head
151
7.9
- noun
- /hɛd/
- Specialized
:
cabecera (encabezado, <head>)
- And now we have this new computerized head scanner that can automatically show us--
- head-mounted microphone
- head-mounted
- ultrasonic head
So by that it can make sure the printing head can keep specific temperature.
- So by that it can make sure the printing head can keep specific temperature.
- And then the last things, the head there is the methods.
Examples
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Place vocabulary was put at the head of important skills that are needed by informed citizens.
Academic text (1990) -
This model of printer uses an advanced print head for higher resolution outputs.
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Is that a new shower head?
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So by that it can make sure the printing head can keep specific temperature.
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They came under the heading of hard truths.
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VEL: This is the scanner head from the fax machine.
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High-thrust hydraulic cylinders pushed the machine head to provide the forward cutting force.
Academic text (1993) -
The boat has a head compartment that provides a private bathroom for the crew.
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The report detailed all the important information under the heading of 'Financial Performance'.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
The subject or topic being discussed
39
3.0
A line at the top of a page that tells what the content is
28
1.3
A short title at the top of a page that shows what follows
A small part inside a hard disk that reads and writes data using magnets
The main word in a group of words that other words describe
The main word at the start of a dictionary entry or phrase shown in bold
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
Surface Forms
Etymology
In grammar, computers, and titles a head is the main or controlling part because head came to mean the 'main' or 'top' piece of anything, and the head word decides the rest.