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

a person who is in charge

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

a difficult juncture

forward movement

a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer

the subject matter at issue

a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about

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

VERB

to go or travel towards

be in charge of

travel in front of

be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel

direct the course

take its rise

be in the front of or on top of

form a head or come or grow to a head

remove the head of

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