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Definition of head

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Head (n.) The uppermost, foremost, or most important part of an inanimate object; such a part as may be considered to resemble the head of an animal; often, also, the larger, thicker, or heavier part or extremity, in distinction from the smaller or thinner part, or from the point or edge; as, the head of a cane, a nail, a spear, an ax, a mast, a sail, a ship; that which covers and closes the top or the end of a hollow vessel; as, the head of a cask or a steam boiler..

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Arrow Grass :: Arrow grass (n.) An herbaceous grasslike plant (Triglochin palustre, and other species) with pods opening so as to suggest barbed arrowheads..

Bullpout :: Bullpout (n.) See Bullhead, 1 (b)..

Shelf :: Shelf (v. i.) A piece of timber running the whole length of a vessel inside the timberheads.

Cephalosome :: Cephalosome (n.) The anterior region or head of insects and other arthropods.

Forestay :: Forestay (n.) A large, strong rope, reaching from the foremast head to the bowsprit, to support the mast. See Illust. under Ship..

Atlas :: Atlas (n.) The first vertebra of the neck, articulating immediately with the skull, thus sustaining the globe of the head, whence the name..

Dragon's Tail :: Dragon's tail () See Dragon's blood, Dragon's head, etc., under Dragon..

Hood Moulding :: Hood moulding () A projecting molding over the head of an arch, forming the outermost member of the archivolt; -- called also hood mold..

Enfiled :: Enfiled (p. a.) Having some object, as the head of a man or beast, impaled upon it; as, a sword which is said to be enfiled of the thing which it pierces..

Naze :: Naze (n.) A promotory or headland.

Head :: Head (n.) The place or honor, or of command; the most important or foremost position; the front; as, the head of the table; the head of a column of soldiers..

Masthead :: Masthead (v. t.) To cause to go to the masthead as a punishment.

Couchant :: Couchant (v. t.) Lying down with head erect; squatting.

Sorehead :: Sorehead (n.) One who is disgruntled by a failure in politics, or the like..

Describe :: Describe (v. t.) To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out; as, to describe a circle by the compasses; a torch waved about the head in such a way as to describe a circle..

Coronilla :: Coronilla (n.) A genus of plants related to the clover, having their flowers arranged in little heads or tufts resembling coronets..

Cabbage :: Cabbage (v. i.) To form a head like that the cabbage; as, to make lettuce cabbage..

Pennant :: Pennant (n.) A small flag; a pennon. The narrow, / long, pennant (called also whip or coach whip) is a long, narrow piece of bunting, carried at the masthead of a government vessel in commission. The board pennant is an oblong, nearly square flag, carried at the masthead of a commodore's vessel..

Headlight :: Headlight (n.) A light, with a powerful reflector, placed at the head of a locomotive, or in front of it, to throw light on the track at night, or in going through a dark tunnel..

Bountihead :: Bountihead (n.) Alt. of Bountyhoo.