head

Pronunciation

• enPR: hĕd
• IPA: /hɛd/
• SAMPA: /hEd/
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Noun

Singular head

Plural heads

A woman's head

1. (countable) The head is the highest or most important part of something.

   He put his head on the desk and fell asleep.

   After the problems, the head of the company left.

2. The bathroom on a ship is called the head.

Related words

• behead
• headless
• heady
• spearhead
• head up

Verb

Plain form head

Third-person singular heads

Past tense headed

Past participle headed

Present participle heading

1. (transitive) To go in a direction is to head there.

   Bill heads for the mall after work.

Synonyms

• go

Related words and phrases

• move

Parts of the head (edit)

hair - scalp - forehead - ears - eyes - eyebrows - eyelashes - eyelids - nose - cheek - mouth - lips - teeth - gums - roof (palate) - tongue - jaw - chin