英语词汇“head”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

head

(hed )

Word forms: heads , heading , headed Head is used in a large number of expressions which are explained under other words in the dictionary. For example, the expression 'off the top of your head' is explained at 'top'.

1. countable noun A1

Your head is the top part of your body, which has your eyes, mouth, and brain in it.

She turned her head away from him.

He took a puff on his pipe and shook his head.

Synonyms: skull, crown, pate, bean [US, Canadian, slang]

You can also use head as a measure of distance, equal to the length of a person's or animal's head.

The third gorilla was taller by a head.

2. countable noun B1+

You can use head to refer to your mind and your mental abilities.

I can't get that song out of my head.

...an exceptional analyst who could do complex maths in his head.

3. singular noun

The head of a line of people or vehicles is the front of it, or the first person or vehicle in the line.

...the head of the queue. [+ of]

We took our place at the head of the convoy.

Synonyms: front, beginning, top, first place

4. verb

If someone or something heads a line or procession, they are at the front of it.

The parson, heading the procession, had just turned right towards the churchyard. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: lead, precede, be the leader of, be or go first

5. verb

If something heads a list or group, it is at the top of it.

The book has sold twelve thousand copies in three weeks, and is still heading the list of best-sellers. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: top, lead, crown, cap

6. singular noun

The head of something is the highest or top part of it.

...the head of the stairs. [+ of]

Every day a different name was placed at the head of the chart. [+ of]

Synonyms: top, crown, summit, height

7. countable noun

The head of something long and thin is the end which is wider than or a different shape from the rest, and which is often considered to be the most important part.

There should be no exposed screw heads.

Keep the head of the club the same height throughout the swing.

...a flower head.

8. countable noun A2

The head of a school is the teacher who is in charge. [mainly British]

She is full of admiration for the head and teachers.

Synonyms: head teacher, principal, headmaster or headmistress

9. countable noun B1

The head of a company or organization is the person in charge of it and in charge of the people in it.

...heads of government from more than 100 countries. [+ of]

...the head waiter.

Synonyms: leader, president, director, manager

10. verb B2

If you head a department, company, or organization, you are the person in charge of it.

He had just been appointed to head the corporate-finance department. [VERB noun]

My department is headed by two 30-year-olds. [VERB-ed]

11. countable noun

The head of an infected spot is its white or yellow centre.

12. countable noun [usually singular]

The head on a glass of beer is the layer of small bubbles that form on the top of the beer.

13. plural noun [num N of n]

You can use head to say how many animals of a particular type a farmer has. For example, if they have fifty head of cattle, they have fifty cows.

14. countable noun [usually singular]

If you have a bad head, you have a headache. [British, informal]

I had a terrible head and was extraordinarily drunk.

15. adverb [be ADVERB, ADVERB after verb]

If you toss a coin and it comes down heads, you can see the side of the coin which has a picture of a head on it.

'We might toss up for it,' suggested Ted. 'If it's heads, then we'll talk.'

Heads or tails?

16. verb B2

If you are heading for a particular place, you are going towards that place. In American English, you can also say that you are headed for a particular place.

He headed for the bus stop. [VERB + for]

...an Iraqi vessel heading for the port of Basra. [VERB for noun]

It is not clear how many of them will be heading back to Saudi Arabia tomorrow. [VERB adverb/preposition]

She and her child boarded a plane headed to where her family lived. [VERB-ed]

He could just as well have hitched a ride on a train or a truck headed west. [VERB-ed]

17. verb B2

If something or someone is heading for a particular result, the situation they are in is developing in a way that makes that result very likely. In American English, you can also say that something or someone is headed for a particular result.

The latest talks aimed at ending the civil war appear to be heading for deadlock. [VERB + for]

If she does not work hard, Laure is heading for disaster. [V for/towards n]

The centuries-old ritual seems headed for extinction. [V-ed + for]

[Also V + towards]

18. verb [usually passive]

If a piece of writing is headed a particular title, it has that title written at the beginning of it.

One chapter is headed, 'Beating the Test'.

19. verb

If you head a ball in football, you hit it with your head in order to make it go in a particular direction.

He headed the ball across the face of the goal. [VERB noun preposition/adverb]

[Also VERB noun]

20. See also heading

21. a head phrase

You use a head or per head after stating a cost or amount in order to indicate that that cost or amount is for each person in a particular group.

This simple chicken dish costs less than £1 a head.

Ethiopia, for instance uses the equivalent of just twenty kilos of oil per head a year.

22. do your head in phrase [VERB and NOUN inflect]

If something or someone does your head in, they make you angry or frustrated. [British, informal]

Living with my parents is doing my head in.

Synonyms: depress, dishearten, frustrate, discourage

23. from head to foot phrase B2

From head to foot means all over your body. [emphasis]

Colin had been put into a bath and been scrubbed from head to foot.

Synonyms: from top to toe, completely, all over, entirely

24. head for sth phrase

If you a have a head for something, you can deal with it easily. For example, if you have a head for figures, you can do arithmetic easily, and if you have a head for heights, you can climb to a great height without feeling afraid.

I don't have a head for business.

...an extraordinarily effective organiser with a remarkable head for figures.

25. get sth into one's head phrase B1+

If you get a fact or idea into your head, you suddenly realize or think that it is true and you usually do not change your opinion about it.

Once they get an idea into their heads, they never give up.

26. get sth into one's head phrase B1+

If you say that someone has got something into their head, you mean that they have finally understood or accepted it, and you are usually criticizing them because it has taken them a long time to do this.

She can't get it into her head that Chris will never change.

27. give sb their head phrase [VERB and NOUN inflect]

If you give someone their head, you allow them to do what they want to do, without trying to advise or stop them.

He recognised ability and gave people their heads.

28. go to one's head phrase

If alcoholic drink goes to your head, it makes you feel drunk.

That wine was strong, it went to your head.

29. go to one's head phrase

If you say that something such as praise or success goes to someone's head, you are criticizing them because you think that it makes them too proud or confident. [disapproval]

Ford is definitely not a man to let a little success go to his head.

30. head over heels phrase

If you are head over heels or head over heels in love, you are very much in love.

I was very attracted to men and fell head over heels many times.

Synonyms: completely, thoroughly, utterly, intensely

31. to keep your head phrase

If you keep your head, you remain calm in a difficult situation. If you lose your head, you panic or do not remain calm in a difficult situation.

She was able to keep her head and not panic.

She lost her head and started screaming at me.

