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head (n):
oral stimulation of the genitals
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they say he gives good head

head (n):
a single domestic animal
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200 head of cattle

head (n):
a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum

head (n):
a projection out from one end
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the head of the nail.
a pinhead is the head of a pin

head (n):
(nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship

head (n):
the striking part of a tool
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the head of the hammer

head (n):
(usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head
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call heads or tails!

head (n):
(computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk

head (n):
that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves

head (n):
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
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he stuck his head out the window

head (n):
the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint
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the head of the humerus

head (n):
that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason
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his mind wandered.
I couldn't get his words out of my head

head (n):
(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent

head (n):
a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
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the heading seemed to have little to do with the text

head (n):
the subject matter at issue
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the question of disease merits serious discussion.
under the head of minor Roman poets

head (n):
a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
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the point of the arrow was due north

head (n):
forward movement
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the ship made little headway against the gale

head (n):
a difficult juncture
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a pretty pass.
matters came to a head yesterday

head (n):
the front of a military formation or procession
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the head of the column advanced boldly.
they were at the head of the attack

head (n):
the source of water from which a stream arises
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they tracked him back toward the head of the stream

head (n):
the part in the front or nearest the viewer
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he was in the forefront.
he was at the head of the column

head (n):
the top of something
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the head of the stairs.
the head of the page.
the head of the list

head (n):
the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container
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the beer had a large head of foam

head (n):
a rounded compact mass
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the head of a comet

head (n):
a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)

head (n):
a user of (usually soft) drugs
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the office was full of secret heads

head (n):
a person who is in charge
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the head of the whole operation

head (n):
an individual person
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tickets are $5 per head

head (n):
the educator who has executive authority for a school
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she sent unruly pupils to see the principal

head (n):
the pressure exerted by a fluid
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a head of steam

head (n):
a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
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a head of cauliflower.
a head of lettuce

head (n):
the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head
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he is two heads taller than his little sister.
his horse won by a head

head (n):
the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)

head (v):
remove the head of
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head the fish

head (v):
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

head (v):
to go or travel towards
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where is she heading.
We were headed for the mountains

head (v):
travel in front of; go in advance of others
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The procession was headed by John

head (v):
form a head or come or grow to a head
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The wheat headed early this year

head (v):
be in charge of
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Who is heading this project?

head (v):
be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel
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This student heads the class

head (v):
be in the front of or on top of
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The list was headed by the name of the president

head (v):
take its rise
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These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas

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All that goes up must come down

Her yokuşun bir inişi vardır.

Anything that has risen or been raised up must eventually fall down.

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