English dictionary: words starting with head

noun

The upper part of the human body, or the front or upper part of the body of an animal, typically separated from the rest of the body by a neck, and containing the brain, mouth, and sense organs.

Usage examples:

Whatever comes into my head

adjective

Chief; principal.

Usage examples:

The head waiter

verb

Be in the leading position on.

Usage examples:

The st george's day procession was headed by the mayor

suffix

Equivalent to -hood.

Usage examples:

Maidenhead

adjective

Designating a portrait, likeness, photograph, etc., in which only the head and shoulders are shown.

noun

A head-and-shoulders portrait or likeness.

idiom

Much better than other people or things

Usage examples:

Natasha is head and shoulders above the other dancers in her age group.

idiom

Outstandingly superior to

phrase

Far superior to.

Usage examples:

You were just head and shoulders above all the other girls

phrasal verb

If you are heading for a bad situation, you are likely to experience it soon, because of your own actions or behaviour

Usage examples:

They're heading for disaster if they're not careful., the country is heading for recession.

To not know the facts of a situation

idiom

Guided by whim and fancy

idiom

A lot of hair

Usage examples:

Even as a tiny baby, she had a thick head of hair.

noun

The official leader of a country, often someone who has few or no real political powers

idiom

Extremely silly

Usage examples:

He must be out of his mind to have spent that much money on an old car!

idiom

Completely in love

idiom

Completely in love with another person

Usage examples:

Laura fell head over heels in love with chris.

idiom

Completely in love with another person

Usage examples:

Laura fell head over heels in love with chris.

noun

An instance of starting ahead of or before others, as in a race, chase, etc., sometimes by a specified amount; the fact of having such an advantage.

adjective

Opposing each other in direct competition

Usage examples:

The two giant aircraft companies went head-to-head for the $2 billion order., tampa bay has no head…

idiom

Be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel

phrasal verb

Be in charge or control of something.

Usage examples:

She headed up two fraud squad teams within the city of london police

idiom

With the head going first

Usage examples:

Dive head first into she dived head first into the pool.

idiom

Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

phrasal verb

Intercept and cause someone or something to turn aside.

Usage examples:

He ran up the road to head off approaching cars

noun

The main office of an organization or company

Usage examples:

The group's head office is relocating to manchester., head office jobs/costs/cuts they plan to cut …

idiom

Meeting front to front

adjective

Involving the front of a vehicle or vehicles.

Usage examples:

A head-on collision

adverb

With the front of a vehicle.

Usage examples:

They hit a bus head-on

noun

A continuous pain in the head.

Usage examples:

I've got a splitting headache

noun

A continuous pain in the head.

Usage examples:

I've got a splitting headache

adjective

Having a headache

Usage examples:

I knew i was getting a cold when i started feeling tired and headachy.

noun

A band of fabric worn around the head as a decoration or to keep the hair or perspiration off the face.

Usage examples:

Soak hair-care items like combs, barrettes, hair ties or bands, headbands, and brushes in rubbing a…

noun

A band of fabric worn around the head as a decoration or to keep the hair or perspiration off the face.

Usage examples:

Soak hair-care items like combs, barrettes, hair ties or bands, headbands, and brushes in rubbing a…

noun

Someone who enjoys listening to loud, energetic rock music

Usage examples:

You don't have to be a hardcore headbanger to like that kind of music., jagger introduced him as th…