head

The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth and main sense organs.

“Be careful when you pet that dog on the head; it may bite.”

The topmost, foremost, or leading part.

“What does it say at the head of the page?”

(social, metonymy) A leader or expert.

A significant or important part.

Headway; progress.

“We are having a difficult time making head against this wind.”

Topic; subject.

“We will consider performance issues under the head of future improvements.”

Denouement; crisis.

“These isses are going to come to a head today.”

(fluid dynamics) Pressure and energy.

Fellatio or cunnilingus; oral sex.

“She gave great head.”

The glans penis.

A heavy or habitual user of illicit drugs.

Power; armed force.

To be in command of. (See also head up.)

“Who heads the board of trustees?”

To come at the beginning of; to commence.

“A group of clowns headed the procession.”

To strike with the head; as in soccer, to head the ball

To move in a specified direction.

“How does the ship head?”

To remove the head from a fish.

“The salmon are first headed and then scaled.”

To originate; to spring; to have its course, as a river.

To form a head.

“This kind of cabbage heads early.”

To form a head to; to fit or furnish with a head.

“to head a nail”

To cut off the top of; to lop off.

“to head trees”

To behead; to decapitate.

To go in front of.

“to head a drove of cattle”

To get in the front of, so as to hinder or stop; to oppose.

“The wind headed the ship and made progress difficult.”

(by extension) To check or restrain.

To set on the head.

“to head a cask”

Of, relating to, or intended for the head.

Foremost in rank or importance.

“the head cook”

Placed at the top or the front.

Coming from in front.

“head sea”