head
65
5.6
- noun
- /hɛd/
:
nacimiento (de río)
- The trail brought us around the head of a deep canyon that snaked out to the west.
Examples
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Steve reached me just as I was coming to the head of the queue.
Fiction book (1994) -
The white wooden church stood with its doors flung open at the head of the town green.
Fiction book (1990) -
And they talk about the head of this river.
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I found it, it's waiting for us. - Where? - At the head of the canyon.
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- At the head of the arroyo.
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The first stop he made was just at the head of his alley, outside Nawab-din's house.
Fiction book (1995) -
At 8:45, I was at the head of the approach road I'd walked the morning before.
Fiction book (1996) -
The next day, he marched inland at the head of his own caravan.
Fiction book (1994) -
The black cliff of the FeyAlamtine gleamed in the sunlight at the head of the valley.
Fiction book (1992) -
The village is located at the head of the river where it begins its journey to the ocean.
Synonyms
11
4.2
The place where a path for walking or hiking begins
6
7.2
The source or small streams at the start of a river
5
8.1
A high piece of land that sticks out into the sea
4
6.2
A high piece of land with steep sides that sticks out into the sea
2
8.0
The spring where a river or stream begins
1
7.2
A place where water comes up from the ground to supply a well
1
5.6
The place where a river begins, often in the hills
1
5.5
The place where a river or stream begins
A small stream that forms the start of a river
The place where a stream or river starts
An area of land that sticks out into the sea or lies in front of higher land
Idioms
- Informal
33
3.2
A place to live, like a house or flat that keeps you dry and safe
- Informal
5
5.9
A person who thinks carefully and makes sensible choices
- Informal
4
7.0
To leave someone feeling overwhelmed or confused by too much information
- Informal
3
6.5
Make a very loud, long cry because you feel afraid, excited, or upset
- Informal
3
7.4
To cause someone to feel confused or overwhelmed by too much information
- Informal
1
5.5
To make someone understand or accept something after many tries
- Informal
1
8.1
To stay very alert and watch what is happening around you
1
8.2
To try many times to do something without success and feel frustrated
- Informal
1
3.5
To make loud sounds you cannot stop because something is very funny
1
7.7
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
21
6.0
A person on TV or video who speaks directly to viewers and gives opinions
- Offensive
5
9.9
A man's sexual feelings or other emotions that make him act without thinking
5
1.8
A mild viral sickness that makes your nose stuffy, causes sneezing, and may give you a headache
- Specialized
4
5.6
A thin part that sits between the engine block and cylinder head to stop oil, coolant, and gas from leaking
- Informal
2
5.6
A person or thing that looks very attractive and makes people turn to look
- Literature
1
7.8
A king or queen who rules because they get the position from their family
- Specialized
1
6.4
Metal cover that closes the top of an engine cylinder and holds valves and spark plugs
1
6.3
A carved, hollowed pumpkin made to look like a head or a person whose head looks like a pumpkin
- Informal
1
8.7
An intense mental experience that makes you think deeply or feel strong emotions
- US
1
9.9
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
1
6.0
A small part in a tape or disk player that reads and writes sound and data using a magnet
- Specialized
1
4.1
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 Far
Surface Forms
Etymology
The head of a river or a headland is the source or top point, from the idea of head as the 'beginning' or 'top', so the river's head is where it starts.