head

/hɛd/

noun

1
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.”
2
The topmost, foremost, or leading part.
“What does it say at the head of the page?”
3
(social, metonymy) A leader or expert.
4
A significant or important part.
5
Headway; progress.
“We are having a difficult time making head against this wind.”
6
Topic; subject.
“We will consider performance issues under the head of future improvements.”
7
Denouement; crisis.
“These isses are going to come to a head today.”
8
(fluid dynamics) Pressure and energy.
9
Fellatio or cunnilingus; oral sex.
“She gave great head.”
10
The glans penis.
11
A heavy or habitual user of illicit drugs.
12
Power; armed force.

1
To be in command of. (See also head up.)
“Who heads the board of trustees?”
2
To come at the beginning of; to commence.
“A group of clowns headed the procession.”
3
To strike with the head; as in soccer, to head the ball
4
To move in a specified direction.
“How does the ship head?”
5
To remove the head from a fish.
“The salmon are first headed and then scaled.”
6
To originate; to spring; to have its course, as a river.
7
To form a head.
“This kind of cabbage heads early.”
8
To form a head to; to fit or furnish with a head.
“to head a nail”
9
To cut off the top of; to lop off.
“to head trees”
10
To behead; to decapitate.
11
To go in front of.
“to head a drove of cattle”
12
To get in the front of, so as to hinder or stop; to oppose.
“The wind headed the ship and made progress difficult.”
13
(by extension) To check or restrain.
14
To set on the head.
“to head a cask”

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