Head - English meaning

noun

The point in time or space at which something begins.

Usage examples:

He left at the beginning of february

verb

Perform or undergo the first part of (an action or activity).

Usage examples:

Peter had just begun a life sentence for murder

noun

A person who is in charge of a worker, group, or organization.

Usage examples:

I asked my boss for a promotion

verb

Give (someone) orders in a domineering manner.

Usage examples:

He does not like being bossed around

adjective

Excellent; outstanding.

Usage examples:

That was a real boss move on his part

noun

The person in command of a ship.

Usage examples:

He found a vessel whose captain was prepared to sign him on

verb

Be the captain of (a ship, aircraft, or sports team).

Usage examples:

All the boats are captained by professional sailors

noun

A naval officer of high rank, above a commander, or a military officer of middle rank, above a lieutenant

Usage examples:

She captains the women’s rowing team.

noun

A leader or ruler of a people or clan.

Usage examples:

The chief of the village

adjective

Most important.

Usage examples:

The chief reason for the spending cuts

adjective

Most important

Usage examples:

Their chief objection to the appointment was that she had no judicial experience., the chief econom…

noun

A person in authority, especially over a body of troops or a military operation.

Usage examples:

The commander of a paratroop regiment

noun

A naval officer of middle rank, above lieutenant

noun

A person or thing that directs or regulates something.

Usage examples:

The controller of bbc television programmes

noun

A person who is in charge of an activity, department, or organization.

Usage examples:

The sales director

noun

A person in charge of an organization or of a particular part of a company’s business

Usage examples:

A marketing director

noun

One of the managers who control a company or an organization

Usage examples:

He became director of the new royal lyceum theatre company, serve as/act as a director she is retir…

Preceding all others in time or space or degree

ordinal number

Coming before all others in time or order; earliest; 1st.

Usage examples:

His first wife

ordinal number

Foremost in position, rank, or importance.

Usage examples:

The doctor's first duty is to respect this right

adjective

Situated or placed in front.

Usage examples:

The fore and hind pairs of wings

noun

The front part of something, especially a ship.

Usage examples:

Sonia climbed regally out of her stateroom in the fore of the ship.

exclamation

Called out as a warning to people in the path of a golf ball.

noun

The leading or most important position or place.

Usage examples:

The issue has moved to the forefront of the political agenda

noun

The most important or leading position

Usage examples:

She was in the forefront on many social issues of her day.

noun

The most noticeable or important position in a particular market, activity, or group

Usage examples:

At/in the forefront of (doing) sth the company is at the forefront of developing new technology to …

noun

A male worker who supervises and directs other workers.

Usage examples:

For management officials and industrial arbitrators, male aggression towards foremen and supervisor…

noun

A skilled person who is in charge of a group of workers

Usage examples:

After four years on the job, he was promoted to foreman.

noun

Someone in charge of a group of workers

Usage examples:

A construction/factory/mine foreman the mine foreman was responsible for conducting a pre-shift exa…

adjective

Most prominent in rank, importance, or position.

Usage examples:

One of the foremost art collectors of his day

adverb

Before anything else in rank, importance, or position; in the first place.

Usage examples:

It was, foremost, the first unequivocal demonstration of the process

adjective

Best known or most important

Usage examples:

He was one of the foremost actors of his day.

noun

A female worker who supervises and directs other workers.

Usage examples:

In this case women from the lower class of workers were still binding their feet while the ‘forewom…

noun

A skilled woman who is in charge of a group of workers

Usage examples:

The jury forewoman slowly read each of the not-guilty verdicts.

noun

A woman who is in charge of a group of workers

Usage examples:

She's a forewoman who commands respect and recommends having a sense of humor on the job.

noun

The side or part of an object that presents itself to view or that is normally seen or used first; the most forward part of something.

Usage examples:

A page at the front of the book had been torn out

adjective

Of or at the front.

