head


Definition: Meaning of, head in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / hɛd /

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  1. top of body [countable] the top part of your body that has your face at the front and is supported by your neck
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  2. mind [countable] your mind or mental ability
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  3. calm/sensible keep your head to remain calm and sensible in a difficult or frightening situation
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  4. calm/sensible lose your head to become unable to behave calmly or sensibly in a difficult or frightening situation
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  5. calm/sensible have your head screwed on (straight/right) informal to be sensible and able to deal with difficult situations
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  6. person in charge [countable] a leader or person in charge of a group or organization
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  7. person in charge [countable] also head teacher British English the person in charge of a school [=  principal American English]
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  8. front/leading position [singular] the front or the most important position
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  9. crazy [countable usually singular] used in particular phrases to talk about someone being crazy or very stupid
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  10. a head/per head for each person
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  11. river/valley [countable usually singular] the place where a river, valley etc begins
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  12. come to a head also bring something to a head if a problem or difficult situation comes to a head, or something brings it to a head, it suddenly becomes worse and has to be dealt with quickly
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  13. flower/plant [countable] the top of a plant where its flowers or leaves grow
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  14. height/distance [singular] the length of a head, used to measure height or distance
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  15. coin heads the side of a coin that has a picture of a person's head on it
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  16. laugh/shout/scream etc your head off informal to laugh, shout etc very loudly
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  17. have a good/fine/thick etc head of hair to have a lot of hair on your head
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  18. get/put your head down informal to start working in a quiet determined way
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  19. get/put your head down informal British English to sleep
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  20. keep your head down to try to avoid being noticed or getting involved in something
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  21. as soon as your head hits the pillow if you fall asleep as soon as your head hits the pillow, you fall asleep as soon as you lie down
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  22. be out of/off your head informal to not know what you are doing because you have taken drugs or drunk too much alcohol
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  23. go to somebody's head informal if alcohol goes to your head, it quickly makes you feel drunk
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  24. go to somebody's head informal if success goes to someone's head, it makes them feel more important than they really are
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  25. tool [countable usually singular] the wide end of a long narrow tool or piece of equipment
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  26. put your heads together to discuss a difficult problem together
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  27. go over somebody's head to be too difficult for someone to understand
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  28. go over somebody's head to do something without discussing it with a particular person or organization first, especially when you should have discussed it with them
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  29. can't make head or/nor tail of something informal to be completely unable to understand something
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  30. have your head in the clouds to think about something in a way that is not practical or sensible, especially when you think things are much better than they really are
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  31. have a (good) head for figures/facts/business etc to be naturally good at doing calculations, remembering facts etc
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  32. head for heights the ability to look down from high places without feeling ill or nervous
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  33. a big head informal the opinion that you are much better, more important, more skilful etc than you really are
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  34. keep your head above water to manage to continue to live on your income or keep your business working when this is difficult because of financial problems
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  35. be/stand head and shoulders above somebody to be much better than other people
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  36. hold up your head also hold your head high to show pride or confidence, especially in a difficult situation
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  37. be (like) banging/bashing etc your head against a brick wall spoken used to say that you are making no progress at all in what you are trying hard to do
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  38. bang/knock somebody's heads together spoken used to say that two people or groups should be forced to stop arguing and start to behave sensibly
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  39. bite/snap somebody's head off to talk to someone very angrily with no good reason
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  40. turn/stand something on its head to make people think about something in the opposite way to the way it was originally intended
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  41. give somebody their head to give someone the freedom to do what they want to do
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  42. be/fall head over heels in love to love or suddenly start to love someone very much
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  43. heads will roll spoken used to say that someone will be punished severely for something that has happened
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  44. on your own head be it spoken used to tell someone that they will be blamed if the thing they are planning to do goes wrong
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  45. do your head in British English spoken informal to make you feel confused and annoyed
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  46. be/get in over your head to be or get involved in something that is too difficult for you to deal with
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  47. be over your head in debt American English to owe so much money that there is no possibility of paying it all back
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  48. go head to head with somebody to deal with or oppose someone in a very direct and determined way
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  49. heads up! American English spoken used to warn people that something is falling from above
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  50. beer [countable] the layer of small white BUBBLE s on the top of a glass of beer
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  51. electronics [countable] a piece of equipment that changes information on a recording tape, a computer HARD DISK etc into electrical messages that electronic equipment can use
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  52. head of cattle/sheep etc [plural] a particular number of cows, sheep etc
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  53. head of water/steam pressure that is made when water or steam is kept in an enclosed space
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  54. get/build up a head of steam to become very active after starting something slowly
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  55. land [singular] British English a high area of land that sticks out into the sea - used in names
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  56. infection [countable] the centre of a swollen spot on your skin
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  57. give (somebody) head informal to perform ORAL SEX on someone
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
head headed headed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
heading heads
  1. go towards also be headed [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to go or travel towards a particular place, especially in a deliberate way
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  2. future be heading also be headed [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if you are heading for a particular situation, especially a bad one, it seems likely to happen
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  3. be in charge also head up [transitive] to be in charge of a team, government, organization etc
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  4. at top [transitive] to be at the top of a list or group of people or things
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  5. at top [transitive] be headed if a page is headed with a particular name, title, image etc, it has it on the top
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  6. at front [transitive] to be at the front of a line of people
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  7. football [intransitive,transitive always + adverb/preposition] to hit the ball with your head, especially in football
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head used in phrases

  • Beachy Head
    1. an area of land with very high cliffs on the south coast of England
  • Hilton Head
    1. an island off the coast of South Carolina, US, which is popular for holidays, especially with wealthy tourists
  • Pitot head (noun)
    1. measuring instrument consisting of a combined Pitot tube and static tube that measures total and static pressure; used in aircraft to measure airspeed
  • Turk's head (noun)
    1. an ornamental knot that resembles a small turban
  • acid head (noun)
    1. someone who takes LSD
  • ax head (noun)
    1. the cutting head of an axe
  • axe head (noun)
    1. the cutting head of an axe
  • cow's head (noun)
    1. a morel with the ridged and pitted fertile portion attached to the stipe for about half its length
  • crowned head (noun)
    1. a king or queen
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head used in phrasal verbs

  • head off (phrasal verb)
    1. [transitive] to prevent something from taking place
    2. [intransitive] informal to leave
  • head up (phrasal verb)
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-head


Definition: Meaning of, -head in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / hɛd /

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[in nouns]
  1. the top of something
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  2. the place where something begins
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head used in phrasal verbs

  • head off (phrasal verb)
    1. [transitive] to prevent something from taking place
    2. [intransitive] informal to leave
  • head up (phrasal verb)
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