Synonyms: stay calm, stay cool, remain unruffled, keep your shirt on [informal]

32. to knock something on the head phrase

If you knock something on the head, you stop it. [British, informal]

When we stop enjoying ourselves we'll knock it on the head.

33. to laugh your head off phrase

Phrases such as laugh your head off and scream your head off can be used to emphasize that someone is laughing or screaming a lot or very loudly. [emphasis]

He carried on telling a joke, laughing his head off.

34. be off one's head phrase [NOUN inflects, usually verb-link PHRASE]

If you say that someone is off their head, you mean that they have taken so many drugs that they do not know what they are doing. [mainly British, informal]

35. off one's head phrase

If you say that someone is off their head, you think that their ideas or behaviour are very strange, foolish, or dangerous. [mainly British, informal, disapproval]

He's gone completely off his head.

36. stand/turn sth on its head phrase

If you stand an idea or argument on its head or turn it on its head, you think about it or treat it in a completely new and different way.

Their relationship turned the standard notion of marriage on its head.

37. be over sb's head phrase

If something such as an idea, joke, or comment goes over someone's head, it is too difficult for them to understand.

I admit that a lot of the ideas went way over my head.

38. over sb's head phrase

If someone does something over another person's head, they do it without asking them or discussing it with them, especially when they should do so because the other person is in a position of authority.

He was reprimanded for trying to go over the heads of senior officers.

39. to rear/raise its ugly head phrase

If you say that something unpleasant or embarrassing rears its ugly head or raises its ugly head, you mean that it occurs, often after not occurring for some time.

There was a problem which reared its ugly head about a week after she moved back in.

40. stand on one's head phrase

If you stand on your head, you balance upside down with the top of your head and your hands on the ground.

41. make head (n)or tail phrase

If you say that you cannot make head nor tail of something or you cannot make head or tail of it, you are emphasizing that you cannot understand it at all. [informal]

I couldn't make head nor tail of the damn film.

42. take it into one's head phrase

If somebody takes it into their head to do something, especially something strange or foolish, they suddenly decide to do it.

He suddenly took it into his head to go out to Australia to stay with his son.

43. come to a head/bring sth to a head phrase

If a problem or disagreement comes to a head or is brought to a head, it becomes so bad that something must be done about it.

These problems came to a head in September when five of the station's journalists were sacked.

44. to bang two peoples' heads together phrase [VERB inflects]

If you bang peoples' heads together or knock their heads together, you tell them off severely for doing something wrong or for not doing something they were asked to do. [mainly British]

It is now high time he banged his colleagues' heads together.

45. to put your heads together phrase

If two or more people put their heads together, they talk about a problem they have and try to solve it.

So everyone put their heads together and eventually an amicable arrangement was reached.

Synonyms: consult, confer, discuss, deliberate

46. to keep your head above water phrase

If you keep your head above water, you just avoid getting into difficulties; used especially to talk about business.

We are keeping our head above water, but our cash flow position is not too good.

47. heads will roll phrase A2

If you say that heads will roll as a result of something bad that has happened, you mean that people will be punished for it, especially by losing their jobs.

The group's problems have led to speculation that heads will roll.

Phrasal verbs:

head off

1. phrasal verb

If you head off a person, animal, or vehicle, you move to a place in front of them in order to capture them or make them change the direction they are moving in.

He changed direction swiftly, turned into the hallway and headed her off. [VERB noun PARTICLE]

[Also VERB PARTICLE noun]

2. phrasal verb

If you head something off, especially something unpleasant, you take action before it is expected to happen in order to prevent it from happening.

He would ask Congress to intervene and head off a strike. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

You have to be good at spotting trouble on the way and heading it off. [VERB noun PARTICLE]

head up

phrasal verb

The person who heads up a group, organization, or activity is the leader of it.

Judge Frederick Lacey headed up the investigation. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

Managing director Carol Richards heads it up now. [VERB noun PARTICLE]

Vocabulary Builder

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Idioms:

someone needs something like a hole in the head

said to mean that someone does not want something at all, and that it would only add to the problems that they already have

We need an interest rate rise like we need a hole in the head.

turn something on its head or stand something on its head

to use the same facts of an argument or theory to produce a different or opposite conclusion

Homoeopathy stands traditional theory on its head with its insistence that like should be used to cure like.

something rears its head or something rears its ugly head

said to mean that something bad starts to appear or be active

Now the same ugly forces of racial hatred are beginning to rear their heads again.

someone cannot make head or tail of something or someone cannot make head nor tail of something

said to mean that someone cannot understand something at all

I couldn't make head or tail of it myself, but it sounded like part of some sort of hymn or prayer.

someone can do something standing on their head

said to mean that someone can do something very easily

Tom, the cameraman, had won five Oscars during his long working life, and could have directed the whole picture standing on his head while playing a game of cards.

scratch your head

to be puzzled and unsure about what to do about a problem or question, or to be unsure what the solution is

A lot of people are scratching their heads and saying, `What are we doing? Are we getting our money's worth?'

put your head into the lion's mouth

to deliberately place yourself in a dangerous or difficult situation

Put your head into the lion's mouth and just say `I don't know what the hell is going on.'

put your head in a noose or stick your head in a noose

to deliberately do something which will put you in danger or in a difficult situation

If I have to be caught, OK, but I am damned if I will put my head in a noose and walk into that hotel!

put your head above the parapet [British]

to do or say something in public that has previously been kept private, and risk being criticized or attacked

This is a policy option which cannot be ignored – although no-one is prepared to put their head above the parapet to say so.

out of your head [informal]

very strange, foolish, or dangerous

If he didn't hurt anybody, it was only by luck because he was out of his head and screaming like a maniac.

on your head be it or on your own head be it

said to warn someone that they are responsible for something that they intend to do or something that happens as a consequence

If you choose to ignore my generous offer, then on your own heads be it.

off your head [British, informal]

very strange, foolish, or dangerous

It's like working in a war zone. You must be off your head to live in that area.

off the top of your head

[spoken]

if you comment on something off the top of your head, what you say is an immediate reaction and is not a carefully considered opinion, and so it might not be correct

Last year the amount of money we put into development and support was, off the top of my head, about twenty-eight thousand pounds.

if you know something off the top of your head, you know it well and can remember it easily

OK, off the top of your head, do you know the capital of South Korea?

not right in the head [spoken]

strange, foolish, or crazy

I'd be worried that people might think I'm not right in the head.ou

lose your head

to panic and not remain calm in a difficult situation

He warned the party not to lose its head, saying that it was not a `time for panic'.

