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The region of the body consisting of the skull, its contents, and related structures.Its two principal parts are the cranium, or braincase, and the face.

The skin, hair, and subcutaneous tissues over the top of the skull are collectively known asthe scalp. The regions of the cranium take their names from the underlying bones, for example, the temporal, parietal, frontal, and occipital regions.

The intracranial contents include the brain and uppermost portion of the spinal cord with their coverings (meninges), blood vessels, and the important cranial nerves, as well as the cerebrospinal fluid system. Many openings, or foramina, afford means of passage from within the skull for nerves and blood vessels.

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noun

1. The uppermost part of the body: noddle, pate, poll. Slang bean, block, conk, dome, noggin, noodle, nut. See body/spirit.
2. The seat of the faculty of intelligence and reason: brain, mind. Informal gray matter. See thoughts.
3. An innate capability: aptitude, aptness, bent, faculty, flair, genius, gift, instinct, knack, talent, turn. See ability/inability, approach/retreat.
4. One who is highest in rank or authority: boss, chief, chieftain, director, headman, hierarch, leader, master. Slang honcho. Idioms: cock of the walk. See over/under.
5. Someone who directs and supervises workers: boss, director, foreman, foreperson, forewoman, manager, overseer, superintendent, supervisor, taskmaster, taskmistress. Informal straw boss. Slang chief. See over/under.
6. A mass of bubbles in or on the surface of a liquid: foam, froth, lather, spume, suds, yeast. See solid/liquid/consistency.
7. A decisive point: climacteric, crisis, crossroad (used in plural), exigence, exigency, juncture, pass, turning point, zero hour. See decide/hesitate.
8. A term or terms in large type introducing a text: heading, headline. See words.

adjective

Having or exercising authority: chief, principal,, over/under.

verb

1. To have charge of (the affairs of others): administer, administrate, direct, govern, manage, run, superintend, supervise. See over/under.
2. To move (a weapon or blow, for example) in the direction of someone or something: aim, cast, direct, level, point, set¹, train, turn, zero in. Military lay¹. See seek/avoid.
3. To proceed in a specified direction: bear, go, make, set out, strike out. See approach/retreat.

phrasal verb - head off

To block the progress of and force to change direction: cut off, intercept. See allow/prevent.

Idioms beginning with head:
head above water, keep one's
head and shoulders above
head off
head over heels
heads or tails
head start
heads up
heads will roll
head up

See also beat into someone's head; beat one's head against the wall; big head; bite someone's head off; bring to a head; can't make head or tail of; count noses (heads); do blindfolded (standing on one's head); enter one's mind (head); eyes in the back of one's head; from head to toe; get into one's head; get one's head examined; get through one's head; give someone his or her head; good head on one's shoulders; go to one's head; hang one's head; hang over (one's head); have a head for; have a screw loose (head screwed on right); hide one's head; hide one's head in the sand; hit the nail on the head; hold a gun to someone's head; hold one's head high; in over one's head; keep one's head; laugh one's head off; like a chicken with its head cut off; lose one's head; make one's head spin; need like a hole in the head; not right in the head; off one's head; off the top of one's head; on one's head; on the block (put one's head); over one's head; price on one's head; put ideas in someone's head; put our heads together; rear its ugly head; rocks in one's head; roof over one's head; scratch one's head; shake one's head; soft in the head; swelled head; talk someone's arm (head) off; throw oneself (at someone's head); touched in the head; trouble one's head; turn one's head; upside the head; use one's head.

adj

Definition: most important; chief
Antonyms: auxiliary, inferior, lower, second, secondary, trivial, unimportant

n

Definition: ability, intelligence
Antonyms: ignorance, inability, stupidity

n

Definition: brain
Antonyms: body

n

Definition: climax
Antonyms: beginning, mouth

n

Definition: front, beginning
Antonyms: conclusion, end, ending, finish

n

Definition: leader
Antonyms: follower, subordinate

n

Definition: top part
Antonyms: bottom, end, foot, rear

v

Definition: manage, oversee
Antonyms: follow, obey

n. 1. the source of a river or stream.

2. the end of a lake or inlet at which a river enters.

3. a promontory: Beachy Head.

4. the top of a ship's mast.

5. the bows of a ship.

6. slang a toilet, especially on a boat or ship.

head up steer toward the wind.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

An alternative name for a solifluction gravel.

These make fine trophies; they are easy to preserve and mount, and convey well the characteristics of the living animal. A skull, especially of a horned or antlered beast, is equally impressive. Finest of all is the head or skull of a human enemy, killed in battle or executed, and publicly displayed. From the antlers on the gables of Heorot in Beowulf to the fox-mask in a huntsman's study, from the stag's head paraded in As You Like It to the reindeer skulls of Abbots Bromley, from the heads of traitors on Tower Bridge to human skulls preserved in old houses, from horse skulls under buildings to those used for hobby horses, English traditions are full of heads.

