单词 | head |
释义 | Word Frequency head(hɛd) noun 1. the upper or front part of the body in vertebrates, including humans, that containsand protects the brain, eyes, mouth, and nose and ears when present ▶ Related adjective: cephalic2. the corresponding part of an invertebrate animal 3. something resembling a head in form or function, such as the top of a tool 4. a. the person commanding most authority within a group, organization, etc b. (as modifier) head buyer c. (in combination) headmaster 5. the position of leadership or command at the head of his class 6. a. the most forward part of a thing; a part that juts out; front the head of a queue b. (as modifier) head point 7. the highest part of a thing; upper end the head of the pass 8. the froth on the top of a glass of beer 9. aptitude, intelligence, and emotions (esp in the phrases above or over one's head, have a head for, keep one's head, lose one's head, etc) she has a good head for figures a wise old head 10. Word forms: plural head a person or animal considered as a unit the show was two pounds per head six hundred head of cattle 11. the head considered as a measure of length or height he's a head taller than his mother 12. botany a. a dense inflorescence such as that of the daisy and other composite plants b. any other compact terminal part of a plant, such as the leaves of a cabbage or lettuce 13. a culmination or crisis (esp in the phrase bring or come to a head) 14. the pus-filled tip or central part of a pimple, boil, etc 15. the head considered as the part of the body on which hair grows densely a fine head of hair 16. the source or origin of a river or stream 17. (capital when part of name) a headland or promontory, esp a high one 18. the obverse of a coin, usually bearing a portrait of the head or a full figure of a monarch, deity, etc Compare tail119. a main point or division of an argument, discourse, etc 20. (often plural) the headline at the top of a newspaper article or the heading of a section within an article 21. nautical a. the front part of a ship or boat b. (in sailing ships) the upper corner or edge of a sail c. the top of any spar or derrick d. any vertical timber cut to shape e. (often plural) a slang word for lavatory 22. grammar another word for governor (sense 7) 23. the taut membrane of a drum, tambourine, etc 24. a. the height of the surface of liquid above a specific point, esp when considered orused as a measure of the pressure at that point a head of four feet b. pressure of water, caused by height or velocity, measured in terms of a vertical column of water c. any pressure a head of steam in the boiler 25. slang a. a person who regularly takes drugs, esp LSD or cannabis b. (in combination) an acidhead a pothead 26. mining a road driven into the coal face 27. a. the terminal point of a route b. (in combination) railhead 28. a device on a turning or boring machine, such as a lathe, that is equipped with one or more cutting tools held to the work by this device 29. cylinder head 30. an electromagnet that can read, write, or erase information on a magnetic medium such as a magnetic tape, disk, or drum, used in computers, tape recorders, etc 31. informal short for headmaster, headmistress, head teacher 32. a. the head of a horse considered as a narrow margin in the outcome of a race (in the phrase win by a head) b. any narrow margin of victory (in the phrase (win) by a head) 33. informal short for headache 34. curling the stones lying in the house after all 16 have been played 35. bowling the jack and the bowls that have been played considered together as a target area 36. against the head 37. bite someone's head off 38. bring to a head 39. get it into one's head 40. give head 41. give someone his or her head 42. give a horse its head 43. go to one's head 44. head and shoulders above 45. head over heels 46. hold up one's head 47. keep one's head 48. keep one's head above water 49. make head 50. make head or tail of 51. off one's head 52. off the top of one's head 53. on one's head 54. one's head off 55. over someone's head 56. put their heads together 57. take it into one's head 58. turn heads 59. turn something on its head 60. turn someone's head verb 61. (transitive) to be at the front or top of to head the field 62. (transitive; often foll by up) to be in the commanding or most important position 63. (often foll by for) to go or cause to go (towards) where are you heading? 64. to turn or steer (a vessel) as specified to head into the wind 65. soccer to propel (the ball) by striking it with the head 66. (transitive) to provide with or be a head or heading to head a letter the quotation which heads chapter 6 67. (transitive) to cut the top branches or shoots off (a tree or plant) 68. (intransitive) to form a head, as a boil or plant 69. (intransitive; often foll by in) (of streams, rivers, etc) to originate or rise in 70. head them Derived forms headlike (ˈheadˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English hēafod; related to Old Norse haufuth, Old Frisian hāved, Old Saxon hōbid, Old High German houbitWord Frequency Head(hɛd) noun Edith. 1907–81, US dress designer: won many Oscars for her Hollywood film costume designs Word Frequency -headcombining form indicating a person having a preoccupation as specified breadhead |
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