English words starting with head

Meanings of 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

Meanings of Head for:

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.

Meanings of Head in clouds:

To not know the facts of a situation

Meanings of Head out:

idiom

Extremely silly

Usage examples:

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

Meanings of Head over:

idiom

Completely in love

Meanings of Head start:

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.

Meanings of Head up:

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

Meanings of Head-first:

idiom

With the head going first

Usage examples:

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

Meanings of Head-in-the-clouds:

idiom

Guided by whim and fancy

Meanings of Head-of-state:

noun

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

Meanings of Head-off:

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

Meanings of Head-on:

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

Meanings of Head-over-heels-in-love:

idiom

Completely in love with another person

Usage examples:

Laura fell head over heels in love with chris.

Meanings of Head-over-heels-in-love-with:

idiom

Completely in love with another person

Usage examples:

Laura fell head over heels in love with chris.

Meanings of Head-to-head:

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…

Meanings of Headache:

noun

A continuous pain in the head.

Usage examples:

I've got a splitting headache

Meanings of Headaches:

noun

A continuous pain in the head.

Usage examples:

I've got a splitting headache

Meanings of Headachy:

adjective

Having a headache

Usage examples:

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

Meanings of Headbands:

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…

Meanings of Headboard:

noun

An upright panel forming or placed behind the head of a bed.

Usage examples:

The dresser was between the desk and the bed, and there were two closets, one behind each of the he…

Meanings of Headboards:

noun

An upright panel forming or placed behind the head of a bed.

Usage examples:

The dresser was between the desk and the bed, and there were two closets, one behind each of the he…

Meanings of Headborough:

noun

In anglo-saxon and later medieval england: the chief member of a tithing or borrow in a system of frank-pledge. later: a parish officer having the same role and function as a petty constable. compare "borrow-head", "borsholder", tithingman .

Meanings of Headcheese:

noun

Meat from a pig's or calf's head that is cooked and pressed into a loaf with aspic; brawn.

Usage examples:

In one telling scene, a middle-aged hausfrau pummels a fireman when he finds a stolen headcheese in…

Meanings of Headcloth:

noun

A cloth or covering worn on the head; especially a headscarf. formerly also in plural: †pieces of cloth forming a headdress.

Meanings of Headclothes:

noun

Clothing or covering for the head; headwear.