laugh your head off or shout your head off

to laugh or shout a great deal

They were probably laughing their heads off.

knock something on the head [British]

to show that a story or an idea is not true or correct

It's time to knock on the head the idea that we are not fully human, not fully alive, unless we have that special somebody in our lives.

to decide to stop an activity , or not to start it

I remember us in the early days saying: `When we stop enjoying ourselves, we'll knock it on the head.'

keep your head down

to try to avoid trouble or involvement in a difficult or dangerous situation by behaving in a quiet way, so that people will not notice you

After unity, he had little time for Christian Democrats who had kept their heads down under the old regime.

to continue to concentrate and work hard at something

When he gets a chance of winning, he keeps his head down and really goes for it.

keep your head above water

to struggle to survive, for example by keeping out of debt

Thousands of other small businesses like mine are, at best, struggling to keep their heads above water or, at worst, have gone bust.

keep your head

to remain calm in a difficult situation

The most important thing is to keep your head and look to the future.

keep a cool head

to remain calm in a difficult situation

I have to keep a cool head and try not to let my anger show.

a head of steam

a lot of support for something such as a plan or cause

While most senior Conservative MPs still believe an election next year is more likely, there's an increasing head of steam behind going to the polls this November.

have your head screwed on

to be sensible and realistic

I always knew you had your head screwed on properly.

have your head in the clouds

to be out of touch with reality and perhaps have impractical ideas about achieving success

Whether some of them still have their heads in the clouds after our FA Cup win over Spurs, I don't know.

go to your head

if someone lets success go to their head, they start to think that they are better or cleverer than other people, and they begin to behave in an arrogant or silly way

Ford is definitely not a man to let a little success go to his head. He knows he still has a lot to learn.

if alcohol goes to your head, it makes you slightly drunk and perhaps affects your judgement so that you do silly things

He was not accustomed to strong liquor and it went to his head.

go over someone's head

to appeal to a higher authority than someone in an attempt to get what you want

He was reprimanded for trying to go over the heads of senior officers.

if something that someone says or writes goes over someone's head, they do not understand it because it is too difficult for them

The few books that exist today either come from abroad, having been written for pre-school native speakers, or introduce grammar that goes over young heads.

give someone their head

to allow someone to do what they want to do, without trying to advise them or stop them

He was a nice, decent man who treated people properly and he recognized ability and gave people their heads.

get your head around something

to succeed in understanding or accepting something such as a new idea

We began to get our heads around what we were facing and how we would fight it.

get in over your head or be in over your head

to become or be deeply involved in a situation which is too difficult for you to deal with

He realized that he was in over his head, and that only his family could help him.

from head to toe or from head to foot

over the whole of someone's body

She was covered from head to toe with bruises.

fall head over heels

to fall suddenly and deeply in love with someone

It was obvious that Alan had fallen head over heels in love with Veronica.

do someone's head in [mainly British, spoken]

to make someone very unhappy, upset, confused, or ill, and make them feel as if they cannot cope or are going mad

During her year off she worked at a boutique in Bromley, doing things like cleaning coat hangers. `It did my head in,' she laughs.

come to a head or bring something to a head

if a problem or disagreement comes to a head, it reaches a state where you have to take action to deal with it. You can also say that a particular event or factor brings a problem or disagreement to a head.

These problems came to a head in September when five of the station's journalists were sacked.

The issue that brought things to a head over the weekend was the sudden dip in late demand for summer holidays across the industry.

bury your head in the sand

to deliberately refuse to accept the truth about something unpleasant

Don't be an ostrich and bury your head in the sand, hoping your problems will disappear.

build up a head of steam

to gradually become more and more angry, anxious, or emotional about something until you can no longer hide your feelings

With the manager building up a head of steam, the player didn't want to wind him up even more.

bite someone's head off

to speak to someone in an unpleasant, angry way, because you are annoyed about something

And don't bite my head off just because you're in a bad mood!

be head and shoulders above someone

to be much better than other people or things of the same kind

Richards, according to Imran Khan, was head and shoulders above any other player at his peak.

be hanging over someone's head

if something difficult or unpleasant is hanging over someone's head, it worries them because it may cause something bad to happen to them in the future

If the post fell vacant, it is unlikely that the Home Office would want to appoint him if an inquiry was hanging over his head.

be banging your head against a brick wall [mainly British] or be banging your head against a wall

to feel frustrated because someone is stopping you from making progress in what you are trying to do

It is a waste of valuable energy banging your head against a brick wall, wishing things were different.

hold a gun to someone's head or put a gun to someone's head

to force someone to do something by threatening to take extreme action against them if they do not do it

Not a man to have a gun put to his head, Mr Riordan was soon tearing up the offer and cancelling future meetings with the union.

have eyes in the back of your head

to be very good at noticing everything that is happening around you

She has eyes in the back of her head and is always alert to the slightest sign of trouble.

put your head on the block or put your neck on the block

to risk your reputation or job by taking a particular course of action

He really put his neck on the block there and it's great to see his bravery being rewarded.

be like a bear with a sore head [mainly British]

to behave in a very bad-tempered and angry way

Ever since we arrived here, you've been like a bear with a sore head.

have the Sword of Damocles hanging over your head

to be in a situation in which something very bad could happen to you at any time

As a Grand Prix driver you have the Sword of Damocles hanging over your head at every moment.

hit the nail on the head or hit it on the nail

to describe a situation or problem exactly

I agree with Dr Carey, everything he says. I think he's hit the nail right on the head.

`It sounds as if he almost depended on you as much as you depended on him.' `You just hit it on the nail.'

Collocations:

head home

The couple showed their sensible side after the sweaty rave by celebrating with a veggie burger before heading home.

The Sun (2011)

Exhausted but satiated, they head home with bandages over their new tattoos, wondering what to get next.

The Sun (2015)

The sun was shining and my friend was heading home with her daughters after a playdate.

Times, Sunday Times (2011)

He wrote a letter announcing his triumph - but before he could head home and collect the cash he was killed.

The Sun (2012)

head lolls

Her head was lolling from side to side and she felt as if she had no grip on what was going on.

Times, Sunday Times (2009)

In the left foreground, we see the vanquished deer hanging from a branch, its head lolling sideways on the ground.

Kimball, Roger Tenured Radicals: How Politics Has Corrupted Higher Education (1990)

Her head lolling heavily against my upper arm, I could barely take my eyes off her.

The Sun (2015)

Neil had hunted for taro to pulp and boil, feeding the ailing giant as his head lolled against his knees.

