head
- noun
- /hɛd/
- Are you not aware of Rome's most ancient law, that no general may enter the city at the head of his armed legions?
- head of the class
Stapleton is like turning things on on their head without meaning to.
- Stapleton is like turning things on on their head without meaning to.
Examples
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The head of the procession led everyone down the street.
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I ride at the head of the Persian army.
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- Holiness, will you take the head of the table?
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Competition on a social level reared its head even faster than on the economic level.
Academic text (1992) -
When my master meets with your knights, he must be seated last and he must be seated at the head of the table.
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They've LED Michael Regan, the head of the EPA, on tours of Cancer Alley.
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She was elected as the head of the student council for her outstanding leadership.
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As the head of the table, he was responsible for starting the discussion.
Synonyms
The position closest to someone watching at the start of a group
A person leading a movement or attack
The front part of a thing, animal, or building
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
A place to live, like a house or flat that keeps you dry and safe
- Informal
A person who thinks carefully and makes sensible choices
- Informal
To leave someone feeling overwhelmed or confused by too much information
- Informal
Make a very loud, long cry because you feel afraid, excited, or upset
- Informal
To cause someone to feel confused or overwhelmed by too much information
- Informal
To make someone understand or accept something after many tries
- Informal
To stay very alert and watch what is happening around you
To try many times to do something without success and feel frustrated
- Informal
To make loud sounds you cannot stop because something is very funny
A sum of money offered to catch or kill a person wanted by the police
- Informal
To notice things happening behind you without turning around
To stay constantly in someone's thoughts and annoy them
To move forward despite strong opposition or many difficulties
Compounds
- Literature
A person on TV or video who speaks directly to viewers and gives opinions
- Offensive
A man's sexual feelings or other emotions that make him act without thinking
A mild viral sickness that makes your nose stuffy, causes sneezing, and may give you a headache
- Specialized
A thin part that sits between the engine block and cylinder head to stop oil, coolant, and gas from leaking
- Informal
A person or thing that looks very attractive and makes people turn to look
- Literature
A king or queen who rules because they get the position from their family
- Specialized
Metal cover that closes the top of an engine cylinder and holds valves and spark plugs
A carved, hollowed pumpkin made to look like a head or a person whose head looks like a pumpkin
- Informal
An intense mental experience that makes you think deeply or feel strong emotions
- US
A rare North American orchid with a brownish-green flower and a red-and-white lip shaped like a small horned animal's head
- Specialized
A small part in a tape or disk player that reads and writes sound and data using a magnet
- Specialized
A padded support on top of a car seat that holds the head and reduces neck injury in a crash
A North American plant in the mint family with two-lipped pink or white flowers in a spike
- Specialized
A plant like snakeweed with small flower heads that have fewer petals and fewer small flowers in the center
- Specialized
A wildflower with a long cone and yellow petals that grows in western North America
- South African
A small African succulent plant with many thin hanging branches like snakes
- Specialized
An accident when the small moving part that reads a hard drive touches the disk and destroys data
- Specialized
A disease from a fungus that attacks wheat or barley heads and reduces the crop
How Leading
Surface Forms
Etymology
A problem coming to a head uses the idea of head as the top or turning point, so it means the issue has reached its most important or urgent moment.