Definition of head

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Head (v. t.) To be at the head of; to put one's self at the head of; to lead; to direct; to act as leader to; as, to head an army, an expedition, or a riot..

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Bicipital :: Bicipital (a.) Dividing into two parts at one extremity; having two heads or two supports; as, a bicipital tree..
Tailpiece :: Tailpiece (n.) One of the timbers which tail into a header, in floor framing. See Illust. of Header..
Dragon's Tail :: Dragon's tail () See Dragon's blood, Dragon's head, etc., under Dragon..
Slouch :: Slouch (n.) A hanging down of the head; a drooping attitude; a limp appearance; an ungainly, clownish gait; a sidewise depression or hanging down, as of a hat brim..
Afflux :: Afflux (n.) A flowing towards; that which flows to; as, an afflux of blood to the head..
Proboscis :: Proboscis (n.) A hollow organ or tube attached to the head, or connected with the mouth, of various animals, and generally used in taking food or drink; a snout; a trunk..
Brief :: Brief (a.) An abridgment or concise statement of a client's case, made out for the instruction of counsel in a trial at law. This word is applied also to a statement of the heads or points of a law argument..
Ahead :: Ahead (adv.) In or to the front; in advance; onward.
Pin :: Pin (n.) Especially, a small, pointed and headed piece of brass or other wire (commonly tinned), largely used for fastening clothes, attaching papers, etc..
Head :: Head (v. t.) To form a head to; to fit or furnish with a head; as, to head a nail..
Trunk :: Trunk (n.) That segment of the body of an insect which is between the head and abdomen, and bears the wings and legs; the thorax; the truncus..
Algol :: Algol (n.) A fixed star, in Medusa's head, in the constellation Perseus, remarkable for its periodic variation in brightness..
Tilt :: Tilt (n.) A covering overhead; especially, a tent..
Headgear :: Headgear (n.) Headdress.
Capstan :: Capstan (n.) A vertical cleated drum or cylinder, revolving on an upright spindle, and surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for bars or levers. It is much used, especially on shipboard, for moving or raising heavy weights or exerting great power by traction upon a rope or cable, passing around the drum. It is operated either by steam power or by a number of men walking around the capstan, each pushing on the end of a lever fixed in its socket..
Diadem :: Diadem (n.) Originally, an ornamental head band or fillet, worn by Eastern monarchs as a badge of royalty; hence (later), also, a crown, in general..
Tire :: Tire (n.) A covering for the head; a headdress.
Angler :: Angler (n.) A fish (Lophius piscatorius), of Europe and America, having a large, broad, and depressed head, with the mouth very large. Peculiar appendages on the head are said to be used to entice fishes within reach. Called also fishing frog, frogfish, toadfish, goosefish, allmouth, monkfish, etc..
Hogfish :: Hogfish (n.) A large, red, spiny-headed, European marine fish (Scorpaena scrofa)..
Jugata :: "Jugata (n. pl.) The figures of two heads on a medal or coin, either side by side or joined..
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