Usage examples:

The front cover of the magazine

verb

(of a building or piece of land) have the front facing or directed towards.

Usage examples:

The flats which fronted crow road

noun

An official appointed to govern a town or region.

Usage examples:

The us-approved interim government appointed him governor of the town in january.

noun

A person in charge of an organization or of a particular political unit, esp. a us state

Usage examples:

Governors from most of the 50 states will meet in omaha this weekend., the board of governors of th…

noun

The title of the official leader of some organizations, or member of a group that is in charge of some organizations

Usage examples:

There will be changes to the way the bbc trains its new governors., governor of sth his latest role…

noun

The chief or leader of a community or tribe.

Usage examples:

This is where community leaders such chiefs, headmen and indeed agricultural extension officers nee…

noun

The chief (= leader) of a village or group of people

adjective

Having an important position in a government, company, or organization

Usage examples:

His father was a high-ranking member of the former government., the high-ranking officials arrived …

adjective

Of great vertical extent.

Usage examples:

The top of a high mountain

adverb

At or to a considerable or specified height.

Usage examples:

The sculpture stood about five feet high

noun

A high point, level, or figure.

Usage examples:

Commodity prices were at a rare high

verb

Cause (a person or animal) to go with one by holding them by the hand, a halter, a rope, etc. while moving forward.

Usage examples:

She emerged leading a bay horse

noun

The initiative in an action; an example for others to follow.

Usage examples:

Britain is now taking the lead in environmental policies

noun

A soft, heavy, ductile bluish-grey metal, the chemical element of atomic number 82. it has been used in roofing, plumbing, ammunition, storage batteries, radiation shields, etc., and its compounds have been used in crystal glass, as an anti-knock agent in petrol, and (formerly) in paints.

Usage examples:

There's evidence that heavy metals such as lead and cadmium can make osteoporosis worse.

noun

The person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country.

Usage examples:

The leader of a protest group

noun

A person who manages or controls other people, esp. because of his or her ability or position

Usage examples:

A business/financial/political leader, her company is a leader in the women’s clothing industry.

noun

A company, product, etc. that has higher sales than its competitors

Usage examples:

The brand is market leader in france, where it has a 49% market share., union leaders said they exp…

adjective

Most important.

Usage examples:

A number of leading politicians

noun

Guidance or leadership, especially in a spiritual context.

Usage examples:

Things can be learned in many ways (spiritual leading is one way you pointed).

noun

The amount of blank space between lines of print.

Usage examples:

Most scrapbookers don't know what kerning or leading are and how to adjust them accordingly.

adjective

Chief in size or importance.

Usage examples:

A main road

noun

A principal pipe carrying water or gas to buildings, or taking sewage from them.

Usage examples:

A faulty gas main

noun

(in the game of hazard) a number (5, 6, 7, 8, or 9) called by a player before dice are thrown.

collocation

Cause to happen or to occur as a consequence

phrasal verb

Move or head towards a place.

Usage examples:

I made for the life raft and hung on for dear life

phrasal verb

Tend to result in or be received as a particular thing.

Usage examples:

Job descriptions never make for exciting reading

noun

A person responsible for controlling or administering an organization or group of staff.

Usage examples:

The manager of a bar

noun

Someone whose job is to control or organize someone or something, esp. a business

Usage examples:

The manager of a supermarket, he is manager of the new york city ballet., managerial skills

noun

The person who is responsible for managing a company, store, etc., or a department of a company, etc.

Usage examples:

Effective/good/bad manager a sign of a good manager is knowing how to delegate., top/senior manager…

noun

A man who has people working for him, especially servants or slaves.

Usage examples:

He acceded to his master's wishes

verb

Used as a title prefixed to the name of a boy not old enough to be called ‘mr’.

Usage examples:

Master james wishart

noun

A ship or boat with a specified number of masts.

Usage examples:

A three-master

adjective

More important or better than others

Usage examples:

She is the pre-eminent authority in her subject.

adjective

First in importance, order, or position; leading.