Ballard, J. G. RUSHING TO PARADISE (1988)

Her head lolled around and the sound of a very drunk person trying to say the word ` ululation ' came out of her.

Robert Wilson INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002)

head nods

It sounded simply wonderful; already her head was nodding in approbation.

Trenhalle, John A MEANS TO EVIL (2002)

But when the young priest had gone he sat on by the fireside and took up his breviary again, his head nodding every so often.

Nabb, Magdalen, Vagheggi, Paolo PROSECUTOR (1993)

His head nodded up and down in time with my oscillating hand.

Gash, Jonathan THE TARTAN RINGERS (2002)

head of the household

The head of the household usually presided over the distribution of salt at the dining table.

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He was listed as head of the household, the only other resident being a servant.

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Under the previous system, the head of the household was required to register all residents of the household who are eligible.

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The head of the household at that time left the land in trust to a friend and fled the country.

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The head of the household moves the chicken in a circular motion around the couple's head.

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head outside

There's plenty of cheer for sheer — just make sure you wrap up warm when you head outside.

Times, Sunday Times

Stargazers should head outside about half an hour after sunset to try to catch a glimpse.

The Sun

This means you must ask yourself a question next time you head outside in your gardening gloves.

The Sun

When the sun shines, head outside for some laps, sunbathing on the pool terrace or more slide fun.

The Sun

Then head outside — fruit markets on the streets start at 5am.

Times, Sunday Times

head pounds

It makes you dizzy and your head pound.

Times, Sunday Times (2008)

My stomach is in free fall, my head is pounding with the rush of blood.

Alex George LOVE YOU MADLY (2001)

He struggled furiously to free himself then sagged back in the chair, his head pounding.

MacNeill, Alistair ALASTAIR MCLEAN'S 'NIGHT WATCH' (2002)

I returned to the pitch with my head pounding and my heart thumping.

Times, Sunday Times (2016)

head propped

Inside the streamlined cockpit the driver has to lie flat on his back with his head propped up to see out.

Times, Sunday Times

It must be on a flat floor, head propped up with a book or two.

The Sun

However, when they returned at about 10.30am 'he was lying behind the counter with his head propped up'.

Times, Sunday Times

His head propped on a pillow against the wall.

Times, Sunday Times

It was all he could do to keep his head propped up on the board.

Times, Sunday Times

head rests

Sam was lying, open-eyed, head resting on his forepaws.

Wood, Ted FOOLS GOLD (2004)

Moses, who had fallen back with his head resting on some blocks of cash, sat up.

Robert Wilson INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002)

The figure is of a head resting on two legs, a " wan smile " on its disembodied face.

Miller, James The Passion of Michel Foucault (1993)

head spins

THIS antelope must feel like its head is spinning - after a spider set up home in its antlers.

The Sun (2010)

My head is spinning, my stomach is churning.

Times, Sunday Times (2016)

It was a delight to feel his head spin in a sly anti-clockwise fashion, like a gyroscope defying gravity.

Aldiss, Brian SOMEWHERE EAST OF LIFE

But the proliferation of pots with apparently competing attributes makes the head spin.

Times, Sunday Times (2016)

head straight

However, with a few shortcuts you can bypass the superfluous and head straight to the important stuff.

Times, Sunday Times

When things are going wrong, it's so difficult to keep your head straight and avoid the anxiety affecting your confidence.

Times, Sunday Times

I head straight to the kitchen to cook breakfast.

Times, Sunday Times

Brace your core and, on three counts, raise your back off the floor, keeping your head straight and reaching your arms towards your right foot.

The Sun

They can also only be stroked on their backs at first, as they get spooked if a stranger pats their head straight away.

The Sun

head swims

` Thugs," said Kemp, his head swimming only just above swirling soupy water, ` now there's a word that's been debased.

Meek, M R D IN REMEMBRANCE OF ROSE (2003)

He would have argued more, but his head was swimming from the drink, to say nothing of the wound.

Kerr, Katharine A TIME OF WAR (2004)

head throbs

The brightness of the sun smote her eyes; her head throbbed unbearably.

Gaskin, Catherine THE AMBASSADOR'S WOMEN

I opened my eyes, my head throbbing.

Baxter, Stephen Anti-Ice (1993)

I woke up at 6am wondering why my head was throbbing.

Times, Sunday Times (2007)

It was not the bland music that made her head throb, but the screaming.

Times, Sunday Times (2013)

His head was throbbing but he was still hoping to play a further part in a match that is finely balanced.

Times, Sunday Times (2009)

head trauma

This squelches the excitotoxicity of neurons, which essentially fire themselves to death after a head trauma.

The Scientist

Two weeks later, the individual died from impacted head trauma.

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It has neuroprotective effects in animal studies, and was trialled in humans for reducing brain injury following head trauma.

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head upstairs

I head upstairs to our bedroom and unpack the contents of my survival kit.

Times, Sunday Times

Head upstairs though, past the resident parrot, and it's colonial cool in a bright, vaulted room with terraces overlooking the pier.

The Sun

Every night when he got home from work, the first thing he did was head upstairs to change his clothes.

Christianity Today

The love cheats head upstairs to bed, where they rip each other's clothes off.

The Sun

After filling up, head upstairs and check out the contemporary art gallery - a sure sign of the changing times.

Times, Sunday Times

pin head

For example a footed pin head style anchor maybe more susceptible to edge distance than a hairpin style anchor.

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Even old stick pin heads were mounted on blank slides to add into these bracelets.

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The image was viewed through a hole in the side of the tube about the size of a great pins head.

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shaved head

When you think of a classical music composer, blokes with gold teeth and a shaved head probably don't spring to mind!

The Sun (2009)

She has a new hairdo, a shaved head.

Times, Sunday Times (2014)

You don't have to go for a number one all-over shaved head to stop your hair loss being so obvious.

The Sun (2010)

His porcelain features, sardonic smile and shaved head strip two decades from his 67 years.

Times, Sunday Times (2009)

shaven head

He has wires and tubes attached to his body, huge scars across his shaven head, monstrous bedsores.

Times, Sunday Times (2010)

Why did it have to be all body piercing and shaven head and drugs?

Fay Weldon NOTHING TO WEAR AND NOWHERE TO HIDE: A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES (2002)

But Dyer was coming down the stairs: a shaven head, burning black, close-set eyes, tight twill trousers.

Hilton, John Buxton PASSION IN THE PEAK

When you think of a classical music composer, blokes with gold teeth and a shaved head probably don't spring to mind!

The Sun (2009)

He was dressed in floral shorts and had a shaven head.

