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Textual thesaurus for "head"

(noun) oral sex

oral stimulation of the genitals

they say he gives good head


(noun) drumhead

a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum


(noun) read/write head

(computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk


(noun) caput

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

he stuck his head out the window


(noun) psyche, brain, nous, mind

that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason

his mind wandered; I couldn't get his words out of my head


(noun) head word

(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent


(noun) header, heading

a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about

the heading seemed to have little to do with the text


(noun) question

the subject matter at issue

the question of disease merits serious discussion; under the head of minor Roman poets


(noun) point

a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer

the point of the arrow was due north


(noun) headway

forward movement

the ship made little headway against the gale


(noun) pass, straits

a difficult juncture

a pretty pass; matters came to a head yesterday


(noun) fountainhead, headspring

the source of water from which a stream arises

they tracked him back toward the head of the stream


(noun) forefront

the part in the front or nearest the viewer

he was in the forefront; he was at the head of the column


(noun) promontory, foreland, headland

a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)


(noun) chief, top dog

a person who is in charge

the head of the whole operation


(noun) principal, head teacher, school principal

the educator who has executive authority for a school

she sent unruly pupils to see the principal


(noun) capitulum

a dense cluster of flowers or foliage

a head of cauliflower; a head of lettuce


(verb) direct, steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, channelise, channelize, guide

direct the course; determine the direction of travelling


(verb) lead

travel in front of; go in advance of others

The procession was headed by John


(verb) lead

be in charge of

Who is heading this project?


(verb) head up

be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel

This student heads the class