There is ample evidence that Germanic and Celtic peoples used heads as sacrifices and believed they had magical powers, which may mean that English head customs are pagan survivals. Yet one can also argue that the intrinsic qualities of a head make it a natural symbol (of knowledge, vigilance, power, honour, etc.), not tied to any specific religious system. Similar ambiguity attends images of heads or faces on buildings, armour, pottery, etc. Many cultures have considered them magical protections, but they also make effective ornamental motifs. So were the monster-heads, gargoyles, and grimacing faces on medieval churches just amusing decoration? Or were they aggressive guardians, keeping demons away?

The problem recurs in modern contexts. In West Yorkshire and Derbyshire, crudely carved stone heads and faces can be seen on capstones of bridges and arched gateways; over doors and windows and on gables of farmhouses; on the surrounds of springs and wells; or set in drystone fieldwalls. The main period of production seems to have been the 17th century, but local stonemasons in the 19th and early 20th centuries made many too. From verses left by one carver in 1828, it appears they were called ‘the old man's face’; sometimes they were regarded as protective and luck-bringing, sometimes just made for fun. They are still being made. In 1971, the landlord of the Sun Inn at Haworth (Yorkshire) had one put over the main door to end a haunting, explaining: ‘There is a local tradition that these were put on buildings when a workman had been killed on the site before the work was completed, and they are supposed to ward off evil spirits. I feel now that I have quashed any ideas of ghosts for good’ (Yorkshire Evening Post (21 Oct. 1971)). Recent writers often explain this tradition by the importance of severed heads in Celtic belief; a few go further, claiming some extant heads are prehistoric artefacts reused in modern contexts. Current interest in them is reflected in anecdotes which have sprung up over the last 30 years or so, often strongly believed, of ill luck and menacing presences dogging those who remove one from its proper place; even when the supposedly evil head turns out to be modern, as happened in at least two cases, the story persists.

See also SKULLS.

Bibliography
The full bibliography list is available here.

• The major discussion of the Celtic head-cult is in Anne Ross, Pagan Celtic Britain (1967), 94-171
• briefer accounts appear in most subsequent books on Celtic religion. For the stone heads, see Brears, 1989: 32-44
• Sidney Jackson, Celtic and Other Stone Heads (1973)
• John Billingsley, Stony Gaze (1998)

1. In general, the top or upper member of any structure; the top or end (esp. the more prominent end) of a piece or member.
2. The upper horizontal cross member, between the jambs, which forms the top of a door or window frame; may provide structural support for construction above if required, as a doorhead or window head.
3. A stone that has one end dressed to match the face because the end will be exposed at a corner or in a reveal.
4. A roofing tile of half the usual length but of the same width; for forming the first course at the eaves.
5. See static head.

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1. Part of the body that contains the brain and organs of sight, hearing, smell, and taste.

2. The rounded expansion of bone that fits into a cavity of another bone to form a joint.

3. The upper part of a muscle closest to a tendon.

Dealing with the problem of pollution and onboard sewage
The head is a boat’s toilet. It was named after the beak-head, an old term for the upper part of the hull at the stem. It was there that a small platform was built to contain latrines for the crew.The head on a modern yacht has been a source of many problems and much agonizing since the introduction of strict antipollution regulations that forbid overboard discharge of untreated sewage within the 3-mile limit. There are even special areas—and increasing numbers of them in crowded cities and waterways— where no discharge at all is permitted, even of sewage treated on board to federal standards.

Typical toilet plumbing.

The effect is that boaters must carry their sewage around with them in the close confines of their vessels—sleeping, cooking, and eating with it under their nose until they can either get to seaward of the 3-mile limit or dispose of it at one of a limited number of pumpout stations in harbor.Although almost all boaters agree with the need to avoid polluting pristine bays, estuaries, anchorages, and marinas where there is little movement of water, many continue to discharge relatively small amounts of raw sewage illegally in uncrowded areas where tidal currents provide a flushing effect. They argue that there is no direct evidence that the amount of sewage they produce affects sea life adversely. Even ocean scientists studying the effects of partially treated city sewage discharged from underwater pipelines, such as San Diego’s, have been unable to agree. Some even argue that it provides beneficial nutrients for the plankton from which all sea life springs.Boaters also point to the fact that big cities, such as Victoria, British Columbia, send millions of gallons of raw or partially treated sewage out to sea only a few miles across the border from where U.S. boaters are forbidden to dump even a teaspoonful.Be that as it may, U.S. law mandates zero discharge inside the 3-mile limit unless you use a type 1 or type 2 marine sanitation device (MSD), which uses heat or chemicals to break down the waste and reduce the bacteria count below specific levels. Once again, it seems illogical and insupportable to many that mixing effluent with chemicals will do less harm than effluent alone.Most boaters use type 3 MSDs, or holding tanks, which they discharge into the sea beyond the 3-mile limit or into the tanks of pumpout stations ashore. It is illegal for an installed marine toilet to be connected directly to an overboard through-hull fitting. The U.S. Coast Guard will check your system if you are boarded for inspection, and it may issue a citation if it is deemed illegal.Portable toilets not connected to the ship’s plumbing are legal, as is the traditional cedar bucket. The only trouble with the bucket is that you’ll need a tight-fitting lid until you can legally dump its contents on the other side of the 3-mile limit. (Although there is nothing in current federal marine sanitation law to stop you using a bucket and throwing the contents overboard, the Marpol Treaty prohibits the dumping of raw sewage from any source into U.S. territorial waters.) Some owners of racing sailboats have ripped out their heavy fixed toilets and replaced them with plastic buckets lined with strong plastic bags. After use, the bags are tied firmly and stored until they can be disposed of ashore.One good result of the anti-pollution laws is that insurance companies report fewer males being lost overboard while following the traditional (but now illegal) practice of urinating from the leeward shrouds.See also Holding Tanks.