The Times Literary Supplement (2010)

train heads

After departing from the station, the train heads straight to the chain lift hill.

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From this point on, the train heads directly westward.

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After completing the turn, the train heads down another drop, flattening out to pass by the onride camera.

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Translations:

Chinese: 首脑, 头, 领头

Japanese: 長統率, 頭 body part, ･･･の先頭に立つ

单词	head
释义	head (hed ) Word forms: heads , heading , headed Head is used in a large number of expressions which are explained under other words in the dictionary. For example, the expression 'off the top of your head' is explained at 'top'. 1. countable noun A1 Your head is the top part of your body, which has your eyes, mouth, and brain in it. She turned her head away from him. He took a puff on his pipe and shook his head. Synonyms: skull, crown, pate, bean [US, Canadian, slang] You can also use head as a measure of distance, equal to the length of a person's or animal's head. The third gorilla was taller by a head. 2. countable noun B1+ You can use head to refer to your mind and your mental abilities. I can't get that song out of my head. ...an exceptional analyst who could do complex maths in his head. 3. singular noun The head of a line of people or vehicles is the front of it, or the first person or vehicle in the line. ...the head of the queue. [+ of] We took our place at the head of the convoy. Synonyms: front, beginning, top, first place 4. verb If someone or something heads a line or procession, they are at the front of it. The parson, heading the procession, had just turned right towards the churchyard. [VERB noun] Synonyms: lead, precede, be the leader of, be or go first 5. verb If something heads a list or group, it is at the top of it. The book has sold twelve thousand copies in three weeks, and is still heading the list of best-sellers. [VERB noun] Synonyms: top, lead, crown, cap 6. singular noun The head of something is the highest or top part of it. ...the head of the stairs. [+ of] Every day a different name was placed at the head of the chart. [+ of] Synonyms: top, crown, summit, height 7. countable noun The head of something long and thin is the end which is wider than or a different shape from the rest, and which is often considered to be the most important part. There should be no exposed screw heads. Keep the head of the club the same height throughout the swing. ...a flower head. 8. countable noun A2 The head of a school is the teacher who is in charge. [mainly British] She is full of admiration for the head and teachers. Synonyms: head teacher, principal, headmaster or headmistress 9. countable noun B1 The head of a company or organization is the person in charge of it and in charge of the people in it. ...heads of government from more than 100 countries. [+ of] ...the head waiter. Synonyms: leader, president, director, manager 10. verb B2 If you head a department, company, or organization, you are the person in charge of it. He had just been appointed to head the corporate-finance department. [VERB noun] My department is headed by two 30-year-olds. [VERB-ed] 11. countable noun The head of an infected spot is its white or yellow centre. 12. countable noun [usually singular] The head on a glass of beer is the layer of small bubbles that form on the top of the beer. 13. plural noun [num N of n] You can use head to say how many animals of a particular type a farmer has. For example, if they have fifty head of cattle, they have fifty cows. 14. countable noun [usually singular] If you have a bad head, you have a headache. [British, informal] I had a terrible head and was extraordinarily drunk. 15. adverb [be ADVERB, ADVERB after verb] If you toss a coin and it comes down heads, you can see the side of the coin which has a picture of a head on it. 'We might toss up for it,' suggested Ted. 'If it's heads, then we'll talk.' Heads or tails? 16. verb B2 If you are heading for a particular place, you are going towards that place. In American English, you can also say that you are headed for a particular place. He headed for the bus stop. [VERB + for] ...an Iraqi vessel heading for the port of Basra. [VERB for noun] It is not clear how many of them will be heading back to Saudi Arabia tomorrow. [VERB adverb/preposition] She and her child boarded a plane headed to where her family lived. [VERB-ed] He could just as well have hitched a ride on a train or a truck headed west. [VERB-ed] 17. verb B2 If something or someone is heading for a particular result, the situation they are in is developing in a way that makes that result very likely. In American English, you can also say that something or someone is headed for a particular result. The latest talks aimed at ending the civil war appear to be heading for deadlock. [VERB + for] If she does not work hard, Laure is heading for disaster. [V for/towards n] The centuries-old ritual seems headed for extinction. [V-ed + for] [Also V + towards] 18. verb [usually passive] If a piece of writing is headed a particular title, it has that title written at the beginning of it. One chapter is headed, 'Beating the Test'. 19. verb If you head a ball in football, you hit it with your head in order to make it go in a particular direction. He headed the ball across the face of the goal. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] [Also VERB noun] 20. See also heading 21. a head phrase You use a head or per head after stating a cost or amount in order to indicate that that cost or amount is for each person in a particular group. This simple chicken dish costs less than £1 a head. Ethiopia, for instance uses the equivalent of just twenty kilos of oil per head a year. 22. do your head in phrase [VERB and NOUN inflect] If something or someone does your head in, they make you angry or frustrated. [British, informal] Living with my parents is doing my head in. Synonyms: depress, dishearten, frustrate, discourage 23. from head to foot phrase B2 From head to foot means all over your body. [emphasis] Colin had been put into a bath and been scrubbed from head to foot. Synonyms: from top to toe, completely, all over, entirely 24. head for sth phrase If you a have a head for something, you can deal with it easily. For example, if you have a head for figures, you can do arithmetic easily, and if you have a head for heights, you can climb to a great height without feeling afraid. I don't have a head for business. ...an extraordinarily effective organiser with a remarkable head for figures. 25. get sth into one's head phrase B1+ If you get a fact or idea into your head, you suddenly realize or think that it is true and you usually do not change your opinion about it. Once they get an idea into their heads, they never give up. 26. get sth into one's head phrase B1+ If you say that someone has got something into their head, you mean that they have finally understood or accepted it, and you are usually criticizing them because it has taken them a long time to do this. She can't get it into her head that Chris will never change. 27. give sb their head phrase [VERB and NOUN inflect] If you give someone their head, you allow them to do what they want to do, without trying to advise or stop them. He recognised ability and gave people their heads. 28. go to one's head phrase If alcoholic drink goes to your head, it makes you feel drunk. That wine was strong, it went to your head. 29. go to one's head phrase If you say that something such as praise or success goes to someone's head, you are criticizing them because you think that it makes them too proud or confident. [disapproval] Ford is definitely not a man to let a little success go to his head. 30. head over heels phrase If you are head over heels or head over heels in love, you are very much in love. I was very attracted to men and fell head over heels many times. Synonyms: completely, thoroughly, utterly, intensely 31. to keep your head phrase If you keep your head, you remain calm in a difficult situation. If you lose your head, you panic or do not remain calm in a difficult situation. She was able to keep her head and not panic. She lost her head and started screaming at me. Synonyms: stay calm, stay cool, remain unruffled, keep your shirt on [informal] 32. to knock something on the head phrase If you knock something on the head, you stop it. [British, informal] When we stop enjoying ourselves we'll knock it on the head. 33. to laugh your head off phrase Phrases such as laugh your head off and scream your head off can be used to emphasize that someone is laughing or screaming a lot or very loudly. [emphasis] He carried on telling a joke, laughing his head off. 34. be off one's head phrase [NOUN inflects, usually verb-link PHRASE] If you say that someone is off their head, you mean that they have taken so many drugs that they do not know what they are doing. [mainly British, informal] 35. off one's head phrase If you say that someone is off their head, you think that their ideas or behaviour are very strange, foolish, or dangerous. [mainly British, informal, disapproval] He's gone completely off his head. 36. stand/turn sth on its head phrase If you stand an idea or argument on its head or turn it on its head, you think about it or treat it in a completely new and different way. Their relationship turned the standard notion of marriage on its head. 37. be over sb's head phrase If something such as an idea, joke, or comment goes over someone's head, it is too difficult for them to understand. I admit that a lot of the ideas went way over my head. 38. over sb's head phrase If someone does something over another person's head, they do it without asking them or discussing it with them, especially when they should do so because the other person is in a position of authority. He was reprimanded for trying to go over the heads of senior officers. 