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head

n.

The skull
brainpan, scalp, brain box, pate, crown, headpiece, pow (Scotch), poll, bean*, noggin*, coconut*, noodle*, nut*, nob*, loaf (British); see also cranium.
A leader or supervisor
commander, commanding officer, ruler; see administrator, leader 2.
The top
summit, peak, crest; see top 1.
The beginning
front, start, source; see origin 2.
A climax
acme, turning point, end; see climax, crisis.
Stored power
latent force, static energy, potential energy; see energy 3.
An attachment
cap, bottle top, cork; see cover 1, fixture.
*Intelligence
brains, foresight, ingenuity; see judgment 1.
A headline
leader, caption, title; see headline.
*A drug user
hippie, acidhead*, pothead*; see addict.

come to a head

culminate, reach a crisis, come to a climax; see climax.

get it through one's head

learn, comprehend, see; see understand 1.

give one his head

permit, condone, approve; see allow 1.

go to one's head

stir mentally, stimulate, intoxicate, make one arrogant; see excite 1.

hang or hide one's head

repent, be sorry, be ashamed, grieve; see regret.

keep one's head

remain calm, keep one's self-control, hold one's emotions in check; see restrain 1.

lose one's head

become excited, get angry, go mad, rave; see rage 1.

make head

make headway, progress, go forward, proceed; see advance 1.

make head or tail of

comprehend, apprehend, see; see understand 1.

one's head off

greatly, extremely, considerably; see much 1.

on or upon one's head

burdensome, taxing, strenuous; see difficult 1.

out of or off one's head*

crazy, delirious, raving; see insane 1.

over one's head

incomprehensible, not understandable, hard; see difficult 2.

put or lay heads together

consult, talk over, confer; see discuss.

take it into one's head

conceive, concoct, devise; see invent 2.

head Synonyms

head

v.

To lead
direct, oversee, supervise; see command 2, manage 1.
To travel
go, set out, head for; see travel 2.

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Another word for head

noun

The uppermost part of the body:
noddle, pate, poll. (Slang) bean, block, conk, dome, noggin, noodle, nut. See body
The seat of the faculty of intelligence and reason:
brain, mind. (Informal) gray matter. See thoughts
An innate capability:
aptitude, aptness, bent, faculty, flair, genius, gift, instinct, knack, talent, turn. See ability, approach
One who is highest in rank or authority:
boss, chief, chieftain, director, headman, hierarch, leader, master. (Slang) honcho. Idiom: cock of the walk. See over
Someone who directs and supervises workers:
boss, director, foreman, foreperson, forewoman, manager, overseer, superintendent, supervisor, taskmaster, taskmistress. (Informal) straw boss. (Slang) chief. See over
A mass of bubbles in or on the surface of a liquid:
foam, froth, lather, spume, suds, yeast. See solid
A decisive point:
climacteric, crisis, crossroad (used in plural), exigence, exigency, juncture, pass, turning point, zero hour. See decide
A term or terms in large type introducing a text:
heading, headline. See words

adjective

Having or exercising authority:

chief, principal. See over

verb

To have charge of (the affairs of others):
administer, administrate, direct, govern, manage, run, superintend, supervise. See over
To move (a weapon or blow, for example) in the direction of someone or something:
aim, cast, direct, level, point, set¹, train, turn, zero in. (Military) lay¹. See seek
To proceed in a specified direction:
bear, go, make, set out, strike out. See approach