1. The upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
   "he stuck his head out the window"
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1. To go or travel towards
   "where is she heading"; "We were headed for the mountains" 
2. Be in charge of
   "Who is heading this project?"
   - lead 
3. Travel in front of; go in advance of others
   "The procession was headed by John"
   - lead 
4. Be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel
   "This student heads the class"
   - head up 
5. Direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
   - steer, maneuver [US], manoeuver [non-standard], manoeuvre [Brit, Cdn], direct, point, guide, channelize, channelise [Brit] 
6. Take its rise
   "These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas" 
7. Be in the front of or on top of
   "The list was headed by the name of the president" 
8. Form a head or come or grow to a head
   "The wheat headed early this year" 
9. Remove the head of
   "head the fish"

Derived forms: headed, heading, heads

See also: cephalic, heading, headship, heady

Type of: advance, anatomical structure, arise, bathroom, be, beginning, bodily structure, body structure, can [N. Amer], cognition, coil, command, complex body part, continue, control, develop, direct, domestic animal, domesticated animal, drug user, educator, elevation, external body part, foam, force per unit area, forepart, form, formation, front, front end, froth, go forward, grow, individual, john, juncture, knowledge, lav, lavatory, lead, leader, lie, line, linear measure, linear unit, mark, membrane, natural elevation, noesis, object, obverse, occasion, origin, originate, peak, pedagog [US], pedagogue, perversion, physical object, plant organ, point, precede, pressure, pressure level, privy, proceed, progress, progression, projection, remove, rise, root, rootage, sexual perversion, source, spring up, striker, structure, subject, substance abuser, take, take away, theme, tip, toilet, top, topic, uprise, user, withdraw, word

Antonym: foot, rear, tail

Part of: abscess, animal, animate being, arrow, beast, body, bolt, brute, coin, creature, drum, fauna, hammer, membranophone, nail, organic structure, physical structure, pin, pointer, ram, screw, skeletal muscle, striated muscle, tympan

Encyclopedia: Head Head, Anthony Head, Clara and Maria, Ontario

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