39. to rear/raise its ugly head phrase If you say that something unpleasant or embarrassing rears its ugly head or raises its ugly head, you mean that it occurs, often after not occurring for some time. There was a problem which reared its ugly head about a week after she moved back in. 40. stand on one's head phrase If you stand on your head, you balance upside down with the top of your head and your hands on the ground. 41. make head (n)or tail phrase If you say that you cannot make head nor tail of something or you cannot make head or tail of it, you are emphasizing that you cannot understand it at all. [informal] I couldn't make head nor tail of the damn film. 42. take it into one's head phrase If somebody takes it into their head to do something, especially something strange or foolish, they suddenly decide to do it. He suddenly took it into his head to go out to Australia to stay with his son. 43. come to a head/bring sth to a head phrase If a problem or disagreement comes to a head or is brought to a head, it becomes so bad that something must be done about it. These problems came to a head in September when five of the station's journalists were sacked. 44. to bang two peoples' heads together phrase [VERB inflects] If you bang peoples' heads together or knock their heads together, you tell them off severely for doing something wrong or for not doing something they were asked to do. [mainly British] It is now high time he banged his colleagues' heads together. 45. to put your heads together phrase If two or more people put their heads together, they talk about a problem they have and try to solve it. So everyone put their heads together and eventually an amicable arrangement was reached. Synonyms: consult, confer, discuss, deliberate 46. to keep your head above water phrase If you keep your head above water, you just avoid getting into difficulties; used especially to talk about business. We are keeping our head above water, but our cash flow position is not too good. 47. heads will roll phrase A2 If you say that heads will roll as a result of something bad that has happened, you mean that people will be punished for it, especially by losing their jobs. The group's problems have led to speculation that heads will roll. Phrasal verbs: head off 1. phrasal verb If you head off a person, animal, or vehicle, you move to a place in front of them in order to capture them or make them change the direction they are moving in. He changed direction swiftly, turned into the hallway and headed her off. [VERB noun PARTICLE] [Also VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb If you head something off, especially something unpleasant, you take action before it is expected to happen in order to prevent it from happening. He would ask Congress to intervene and head off a strike. [VERB PARTICLE noun] You have to be good at spotting trouble on the way and heading it off. [VERB noun PARTICLE] head up phrasal verb The person who heads up a group, organization, or activity is the leader of it. Judge Frederick Lacey headed up the investigation. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Managing director Carol Richards heads it up now. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Vocabulary Builder BODY: FRONT head neck chest abdomen thigh face knee shin arm hand leg foot Idioms: someone needs something like a hole in the head said to mean that someone does not want something at all, and that it would only add to the problems that they already have We need an interest rate rise like we need a hole in the head. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers turn something on its head or stand something on its head to use the same facts of an argument or theory to produce a different or opposite conclusion Homoeopathy stands traditional theory on its head with its insistence that like should be used to cure like. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers something rears its head or something rears its ugly head said to mean that something bad starts to appear or be active Now the same ugly forces of racial hatred are beginning to rear their heads again. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers someone cannot make head or tail of something or someone cannot make head nor tail of something said to mean that someone cannot understand something at all I couldn't make head or tail of it myself, but it sounded like part of some sort of hymn or prayer. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers someone can do something standing on their head said to mean that someone can do something very easily Tom, the cameraman, had won five Oscars during his long working life, and could have directed the whole picture standing on his head while playing a game of cards. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers scratch your head to be puzzled and unsure about what to do about a problem or question, or to be unsure what the solution is A lot of people are scratching their heads and saying, `What are we doing? Are we getting our money's worth?' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers put your head into the lion's mouth to deliberately place yourself in a dangerous or difficult situation Put your head into the lion's mouth and just say `I don't know what the hell is going on.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers put your head in a noose or stick your head in a noose to deliberately do something which will put you in danger or in a difficult situation If I have to be caught, OK, but I am damned if I will put my head in a noose and walk into that hotel! Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers put your head above the parapet [British] to do or say something in public that has previously been kept private, and risk being criticized or attacked This is a policy option which cannot be ignored – although no-one is prepared to put their head above the parapet to say so. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers out of your head [informal] very strange, foolish, or dangerous If he didn't hurt anybody, it was only by luck because he was out of his head and screaming like a maniac. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers on your head be it or on your own head be it said to warn someone that they are responsible for something that they intend to do or something that happens as a consequence If you choose to ignore my generous offer, then on your own heads be it. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers off your head [British, informal] very strange, foolish, or dangerous It's like working in a war zone. You must be off your head to live in that area. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers off the top of your head [spoken] if you comment on something off the top of your head, what you say is an immediate reaction and is not a carefully considered opinion, and so it might not be correct Last year the amount of money we put into development and support was, off the top of my head, about twenty-eight thousand pounds. if you know something off the top of your head, you know it well and can remember it easily OK, off the top of your head, do you know the capital of South Korea? Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers not right in the head [spoken] strange, foolish, or crazy I'd be worried that people might think I'm not right in the head.ou Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers lose your head to panic and not remain calm in a difficult situation He warned the party not to lose its head, saying that it was not a `time for panic'. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers laugh your head off or shout your head off to laugh or shout a great deal They were probably laughing their heads off. