Definition of head

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Head (n.) The most prominent or important member of any organized body; the chief; the leader; as, the head of a college, a school, a church, a state, and the like..

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Helve :: Helve (n.) The lever at the end of which is the hammer head, in a forge hammer..
Triple-headed :: Triple-headed (a.) Having three heads; three-headed; as, the triple-headed dog Cerberus..
Head Gear :: Head gear (n.) Alt. of Headgea.
Water Cock :: Water cock () A large gallinule (Gallicrex cristatus) native of Australia, India, and the East Indies. In the breeding season the male is black and has a fleshy red caruncle, or horn, on the top of its head. Called also kora..
Hound :: Hound (n.) Projections at the masthead, serving as a support for the trestletrees and top to rest on..
Cyclops :: Cyclops (n. sing. & pl.) One of a race of giants, sons of Neptune and Amphitrite, having but one eye, and that in the middle of the forehead. They were fabled to inhabit Sicily, and to assist in the workshops of Vulcan, under Mt. Etna..
Pectination :: Pectination (n.) The act of combing; the combing of the head.
Dragon's Tail :: Dragon's tail () See Dragon's blood, Dragon's head, etc., under Dragon..
Deuteropathy :: Deuteropathy (n.) A sympathetic affection of any part of the body, as headache from an overloaded stomach..
Headspring :: Headspring (n.) Fountain; source.
Temerarious :: Temerarious (a.) Unreasonably adventurous; despising danger; rash; headstrong; audacious; reckless; heedless.
Plank-sheer :: Plank-sheer (n.) The course of plank laid horizontally over the timberheads of a vessel's frame.
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) A crosspiece upon the head of a boat's rudder. To its ends lines are attached which lead forward so that the boat can be steered from amidships.
Lustihead :: Lustihead (n.) See Lustihood.
Furfuration :: Furfuration (n.) Falling of scurf from the head; desquamation.
Pillow :: Pillow (n.) Anything used to support the head of a person when reposing; especially, a sack or case filled with feathers, down, hair, or other soft material..
Bridle :: Bridle (v. i.) To hold up the head, and draw in the chin, as an expression of pride, scorn, or resentment; to assume a lofty manner; -- usually with up..
Crest :: Crest (n.) The helm or head, as typical of a high spirit; pride; courage..
Incline :: Incline (v. t.) To cause to deviate from a line, position, or direction; to give a leaning, bend, or slope to; as, incline the column or post to the east; incline your head to the right..
Proscription :: Proscription (n.) The act of proscribing; a dooming to death or exile; outlawry; specifically, among the ancient Romans, the public offer of a reward for the head of a political enemy; as, under the triumvirate, many of the best Roman citizens fell by proscription..
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