Usage examples:

Germany's premier rock band

noun

A prime minister or other head of government.

Usage examples:

The premier told the president that failure to co-operate with the hague would have disastrous cons…

adjective

Best or most important

Usage examples:

He was widely regarded as one of the world’s premier authorities on heart disease., the premier of …

adjective

Of first importance; main.

Usage examples:

A nurse's prime concern is the well-being of the patient

noun

The state or time of greatest vigour or success in a person's life.

Usage examples:

You're in the prime of life

verb

Make (something) ready for use or action.

Usage examples:

He grabbed a gun from a nearby wall and primed it

adjective

First in order of importance; main.

Usage examples:

The country's principal cities

noun

The most important or senior person in an organization or group.

Usage examples:

A design consultancy whose principal is based in san francisco

adjective

First in order of importance

Usage examples:

Iraq’s principal export is oil.

noun

A position in a hierarchy or scale.

Usage examples:

His world number-one ranking

adjective

Having a specified rank in a hierarchy.

Usage examples:

High-ranking army officers

verb

Give (someone or something) a rank or place within a grading system.

Usage examples:

Students ranked the samples in order of preference

phrasal verb

Begin a journey.

Usage examples:

We set out from new york on friday for egypt

phrasal verb

Arrange or display something in a particular order or position.

Usage examples:

They had a picnic by the river where there was a jetty and rustic tables and chairs set out

phrasal verb

To start a journey

Usage examples:

What time will we have to set off for grandma's house tomorrow?, jenny set off down the road on her…

verb

Begin or be reckoned from a particular point in time or space.

Usage examples:

The season starts in september

noun

The point in time or space at which something has its origin; the beginning.

Usage examples:

He takes over as chief executive at the start of next year

abbreviation

Strategic arms reduction treaty, an agreement between the us and the soviet union to limit and reduce strategic nuclear weapons, first signed in 1991.

noun

A person who manages or superintends an organization or activity.

Usage examples:

The southern area superintendent

noun

A person who is in charge of work done and who manages the employees in a particular office, department, or area

Usage examples:

She was appointed superintendent of schools in tacoma, washington., ask the superintendent to check…

noun

In the us, someone in charge of a government department or official activity or process, who makes sure that rules and laws are obeyed

Usage examples:

Superintendent of sth she is currently serving as superintendent of the kansas city school district…

noun

A person who supervises a person or an activity.

Usage examples:

Here's what's surprising to me: 27 percent had come to the attention of supervisors for suspicious …

noun

A person who is in charge of a group of people or an area of work and who makes sure that the work is done correctly and according to the rules

Usage examples:

All managers and supervisors should be familiar with policy and procedures relating to equal employ…

adjective

Highest in rank or authority.

Usage examples:

A unified force with a supreme commander

noun

A rich cream sauce.

Usage examples:

Chicken supreme

adjective

At the highest level

Usage examples:

The dictionary was called the supreme authority on all matters relating to the language., he was su…

noun

The highest or uppermost point, part, or surface of something.

Usage examples:

Doreen stood at the top of the stairs

adjective

Highest in position, rank, or degree.

Usage examples:

The top button of his shirt

verb

Exceed (an amount, level, or number); be more than.

Usage examples:

Losses are expected to top £100 m this year

adjective

Excellent; of very good quality

Usage examples:

His level of fitness will have to be top-notch for him to play professional basketball.

adjective

Extremely good

Usage examples:

Top-notch scientists/lawyers/artists, the state school system offers a top-notch education., the ne…

adjective

→  top-ranked

Usage examples:

It still wins top ranking in surveys of online banks., the company held on to its top ranking again…

adjective

Highest in physical position; highest.

Usage examples:

We watched a squirrel negotiate the topmost branches of a nearby tree

adjective

Highest

Usage examples:

We sat on the topmost step and waited.