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head noun (TOP PART)the head of the line the head of the page You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: head noun (COIN SIDE)
Heritage Images/Hulton Archive/GettyImages head noun (DEVICE)head noun (GRAMMAR)[ C ] language specialized head noun (LAND)[ C ] geography specialized GrammarIdiomshead verb (TOP PART)head verb (SPORTS)Rooney headed the ball into the back of the net. Phrasal verbs(Definition of head from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) head | Intermediate Englishhead noun (BODY PART)head noun (MIND)head noun (TOP)head noun (LEADER)Idiomshead verb (GO)head verb (LEAD)head verb (BE AT TOP)Phrasal verbshead adjective [not gradable] (MAIN)(Definition of head from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) head | Business Englishbury/have your head in the sand come to a head (also bring sth to a head) get your head round/around sth get/keep your head down UK informal have a (good) head for sth to be very good at something: She had a good head for business. keep your head above water put our/your/their heads together two heads are better than one head north/south FINANCE, STOCK MARKET informal Phrasal verbs(Definition of head from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of headhead The headphones are a merciful 385g (14oz) and sit very lightly on the head. Three days later, the fight came to a very public head. I look at them and scratch my head. Radiation therapists snap the mask to the table to keep his head in place. A row of shelved tiger heads is stored in the repository. Now they're headed into an uncertain offseason on a couple of fronts. He'd head over and try to talk to the patient, sometimes just as the patient was coming out of surgery, or just waking up. Right now, it looks like that's where things are headed for the office for the time being, with it largely being centered around engineering. But what is new is that our soldiers may even be able to drive these robots -- using only the natural movement of their heads. The result is a game that took a little more time for me to get my head around. That's a very real thought that has gone through my head at least twice while seeing patients in the last week. When his head came out of the water for air, he saw that he was farther away from the soldiers. He said he was hit by a 2-by-4 because he wouldn't let go of the pipes to protect his head. Once we head down this road, there's no turning back. He sat next to me at the head table and his physical presence was powerful for me. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations with headThese are words often used in combination with head. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. carved head The site includes some interesting gravestones of the late 18th century, plus an early medieval carved head on the gateway. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. disembodied head They meet two inhabitants of the moon, one of whom moves about as a disembodied head. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is this word head?Definition of head
(Entry 1 of 3) 1 : the upper or anterior division of the animal body that contains the brain, the chief sense organs, and the mouth nodded his head in agreement. 2a : the seat of the intellect : mind two heads are better than one.
What is the use of head?The head contains sensory organs: two eyes, two ears, a nose and tongue inside of the mouth. It also houses the brain. Together, these organs function as a processing center for the body by relaying sensory information to the brain.
What does head mean in Old English?Etymology 1. From Middle English hed, heed, heved, heaved, from Old English hēafd-, hēafod (“head; top; source, origin; chief, leader; capital”), from Proto-West Germanic *haubud, from Proto-Germanic *haubudą (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *káput-.
Where does the word head come from?Old English heafod "top of the body," also "upper end of a slope," also "chief person, leader, ruler; capital city," from Proto-Germanic *haubid (source also of Old Saxon hobid, Old Norse hofuð, Old Frisian haved, Middle Dutch hovet, Dutch hoofd, Old High German houbit, German Haupt, Gothic haubiþ "head"), from PIE ...
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