} 4: to put oneself
at the head of : act as leader to {~ a revolt)> 5a: to face or oppose head
on {~ the waves} 5b: to get in front of so as to hinder, stop, or turn
back 5c: to take a lead over (as in a race) : SURPASS 5d: to pass (a
stream) by going round above the source 6a: to put something at the head
of (as a list) 6b: to stand as the first or leading member of {~s the list
of heroes} 7: to set the course of {~ a ship northward} 8: to drive (a
soccer ball) with the head 1: to form a head {this cabbage ~s early} 2:
to point or proceed in a certain direction {the fleet was ~i ng out} 3: to
have a source : ORIGINATE
Webster's English Dictionary