head in WordNet English dictionary

1. that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason
   "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head"
   mind  head  brain  psyche  nous 
   
2. a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
   "a head of cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce"
   capitulum  head 
   
3. the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
   "he stuck his head out the window"
   head  caput 
   
4. a person who is in charge
   "the head of the whole operation"
   head  chief  top dog 
   
5. a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
   drumhead  head 
   
6. the part in the front or nearest the viewer
   "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column"
   forefront  head 
   
7. a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
   promontory  headland  head  foreland 
   
8. the source of water from which a stream arises
   "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream"
   fountainhead  headspring  head 
   
9. oral stimulation of the genitals
   "they say he gives good head"
   oral sex  head 
   
10. a single domestic animal
    "200 head of cattle"
    head 
    
11. a projection out from one end
    "the head of the nail", "a pinhead is the head of a pin"
    head 
    
12. (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
    head 
    
13. the striking part of a tool
    "the head of the hammer"
    head 
    
14. (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head
    "call heads or tails!"
    head 
    
15. (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
    read/write head  head 
    
16. the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint
    "the head of the humerus"
    head 
    
17. that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves
    head 
    
18. a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
    "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text"
    heading  header  head 
    
19. a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
    "the point of the arrow was due north"
    point  head 
    
20. the subject matter at issue
    "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets"
    question  head 
    
21. (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
    head  head word 
    
22. forward movement
    "the ship made little headway against the gale"
    headway  head 
    
23. a difficult juncture
    "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday"
    pass  head  straits 
    
24. the front of a military formation or procession
    "the head of the column advanced boldly"; "they were at the head of the attack"
    head 
    
25. the top of something
    "the head of the stairs"; "the head of the page"; "the head of the list"
    head 
    
26. the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container
    "the beer had a large head of foam"
    head 
    
27. a rounded compact mass
    "the head of a comet"
    head 
    
28. the educator who has executive authority for a school
    "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"
    principal  school principal  head teacher  head 
    
29. a user of (usually soft) drugs
    "the office was full of secret heads"
    head 
    
30. an individual person
    "tickets are $5 per head"
    head 
    
31. the pressure exerted by a fluid
    "a head of steam"
    head 
    
32. the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head
    "he is two heads taller than his little sister"; "his horse won by a head"
    head 
    
33. the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
    head 
    

1. direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
   steer  maneuver  manoeuver  manoeuvre  direct  point  head  guide  channelize  channelise 
   
2. remove the head of
   "head the fish"
   head 
   
3. to go or travel towards
   "where is she heading"; "We were headed for the mountains"
   head 
   
4. travel in front of; go in advance of others
   "The procession was headed by John"
   lead  head 
   
5. be in charge of
   "Who is heading this project?"
   head  lead 
   
6. be in the front of or on top of
   "The list was headed by the name of the president"
   head 
   
7. be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel
   "This student heads the class"
   head  head up 
   
8. form a head or come or grow to a head
   "The wheat headed early this year"
   head 
   
9. take its rise
   "These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas"
   head