head | (noun) oral stimulation of the genitals | Synonyms: oral sex |
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(noun) a single domestic animal | - |
(noun) a projection out from one end | - |
(noun) a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum | Synonyms: drumhead |
(noun) (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship | - |
(noun) the striking part of a tool | - |
(noun) (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head | - |
(noun) (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk | Synonyms: read/write head |
(noun) the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains | Synonyms: caput |
(noun) the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint | - |
(noun) that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves | - |
(noun) that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason | Synonyms: brain, mind, nous, psyche |
(noun) a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about | Synonyms: header, heading |
(noun) a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer | Synonyms: point |
(noun) the subject matter at issue | Synonyms: question |
(noun) (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent | Synonyms: head word |
(noun) forward movement | Synonyms: headway |
(noun) a difficult juncture | Synonyms: pass, straits |
(noun) the front of a military formation or procession | - |
(noun) the top of something | - |
(noun) the source of water from which a stream arises | Synonyms: fountainhead, headspring |
(noun) the part in the front or nearest the viewer | Synonyms: forefront |
(noun) the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container | - |
(noun) a rounded compact mass | - |
(noun) a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) | Synonyms: foreland, headland, promontory |
(noun) a person who is in charge | Synonyms: chief, top dog |
(noun) the educator who has executive authority for a school | Synonyms: head teacher, principal, school principal |
(noun) a user of (usually soft) drugs | - |
(noun) an individual person | - |
(noun) the pressure exerted by a fluid | - |
(noun) a dense cluster of flowers or foliage | Synonyms: capitulum |
(noun) the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head | - |
(noun) the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates) | - |
headache | (noun) something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness | Synonyms: concern, vexation, worry |
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(noun) pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs | Synonyms: cephalalgia, head ache |
headband | (noun) a band worn around or over the head | - |
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headboard | (noun) a vertical board or panel forming the head of a bedstead | - |
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headcanon | (noun) A personal version of the fantasy world from popular media | - |
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headcheese | (noun) sausage or jellied loaf made of chopped parts of the head meat and sometimes feet and tongue of a calf or pig | - |
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headcount | (noun) number of people in a particular group | Synonyms: head count |
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headcounter | (noun) someone who conducts surveys of public opinion | Synonyms: canvasser, poll taker, pollster |
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headdress | (noun) clothing for the head | Synonyms: headgear |
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header | (noun) (soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head | - |
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(noun) a headlong jump (or fall) | - |
(noun) a machine that cuts the heads off grain and moves them into a wagon | - |
(noun) a framing member crossing and supporting the ends of joists, studs, or rafters so as to transfer their weight to parallel joists, studs, or rafters | - |
(noun) brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall | Synonyms: cope, coping |
(noun) horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window | Synonyms: lintel |
(noun) a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about | Synonyms: head, heading |
headfast | (noun) a mooring line that secures the bow of a boat or ship to a wharf | - |
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headfish | (noun) among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters | Synonyms: mola, ocean sunfish, sunfish |
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headful | (noun) a covering over the surface of your head | - |
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(noun) the quantity of information that a head will hold | - |
headgear | (noun) clothing for the head | Synonyms: headdress |
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(noun) stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head | - |
(noun) the hoist at the pithead of a mine | - |
headhunter | (noun) a savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as trophies | Synonyms: head-shrinker |
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(noun) a recruiter of personnel (especially for corporations) | - |
headiness | (noun) The characteristic of being intoxicating or stupefying. | - |
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(noun) The characteristic of being exhilarating, tending to upset the mind or senses. | - |
heading | (noun) a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine | Synonyms: drift, gallery |
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(noun) a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about | Synonyms: head, header |
(noun) the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies | Synonyms: aim, bearing |
headlamp | (noun) a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive | Synonyms: headlight |
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headland | (noun) a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) | Synonyms: foreland, head, promontory |
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headlight | (noun) a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive | Synonyms: headlamp |
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headline | (noun) the heading or caption of a newspaper article | Synonyms: newspaper headline |
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headliner | (noun) a performer who receives prominent billing | Synonyms: star |
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headlinese | (noun) using the abbreviated style of headline writers | - |
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headlock | (noun) a wrestling hold in which the opponent's head is locked between the crook of your elbow and the side of your body | - |
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headman | (noun) the head of a tribe or clan | Synonyms: chief, chieftain, tribal chief |
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(noun) an executioner who beheads the condemned person | Synonyms: headsman |
headmaster | (noun) presiding officer of a school | Synonyms: master, schoolmaster |
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headmastership | (noun) the position of headmaster | - |
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headmistress | (noun) a woman headmaster | - |
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headmistressship | (noun) the position of headmistress | - |
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headphone | (noun) electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear | Synonyms: earphone, earpiece, phone |
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headpiece | (noun) a protective helmet for the head | - |
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(noun) the band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse's head | Synonyms: headstall |
headpin | (noun) the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins | Synonyms: kingpin |
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headquarters | (noun) the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command | Synonyms: HQ, military headquarters |
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(noun) (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise | Synonyms: central office, home base, home office, main office |
(noun) (plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff | - |
headrace | (noun) a waterway that feeds water to a mill or water wheel or turbine | - |
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headrest | (noun) a rest for the head | - |
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(noun) a cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile's seat to prevent whiplash | Synonyms: head restraint |
headroom | (noun) the capacity of a system to reproduce loud sounds without distortion | Synonyms: dynamic headroom |
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(noun) vertical space available to allow easy passage under something | Synonyms: clearance, headway |
headsail | (noun) any sail set forward of the foremast of a vessel | - |
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headscarf | (noun) a kerchief worn over the head and tied under the chin | - |
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headset | (noun) receiver consisting of a pair of headphones | - |
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headshake | (noun) the act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusement | Synonyms: headshaking |
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headshaking | (noun) the act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusement | Synonyms: headshake |
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headship | (noun) the position of head | - |
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(noun) the position of headmaster or headmistress | - |
headshot | (noun) a shot aimed at a person's head | - |
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(noun) an attempt to put the soccer ball into the net by using the head | - |
(noun) a photograph of a person's head | - |
headsman | (noun) an executioner who beheads the condemned person | Synonyms: headman |
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headspace | (noun) the volume left at the top of a filled container (bottle or jar or tin) before sealing | - |
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headspring | (noun) the source of water from which a stream arises | Synonyms: fountainhead, head |
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headstall | (noun) the band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse's head | Synonyms: headpiece |
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headstand | (noun) an acrobatic feat in which a person balances on the head (usually with the help of the hands) | - |
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headstay | (noun) the farthest forward forestay that runs from the bow or bowsprit to the top of the mast. | - |
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headstock | (noun) the stationary support in a machine or power tool that supports and drives a revolving part (as a chuck or the spindle on a lathe) | - |
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headstone | (noun) the central building block at the top of an arch or vault | Synonyms: key, keystone |
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(noun) a stone that is used to mark a grave | Synonyms: gravestone, tombstone |
headstream | (noun) a stream that forms the source of a river | - |
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headwaiter | (noun) a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers | Synonyms: captain, maitre d', maitre d'hotel |
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headwater | (noun) the source of a river | - |
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headway | (noun) forward movement | Synonyms: head |
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(noun) vertical space available to allow easy passage under something | Synonyms: clearance, headroom |
headwind | (noun) wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship or aircraft | - |
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headword | (noun) a word placed at the beginning of a line or paragraph (as in a dictionary entry) | - |
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(noun) a content word that can be qualified by a modifier | Synonyms: head word |