head

Pronunciation

• enPR: hĕd, IPA ^(key): /hɛd/
• SAMPA: /hEd/

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Noun

Singular head

Plural heads

A woman's head

1. (countable) The head is the highest and most important part of the body.

   He put his head on the desk and fell asleep.

2. The head is the owner of something.

   After a series of problems, the head of the company left.

3. The bathroom on a ship is called the head.
4. (countable) (grammar) The head is the function of the most important element in a phrase.
5. (uncountable) (slang) To give a person head is to give them fellatio.
   • Synonym: oral sex

Related words

• behead
• headless
• heady
• spearhead
• head up

Verb

Plain form head

Third-person singular heads

Past tense headed

Past participle headed

Present participle heading

1. (transitive) To go in a direction is to head there.

   Bill heads for the mall after work.

Synonyms

• go

Related words

• move

Parts of the head (edit)

hair - scalp - forehead - ears - eyes - eyebrows - eyelashes - eyelids - nose - cheek - mouth - lips - teeth - gums - roof (palate) - tongue - jaw - chin

Parts of the body (edit)
head	ears - eyes - eyebrow - nose - mouth - lips - tongue - tooth (pl. teeth) - cheeks - chin
torso	neck - throat - shoulders - chest - breasts - ribs - abdomen - pelvis - back
internal organs	heart - lungs - liver - stomach - kidneys - intestines - bladder - ovaries - uterus/womb
extremities	arms - hands - fingers - legs - feet - toes
sex organs	penis - vagina - testicle - ovary - vulva