Head
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NOUN
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals
a single domestic animal
that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions
the front of a military formation or procession
the pressure exerted by a fluid
the top of something
the source of water from which a stream arises
(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head
a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
the educator who has executive authority for a school
an individual person
a user of (usually soft) drugs
a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
a rounded compact mass
the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container
the part in the front or nearest the viewer
forward movement
a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
the subject matter at issue
the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint
that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves
(computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
(usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head
the striking part of a tool
(nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
a projection out from one end
a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
oral stimulation of the genitals
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