Head synonyms
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The definition of a noggin is an informal, slang term for the human head.
A meat paste or spread
An artificial substitute for the natural crown of a tooth.
The bony or cartilaginous framework of the head, made up of the bones of the braincase and face; cranium.
The definition of a title is the name of a person's job, the name of a creative work or a word used before someone's name to indicate his or her status.
A geodesic dome.
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A caplike part or thing; cover or top, as the cap-shaped part of a mushroom, a small metal cover for a bottle, the cover over a camera lens or other projecting or end part, a kneecap, an artificial crown for a tooth, a mountain top, or the capital of a column
A conference or meeting of high-level leaders, usually called to shape a program of action.
To function properly:
cranium (related)
The skull, excluding the lower jaw
The seat of intelligence; brains.
A pod with such seeds, eaten as a vegetable when still unripe
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loaf (British)
The skull
judgment (related)
(Law) The act of determining, as in courts of law, what is conformable to law and justice; also, the determination, decision, or sentence of a court, or of a judge.
Of or having to do with capital, or wealth
Of or from the cranium
Primary; most important.
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trivial (antonym)
Of little or no importance; insignificant; trifling
By analogy with a human brain, the part of a machine or computer that performs calculations.
The definition of a leader is a person, animal or thing that guides or directs.
A person who is in charge; a manager or leader:
Of a corporation, an individual selected to serve on its board of directors and thereby oversee the management of its affairs.
An urgent requirement; a pressing need:
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approach (related)
To speak to, as to make a request or ask a question.
capitate
Enlarged and globular at the tip, as a bone of the wrist having a rounded knoblike end or the stigma of certain flowers.
(Informal, former) The head; pate
A portion of this skin with its attached hair, cut from a body especially as a battle trophy or as proof in claiming a bounty.
pow (Scotch)
The skull
The usually edible seed of such a fruit.
(Cribbage) The jack of the same suit as the card cut from the pack: it counts one point for the holder
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A military officer in charge of a unit, post, camp, base, or station.
A person or thing that rules or governs
(Geography) The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point; often, the whole hill or mountain, especially when isolated; as, the Peak of Teneriffe.
The first available bellhop or page, as in a hotel: generally used as a call
An act of beginning; an initial effort:
A person or thing from which something comes into being or is derived or obtained:
The highest point, as of achievement or development:
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(Mathematics) A maximum or minimum point on a curve.
(Football) A player at either end of the line
latent force
Stored power
static energy
Stored power
Potential energy is defined as mechanical energy, stored energy, or energy caused by its position.
bottle-top
A bottle cap
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(Plural only, informal) Intelligence; aptitude; mental capability.
Thoughtful regard or provision for the future; prudent forethought
An ingenious or imaginative contrivance.
A heading or title, as of an article
The definition of a hippie was a young person during the 1960's or early 1970's who went against generally accepted values of society with many turning to actions like communal living, mysticism and psychedelic drugs.
A person who uses LSD.
pothead
(Derogatory slang) A person who smokes cannabis frequently, to excess.
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Supervise is to watch, direct and manage a task or someone's performance.
To travel
administrator (related)
One who administers, especially one who works as a manager in a business, government agency, or school.
top (related)
(Nautical) A platform enclosing the head of each mast of a sailing ship, to which the topmast rigging is attached.
climax (related)
The definition of climax is the most intense or highest point of something, or an orgasm.
crisis (related)
The definition of a crisis is a turning point or a difficult or dark time when disasters are happening or when tough decisions must be made.
energy (related)
The capacity for work or vigorous activity:
cover (related)
The definition of a cover is something that goes over, rests on the surface or provides a place to hide.
fixture (related)
(Chiefly Brit.) A well-established, regularly occurring sports or social event
headline (related)
The title or heading of an article, especially in a newspaper, usually set in large type.
addict (related)
A person physically or psychologically dependent on some habit, esp. on the use of a narcotic drug
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command (related)
To have or exercise supreme power, control or authority over, especially military; to have under direction or control.
manage (related)
To direct or conduct business affairs.
Of foremost importance; paramount:
Highest, as in rank or office; foremost
The definition of foremost is something most important, highest ranking or most relevant.
Having a position in the lead; foremost:
(Nautical) Connected to or located near the mainmast:
First to occur or exist; earliest.
A compact cluster of sessile flowers, often surrounded by involucral bracts, as of daisies and other composite plants.
costard (contemptuous)
The skull
unimportant (antonym)
Not important; insignificant or petty.
secondary (antonym)
Of or relating to secondary schools.
auxiliary (antonym)
Acting as a subsidiary; supplementary:
second (antonym)
Inferior; subordinate; secondary
lower (antonym)
(Geology & Archaeology) Relating to or being an earlier or older division of the period named.
inability (antonym)
Lack of the ability to do something; incapability
stupidity (antonym)
(Countable) An act that is stupid.
ignorance (antonym)
The definition of ignorance is being unaware, uneducated or unknowledgeable.
body (antonym)
A human; a person:
subordinate (antonym)
(Countable) One who is subordinate.
beginning (antonym)
The first part:
mouth (antonym)
A spokesperson; a mouthpiece:
conclusion (antonym)
The definition of a conclusion is the last part of something or an opinion reached after some thought.
follower (antonym)
One who accepts the guidance, command, or leadership of another:
bottom (antonym)
The bottom is defined as the underside or lowest position.
foot (antonym)
The definition of a foot is the end or last of something or 12 inches.
follow (antonym)
To occur or be evident as a consequence; result:
obey (antonym)
To carry out or fulfill the command, order, or instruction of.