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers knock something on the head [British] to show that a story or an idea is not true or correct It's time to knock on the head the idea that we are not fully human, not fully alive, unless we have that special somebody in our lives. to decide to stop an activity , or not to start it I remember us in the early days saying: `When we stop enjoying ourselves, we'll knock it on the head.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers keep your head down to try to avoid trouble or involvement in a difficult or dangerous situation by behaving in a quiet way, so that people will not notice you After unity, he had little time for Christian Democrats who had kept their heads down under the old regime. to continue to concentrate and work hard at something When he gets a chance of winning, he keeps his head down and really goes for it. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers keep your head above water to struggle to survive, for example by keeping out of debt Thousands of other small businesses like mine are, at best, struggling to keep their heads above water or, at worst, have gone bust. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers keep your head to remain calm in a difficult situation The most important thing is to keep your head and look to the future. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers keep a cool head to remain calm in a difficult situation I have to keep a cool head and try not to let my anger show. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a head of steam a lot of support for something such as a plan or cause While most senior Conservative MPs still believe an election next year is more likely, there's an increasing head of steam behind going to the polls this November. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers have your head screwed on to be sensible and realistic I always knew you had your head screwed on properly. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers have your head in the clouds to be out of touch with reality and perhaps have impractical ideas about achieving success Whether some of them still have their heads in the clouds after our FA Cup win over Spurs, I don't know. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers go to your head if someone lets success go to their head, they start to think that they are better or cleverer than other people, and they begin to behave in an arrogant or silly way Ford is definitely not a man to let a little success go to his head. He knows he still has a lot to learn. if alcohol goes to your head, it makes you slightly drunk and perhaps affects your judgement so that you do silly things He was not accustomed to strong liquor and it went to his head. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers go over someone's head to appeal to a higher authority than someone in an attempt to get what you want He was reprimanded for trying to go over the heads of senior officers. if something that someone says or writes goes over someone's head, they do not understand it because it is too difficult for them The few books that exist today either come from abroad, having been written for pre-school native speakers, or introduce grammar that goes over young heads. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers give someone their head to allow someone to do what they want to do, without trying to advise them or stop them He was a nice, decent man who treated people properly and he recognized ability and gave people their heads. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers get your head around something to succeed in understanding or accepting something such as a new idea We began to get our heads around what we were facing and how we would fight it. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers get in over your head or be in over your head to become or be deeply involved in a situation which is too difficult for you to deal with He realized that he was in over his head, and that only his family could help him. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers from head to toe or from head to foot over the whole of someone's body She was covered from head to toe with bruises. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers fall head over heels to fall suddenly and deeply in love with someone It was obvious that Alan had fallen head over heels in love with Veronica. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers do someone's head in [mainly British, spoken] to make someone very unhappy, upset, confused, or ill, and make them feel as if they cannot cope or are going mad During her year off she worked at a boutique in Bromley, doing things like cleaning coat hangers. `It did my head in,' she laughs. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers come to a head or bring something to a head if a problem or disagreement comes to a head, it reaches a state where you have to take action to deal with it. You can also say that a particular event or factor brings a problem or disagreement to a head. These problems came to a head in September when five of the station's journalists were sacked. The issue that brought things to a head over the weekend was the sudden dip in late demand for summer holidays across the industry. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers bury your head in the sand to deliberately refuse to accept the truth about something unpleasant Don't be an ostrich and bury your head in the sand, hoping your problems will disappear. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers build up a head of steam to gradually become more and more angry, anxious, or emotional about something until you can no longer hide your feelings With the manager building up a head of steam, the player didn't want to wind him up even more. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers bite someone's head off to speak to someone in an unpleasant, angry way, because you are annoyed about something And don't bite my head off just because you're in a bad mood! Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers be head and shoulders above someone to be much better than other people or things of the same kind Richards, according to Imran Khan, was head and shoulders above any other player at his peak. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers be hanging over someone's head if something difficult or unpleasant is hanging over someone's head, it worries them because it may cause something bad to happen to them in the future If the post fell vacant, it is unlikely that the Home Office would want to appoint him if an inquiry was hanging over his head. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers be banging your head against a brick wall [mainly British] or be banging your head against a wall to feel frustrated because someone is stopping you from making progress in what you are trying to do It is a waste of valuable energy banging your head against a brick wall, wishing things were different. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers hold a gun to someone's head or put a gun to someone's head to force someone to do something by threatening to take extreme action against them if they do not do it Not a man to have a gun put to his head, Mr Riordan was soon tearing up the offer and cancelling future meetings with the union. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers have eyes in the back of your head to be very good at noticing everything that is happening around you She has eyes in the back of her head and is always alert to the slightest sign of trouble. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers put your head on the block or put your neck on the block to risk your reputation or job by taking a particular course of action He really put his neck on the block there and it's great to see his bravery being rewarded. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers be like a bear with a sore head [mainly British] to behave in a very bad-tempered and angry way Ever since we arrived here, you've been like a bear with a sore head. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers have the Sword of Damocles hanging over your head to be in a situation in which something very bad could happen to you at any time As a Grand Prix driver you have the Sword of Damocles hanging over your head at every moment. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers hit the nail on the head or hit it on the nail to describe a situation or problem exactly I agree with Dr Carey, everything he says. I think he's hit the nail right on the head. `It sounds as if he almost depended on you as much as you depended on him.' `You just hit it on the nail.