head

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head is on the Basic English 850 List.
he - head - healthy
head is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
he - head - health

Pronunciation

Noun

Singular
head

Plural
heads
  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.
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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


Parts of the head (edit)

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


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