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Definition head in British English

head noun

noun
/hed/

▪ bend, bow, cock, duck, incline, lift, lower, nod, shake, tilt, toss, turn

1

the top part of your body that has your brain, eyes, mouth etc in it

Example

a bruise on the side of her head

Synonyms and related words
bonce cranial cranium
2

your mind and thoughts

Example

A thought suddenly came into my head.

Example

I don't want to put any ideas into your head.

Example

He did the sums quickly in his head.

Example

She did not speak the words, but instead whispered them inside her head.

Synonyms and related words
thought idea belief ambivert analyse analysis
3

the leader or most important person in a group

Example

The ceremony was attended by heads of government from eleven countries.

Synonyms and related words
amakhosi autocrat boss
3.1

the teacher in charge of a school. The American word is principal.

Synonyms and related words
class teacher coach educator
Example

the head waiter

Synonyms and related words
amakhosi autocrat boss
4

the top or front part of something

Example

We walked straight to the head of the queue.

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apex back back end
4.1

the end of a bed where you put your head

Synonyms and related words
air bed bassinet bed
4.2

the end of a table where the most important person sits

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caster castor drawer
4.3

the top part of a long thin object such as a nail, that is a different shape from or wider than the rest of it

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bolt butterfly nut dowel
5

the most important word in a noun group, adjective group or verb group. For example in the noun group 'a very silly mistake', 'mistake' is the head, and in the adjective group 'deeply asleep', 'asleep' is the head.

6

the white bubbles on the top of a glass of beer

Synonyms and related words
brew brewer brewery
7

the beginning of a river, where the water comes from

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backwater bayou bed
8

the top of a drum

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bellows bow bridge
9

used as a way of counting farm animals

Example

300 head of cattle

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brand brand cattle prod
10

the white centre of a spot on your skin

Synonyms and related words
abrasion abscess athlete’s foot
11

the side of a coin that has a picture of a head on it. The other side is tails

Example

I'll toss a coin. You choose heads or tails.

Synonyms and related words
banknote bill bread
12

to go to sleep

13

if you want an individual's head on a plate you are annoyed with them and want them to endure a punishment

Example

The manager was antagonised by Ben and wanted his head on a plate.

Definition head in British English

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