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: head home The couple showed their sensible side after the sweaty rave by celebrating with a veggie burger before heading home. The Sun (2011) Exhausted but satiated, they head home with bandages over their new tattoos, wondering what to get next. The Sun (2015) The sun was shining and my friend was heading home with her daughters after a playdate. Times, Sunday Times (2011) He wrote a letter announcing his triumph - but before he could head home and collect the cash he was killed. The Sun (2012) head lolls Her head was lolling from side to side and she felt as if she had no grip on what was going on. Times, Sunday Times (2009) In the left foreground, we see the vanquished deer hanging from a branch, its head lolling sideways on the ground. Kimball, Roger Tenured Radicals: How Politics Has Corrupted Higher Education (1990) Her head lolling heavily against my upper arm, I could barely take my eyes off her. The Sun (2015) Neil had hunted for taro to pulp and boil, feeding the ailing giant as his head lolled against his knees. Ballard, J. G. RUSHING TO PARADISE (1988) Her head lolled around and the sound of a very drunk person trying to say the word ` ululation ' came out of her. Robert Wilson INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002) head nods It sounded simply wonderful; already her head was nodding in approbation. Trenhalle, John A MEANS TO EVIL (2002) But when the young priest had gone he sat on by the fireside and took up his breviary again, his head nodding every so often. Nabb, Magdalen, Vagheggi, Paolo PROSECUTOR (1993) His head nodded up and down in time with my oscillating hand. Gash, Jonathan THE TARTAN RINGERS (2002) head of the household The head of the household usually presided over the distribution of salt at the dining table. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was listed as head of the household, the only other resident being a servant. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Under the previous system, the head of the household was required to register all residents of the household who are eligible. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The head of the household at that time left the land in trust to a friend and fled the country. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The head of the household moves the chicken in a circular motion around the couple's head. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 head outside There's plenty of cheer for sheer — just make sure you wrap up warm when you head outside. Times, Sunday Times Stargazers should head outside about half an hour after sunset to try to catch a glimpse. The Sun This means you must ask yourself a question next time you head outside in your gardening gloves. The Sun When the sun shines, head outside for some laps, sunbathing on the pool terrace or more slide fun. The Sun Then head outside — fruit markets on the streets start at 5am. Times, Sunday Times head pounds It makes you dizzy and your head pound. Times, Sunday Times (2008) My stomach is in free fall, my head is pounding with the rush of blood. Alex George LOVE YOU MADLY (2001) He struggled furiously to free himself then sagged back in the chair, his head pounding. MacNeill, Alistair ALASTAIR MCLEAN'S 'NIGHT WATCH' (2002) I returned to the pitch with my head pounding and my heart thumping. Times, Sunday Times (2016) head propped Inside the streamlined cockpit the driver has to lie flat on his back with his head propped up to see out. Times, Sunday Times It must be on a flat floor, head propped up with a book or two. The Sun However, when they returned at about 10.30am 'he was lying behind the counter with his head propped up'. Times, Sunday Times His head propped on a pillow against the wall. Times, Sunday Times It was all he could do to keep his head propped up on the board. Times, Sunday Times head rests Sam was lying, open-eyed, head resting on his forepaws. Wood, Ted FOOLS GOLD (2004) Moses, who had fallen back with his head resting on some blocks of cash, sat up. Robert Wilson INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002) The figure is of a head resting on two legs, a " wan smile " on its disembodied face. Miller, James The Passion of Michel Foucault (1993) head spins THIS antelope must feel like its head is spinning - after a spider set up home in its antlers. The Sun (2010) My head is spinning, my stomach is churning. Times, Sunday Times (2016) It was a delight to feel his head spin in a sly anti-clockwise fashion, like a gyroscope defying gravity. Aldiss, Brian SOMEWHERE EAST OF LIFE But the proliferation of pots with apparently competing attributes makes the head spin. Times, Sunday Times (2016) head straight However, with a few shortcuts you can bypass the superfluous and head straight to the important stuff. Times, Sunday Times When things are going wrong, it's so difficult to keep your head straight and avoid the anxiety affecting your confidence. Times, Sunday Times I head straight to the kitchen to cook breakfast. Times, Sunday Times Brace your core and, on three counts, raise your back off the floor, keeping your head straight and reaching your arms towards your right foot. The Sun They can also only be stroked on their backs at first, as they get spooked if a stranger pats their head straight away. The Sun head swims ` Thugs," said Kemp, his head swimming only just above swirling soupy water, ` now there's a word that's been debased. Meek, M R D IN REMEMBRANCE OF ROSE (2003) He would have argued more, but his head was swimming from the drink, to say nothing of the wound. Kerr, Katharine A TIME OF WAR (2004) head throbs The brightness of the sun smote her eyes; her head throbbed unbearably. Gaskin, Catherine THE AMBASSADOR'S WOMEN I opened my eyes, my head throbbing. Baxter, Stephen Anti-Ice (1993) I woke up at 6am wondering why my head was throbbing. Times, Sunday Times (2007) It was not the bland music that made her head throb, but the screaming. Times, Sunday Times (2013) His head was throbbing but he was still hoping to play a further part in a match that is finely balanced. Times, Sunday Times (2009) head trauma This squelches the excitotoxicity of neurons, which essentially fire themselves to death after a head trauma. The Scientist Two weeks later, the individual died from impacted head trauma. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has neuroprotective effects in animal studies, and was trialled in humans for reducing brain injury following head trauma. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 head upstairs I head upstairs to our bedroom and unpack the contents of my survival kit. Times, Sunday Times Head upstairs though, past the resident parrot, and it's colonial cool in a bright, vaulted room with terraces overlooking the pier. The Sun Every night when he got home from work, the first thing he did was head upstairs to change his clothes. Christianity Today The love cheats head upstairs to bed, where they rip each other's clothes off. The Sun After filling up, head upstairs and check out the contemporary art gallery - a sure sign of the changing times. Times, Sunday Times pin head For example a footed pin head style anchor maybe more susceptible to edge distance than a hairpin style anchor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Even old stick pin heads were mounted on blank slides to add into these bracelets. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The image was viewed through a hole in the side of the tube about the size of a great pins head. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 shaved head When you think of a classical music composer, blokes with gold teeth and a shaved head probably don't spring to mind! The Sun (2009) She has a new hairdo, a shaved head. Times, Sunday Times (2014) You don't have to go for a number one all-over shaved head to stop your hair loss being so obvious. The Sun (2010) His porcelain features, sardonic smile and shaved head strip two decades from his 67 years. Times, Sunday Times (2009) shaven head He has wires and tubes attached to his body, huge scars across his shaven head, monstrous bedsores. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Why did it have to be all body piercing and shaven head and drugs? Fay Weldon NOTHING TO WEAR AND NOWHERE TO HIDE: A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES (2002) But Dyer was coming down the stairs: a shaven head, burning black, close-set eyes, tight twill trousers. Hilton, John Buxton PASSION IN THE PEAK When you think of a classical music composer, blokes with gold teeth and a shaved head probably don't spring to mind! The Sun (2009) He was dressed in floral shorts and had a shaven head. The Times Literary Supplement (2010) train heads After departing from the station, the train heads straight to the chain lift hill. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 From this point on, the train heads directly westward. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After completing the turn, the train heads down another drop, flattening out to pass by the onride camera. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 首脑, 头, 领头 Japanese: 長統率, 頭 body part, ･･･の先頭に立つ
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