The amount of voting; number of votes recorded
(Med.) An interruption of normal function in a part of the body
A shelflike growth of fungus found on various trees, usually on the trunk
(Philosophy) The non-material substance or set of processes in which consciousness, perception, affectivity, judgement, thinking, and will are based.
(Informal) Brains; intellect.
A natural ability or talent
Suitability; the quality of being apt or suitable
A framework transverse to the length of a structure, for supporting lateral as well as vertical loads
Power or ability to do some particular thing; special aptitude or skill
The act of giving:
(An) inborn tendency to behave in a way characteristic of a species; natural, unlearned, predictable response to stimuli
A clever expedient or way of doing something
A superior, apparently natural ability in the arts or sciences or in the learning or doing of anything
A fit or a period of giddiness.
The leader or head of a group, especially of a clan or tribe.
(Informal) headmaster
One who occupies a position of authority in a religious hierarchy.
A person holding an office of authority among the Freemasons, especially the presiding officer; also, a person holding a similar office in other civic societies.
(Management) The leader of a work crew.
The leader of a work crew, as in a factory.
(--- Baseball) The person in overall charge of a team and its strategy during games, practice sessions, etc.
Superintendent is defined as a person in charge of a department or institution, or a person such as a custodian who is responsible for the maintenance of a building.
One who is an elected administrative officer in certain US counties and townships.
Someone who supervises workers, especially one who imposes hard or burdensome work.
Female equivalent of taskmaster.
A person having subordinate authority, as a foreman's assistant
Light, trifling, or worthless talk, ideas, etc.
(Slang) An excited or agitated state
(Slang) Beer.
Ferment; agitation
Any crucial period
Exigency.
A point of time
A document granting permission to pass or to go and come; a passport; a ticket permitting free transit or admission; as, a railroad or theater pass; a military pass.
The hour or moment at which a military attack or other important operation is to begin
Something forming or used to form the head, top, edge, or front; specif., an inscription at the top of a paragraph, chapter, page, section, etc., giving the title or topic
To direct the taking of (an oath, pledge, test, etc.)
(Computing) the act or function of providing maintenance and general housekeeping for computer systems, networks, peripheral equipment, etc.
To manage or regulate the business or affairs of; be in charge of:
To exercise authority over; rule, administer, direct, control, manage, etc.
(Intransitive) To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a fox, or at a target.
To consider; to turn or revolve in the mind; to plan.
To aim or direct
To aim or direct (a gun, finger, etc.)
To establish as the highest level of performance:
To coach in or accustom to a mode of behavior or performance.
To prepare (a table) for a meal; set with silverware, plates, etc.
To conduct (oneself) in a specified way:
(Ergative, baseball, softball) Of a batter, to be retired after three strikes (missed swings, as opposed to any other way of becoming "out"); of a pitcher, to cause this to happen to the batter.
cock-of-the-walk
ability (related)
Skill, expertness, or talent
decide (related)
A decisive point
words (related)
A term or terms in large type introducing a text
Stimulation of the genitals using the mouth.
Alternative spelling of drum head.
read/write head
(computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
Nous is defined as reason, knowledge and good sense.
head word
(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
Text, or other visual information, used to mark off a quantity of text, often titling or summarizing it.
Doubt; uncertainty
Progress or success in work, etc.
A spring that is the source or head of a stream.
headspring
A fountainhead; a source.
(Anat.) A prominent part
The unbroken soil at the edge of a plowed field, esp. at the ends of the furrows
top-dog
(Idiomatic) in a competition, the one expected to win
the educator who has executive authority for a school
(Education) A gender-neutral term for a headmaster or headmistress.
To guide a vessel or vehicle.
To move, lead, get, put, make, compel, etc. (a person or thing) by some stratagem or scheme
To direct the course of; steer:
To provide a channel for
Alternative form of channelize.
(Ceramics) To glaze (pottery) with a glaze made primarily of lead
To close (a cask, barrel, etc.) by fitting a head to it.
tail (antonym)
Such an appendage
rear (antonym)
The part of a military deployment usually farthest from the fighting front.
ead
Eye dialect spelling of head.
Water
hydrol
neck (related)
chair (related)
wing (related)
bow (related)
butt (related)
corner (related)
arm (related)
The part of the skull that contains the brain; cranium
brain box
The skull
Any process or growth on the head of an animal, as a comb or feathered tuft on certain birds
finish (antonym)
The final part; the conclusion:
One who oversees or supervises. A supervisor.
A colloid in which particles of a gas are dispersed throughout a liquid.
The position of most activity, importance, etc.
A place where two or more roads meet.
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