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Definition of head

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Head (n.) The source, fountain, spring, or beginning, as of a stream or river; as, the head of the Nile; hence, the altitude of the source, or the height of the surface, as of water, above a given place, as above an orifice at which it issues, and the pressure resulting from the height or from motion; sometimes also, the quantity in reserve; as, a mill or reservoir has a good head of water, or ten feet head; also, that part of a gulf or bay most remote from the outlet or the sea..

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Helmet :: Helmet (n.) A naked shield or protuberance on the top or fore part of the head of a bird.

Amice :: Amice (n.) A square of white linen worn at first on the head, but now about the neck and shoulders, by priests of the Roman Catholic Church while saying Mass..

Nose :: Nose (n.) The prominent part of the face or anterior extremity of the head containing the nostrils and olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See Nostril, and Olfactory organ under Olfactory..

Heading :: Heading (n.) The act or state of one who, or that which, heads; formation of a head..

Bufflehead :: Bufflehead (n.) One who has a large head; a heavy, stupid fellow..

Hobbyhorse :: Hobbyhorse (n.) A stick, often with the head or figure of a horse, on which boys make believe to ride..

Algol :: Algol (n.) A fixed star, in Medusa's head, in the constellation Perseus, remarkable for its periodic variation in brightness..

Headstrong :: Headstrong (a.) Not easily restrained; ungovernable; obstinate; stubborn.

Coxcomb :: Coxcomb (n.) The top of the head, or the head itself.

Indorse :: Indorse (v. t.) To write upon the back or outside of a paper or letter, as a direction, heading, memorandum, or address..

Snare :: Snare (n.) The gut or string stretched across the lower head of a drum.

Mustache :: Mustache (n.) Any conspicuous stripe of color on the side of the head, beneath the eye of a bird..

Forelock :: Forelock (n.) The lock of hair that grows from the forepart of the head.

Blockhead :: Blockhead (n.) A stupid fellow; a dolt; a person deficient in understanding.

Headrope :: Headrope (n.) That part of a boltrope which is sewed to the upper edge or head of a sail.

Duck :: Duck (v. i.) To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to dive; to plunge the head in water or other liquid; to dip.

Butler :: Butler (n.) An officer in a king's or a nobleman's household, whose principal business it is to take charge of the liquors, plate, etc.; the head servant in a large house..

Foots :: Foots (n. pl.) The settlings of oil, molasses, etc., at the bottom of a barrel or hogshead..

Blowhole :: Blowhole (n.) A nostril or spiracle in the top of the head of a whale or other cetacean.

Cuddy :: Cuddy (n.) A blockhead; a lout.