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What does the word head mean?

Part of speech: verb

To move in a given direction; come to a head; originate.

Part of speech: noun

The part of the body containing the brain; also, something analogous to it; top: front; prow; ear of grain; title or division, as of a discourse.

Part of speech: noun

A chief, leader, or commander.

Part of speech: noun

A unit; as, a hundred head of sheep: used both as a singular and plural.

Part of speech: noun

Headway; freedom.

Part of speech: adjective

Being the head or at the head; chief.

Part of speech: adjective

Bearing upon or against the head; as, a head wind.

Usage examples for head

Ida shook her head. – At Love's Cost by Charles Garvice
Again she turned her head and looked at him. – Vera by Elisabeth von Arnim
He shook his head, and was off in a moment. – Mr. Isaacs by F. Marion Crawford