head
     n 1: the upper part of the human body or the front part of the
          body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck
          his head out the window" [syn: {caput}]
     2: a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle"
     3: that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings;
        the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I
        couldn't get his words out of my head" [syn: {mind}, {brain},
         {psyche}, {nous}]
     4: a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation"
        [syn: {chief}, {top dog}]
     5: the front of a military formation or procession; "the head
        of the column advanced boldly"; "they were at the head of
        the attack" [ant: {rear}]
     6: the pressure exerted by a fluid; "a head of steam"
     7: the top of something; "the head of the stairs"; "the head of
        the page"; "the head of the list" [ant: {foot}]
     8: the source of water from which a stream arises; "they
        tracked him back toward the head of the stream" [syn: {fountainhead},
         {headspring}]
     9: (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays
        the same grammatical role as the whole constituent [syn: {head
        word}]
     10: the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
     11: the length or height based on the size of a human or animal
         head; "he is two heads taller than his little sister";
         "his horse won by a head"
     12: a dense clusters of flowers or foliage; "a head of
         cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce" [syn: {capitulum}]
     13: the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she
         sent unruly pupils to see the principal" [syn: {principal},
          {school principal}, {head teacher}]
     14: an individual person; "tickets are $5 per head"
     15: a user of (usually soft) drugs; "the office was full of
         secret heads"
     16: a rounded compact mass; "the head of a comet"
     17: the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour
         an effervescent liquid into a container; "the beer had a
         large head of foam"
     18: the part in the front or nearest the viewer; "he was in the
         forefront"; "he was at the head of the column" [syn: {forefront}]
     19: a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a
         head yesterday" [syn: {pass}, {straits}]
     20: forward movement; "the ship made little headway against the
         gale" [syn: {headway}]
     21: a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point
         of the arrow was due north" [syn: {point}]
     22: the subject matter at issue; "the question of disease merits
         serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman
         poets" [syn: {question}]
     23: a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it
         is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with
         the text" [syn: {heading}, {header}]
     24: the rounded end of a bone that bits into a rounded cavity in
         another bone to form a joint; "the head of the humerus"
     25: that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone
         that it moves
     26: (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal
         pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
         [syn: {read/write head}]
     27: (usually plural) an obverse side of a coin that bears the
         representation of a person's head; "call heads or tails!"
         [ant: {tail}]
     28: the striking part of a tool; "the head of the hammer"
     29: (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
     30: a projection out from one end; "the head of the nail", "a
         pinhead is the head of a pin"
     31: a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum [syn: {drumhead}]
     32: oral-genital stimulation; "they say he gives good head"
         [syn: {oral sex}]
     v 1: to go or travel towards; "where is she heading"; "We were
          headed for the mountains"
     2: be in charge of; "Who is heading this project?" [syn: {lead}]
     3: travel in front of; go in advance of others; "The procession
        was headed by John" [syn: {lead}]
     4: be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel; "This
        student heads the class" [syn: {head up}]
     5: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
        [syn: {steer}, {maneuver}, {manoeuver}, {manoeuvre}, {direct},
         {point}, {guide}, {channelize}, {channelise}]
     6: take its rise; "These rivers head from a mountain range in
        the Himalayas"
     7: be in the front of or on top of; "The list was headed by the
        name of the president"
     8: form a head or come or grow to a head; "The wheat headed
        early this year"
     9: remove the head of; "head the fish"
Source: WordNet® 2.0