Definition of head

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Head (v. t.) To go in front of; to get in the front of, so as to hinder or stop; to oppose; hence, to check or restrain; as, to head a drove of cattle; to head a person; the wind heads a ship..

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Groutnol :: Groutnol (n.) Same as Growthead.
Boroughholder :: Boroughholder (n.) A headborough; a borsholder.
Naphtha :: Naphtha (n.) One of several volatile inflammable liquids obtained by the distillation of certain carbonaceous materials and resembling the naphtha from petroleum; as, Boghead naphtha, from Boghead coal (obtained at Boghead, Scotland); crude naphtha, or light oil, from coal tar; wood naphtha, from wood, etc..
Maharmah :: Maharmah (n.) A muslin wrapper for the head and the lower part of the face, worn by Turkish and Armenian women when they go abroad..
Helve :: Helve (n.) A forge hammer which is lifted by a cam acting on the helve between the fulcrum and the head.
Spermatozoid :: Spermatozoid (n.) The male germ cell in animals and plants, the essential element in fertilization; a microscopic animalcule-like particle, usually provided with one or more cilia by which it is capable of active motion. In animals, the familiar type is that of a small, more or less ovoid head, with a delicate threadlike cilium, or tail. Called also spermatozoon. In plants the more usual term is antherozoid..
Shode :: Shode (v. t.) The parting of the hair on the head.
Craniotomy :: Craniotomy (n.) The operation of opening the fetal head, in order to effect delivery..
Plesiosaurus :: Plesiosaurus (n.) A genus of large extinct marine reptiles, having a very long neck, a small head, and paddles for swimming. It lived in the Mesozoic age..
Rug-headed :: Rug-headed (a.) Having shaggy hair; shock-headed.
Incline :: Incline (v. i.) To bow; to incline the head.
Danite :: Danite (n.) One of a secret association of Mormons, bound by an oath to obey the heads of the church in all things..
Sprig :: Sprig (n.) A brad, or nail without a head..
Scald :: Scald (n.) Scurf on the head. See Scall.
Buffel Duck :: Buffel duck () A small duck (Charitonetta albeola); the spirit duck, or butterball. The head of the male is covered with numerous elongated feathers, and thus appears large. Called also bufflehead..
Browbound :: Browbound (a.) Crowned; having the head encircled as with a diadem.
Toadfish :: Toadfish (n.) Any marine fish of the genus Batrachus, having a large, thick head and a wide mouth, and bearing some resemblance to a toad. The American species (Batrachus tau) is very common in shallow water. Called also oyster fish, and sapo..
Frontal :: Frontal (n.) A medicament or application for the forehead.
Tail :: Tail (n.) Hence, the back, last, lower, or inferior part of anything, -- as opposed to the head, or the superior part..
Cranioclasm :: Cranioclasm (n.) The crushing of a child's head, as with the cranioclast or craniotomy forceps in cases of very difficult delivery..
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