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Latrine or toilet, from the naval term. In the sailing navy the forecastle (pronounced folk-sill) was the most forward deck open to the weather and was the place sailors were allowed to gather to relax and entertain each other. One corner of the forecastle, with a wide scupper, was where sailors went to the bathroom. As the forecastle was in the front or "head" of the ship, a sailor on the way to relieve himself would declare that he was on the way to the head.

sign description: The bent hand taps the temple and the side of the jaw with the fingertips.

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The head symbolizes the source of all wisdom. Being made the "head" of an organization, or being sent to the "head of the class" denotes that one has accomplished much.

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noun
noun, orig US

1: off one's head out of one's mind; crazy. Also out of one's head. (1825 —) .
D. Leavitt They'd sit at the table together...both of them secretly bored out of their heads (1989).

2: to do something (standing) on one's head to do something easily. (1896 —) .
J. M. White The climb he wanted me to attempt was a simple one. At Cambridge I could have done it standing on my head (1968).

3: A drug addict, esp. one who habitually takes the stated drug. (1911 —) .
Observer You've been to the delicatessen, of course, that's where the acid-heads and pot-heads assemble (1966). Cf. acid head noun, hophead noun 1, pot-head noun.

4: to give head to perform fellatio or cunnilingus. (1941 —) .

5: to do (someone's) head in Brit to upset, annoy, or exasperate someone, to drive someone to distraction. (1989 —) .
S. Vickers Everyone started this 'no smoke without fire' stuff. I couldn't stand it—it really did my head in (2000).

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1. the foremost or uppermost part of the body of an animal; in vertebrates it comprises the skull containing the mouth, brain, and the organs of hearing, sight, smell, and taste.
2. the part of a molecular structure that bears a specific functional group or that is polar, reactive, bulky, or in some other characteristic way differs from the remainder of the molecule.
3. a common name for a centrifuge rotor.

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1. the anterior or superior part of a structure or organism, in vertebrates containing the brain and the organs of special sense. See also skull, caput.
2. one animal; used in reference to farm livestock, e.g. ten head of cattle.

• articular h. — an eminence on a bone by which it articulates with another bone.
• h. bail — see headstock.
• h. bob — the patient is unable to keep the head still while at rest, it makes an involuntary, usually at regular intervals, short, quick downward movement then recovers.
• h. bot — see cephenemyia.
• h. cap — of spermatozoon, formed by the collapse of the acrosomial vesicle over the nucleus.
• h. carriage — includes at attention, drooping, rotated, deviated.
• h. catarrh — malignant catarrhal fever.
• h. clamp — see headstock.
• h. collar — a leather halter-like piece of harness consisting of a poll strap, nose band and usually a rope shank.
• h. cover — hood or cap used by surgical personnel to reduce contamination of the surgical area by hair and associated flora.
• h. deviation — the poll–nose axis is turned laterally so that the animal walks in circles but there is no disturbance of balance. Occurs in lesions of the neck and of the cerebral cortex.
• fetal h. lateral deviation — the fetal head is deviated laterally to lie against the shoulder of the fetus, the front feet and the lateral aspect of the neck being presented to the pelvic inlet; a dystocia which can only be relieved by repulsion of the fetus and the return of the head to between the front feet.
• fetal h. ventral deviation — the head of the fetus is flexed ventrally so that the fore feet and the dorsum of the neck are presented to the pelvic inlet; a dystocia which can only be relieved by repulsion of the fetus and lifting of the head into the pelvic canal.
• h. grit — jaundice, photosensitization and hepatic injury in lambs caused by Narthecium ossifragum poisoning.
• h. injury — traumatic injury to the head resulting from a fall or violent blow. Such an injury may be open or closed and may involve a brain concussion, skull fracture, or contusions of the brain.
• h. mange — see notoedric mange.
• nerve h. — the optic disk.
• h. nod — see head bob (above).
• h. picking — a form of cannibalism in which birds pick at and injure each other's wattles, combs, eyes; beak trimming reduces the problem but does not prevent the vice.
• h. posture — see head carriage (above).
• h. pressing — persistent pushing with the head against a fixed object. Part of the dummy syndrome as in hepatic encephalopathy or encephalitis.
• h. process — the elongating cephalic tissues which represent the first step in the development of the fetal body.
• h. rotation — twisting of the head around the axis from the poll to the nose. To be differentiated from deviation of the head. Caused usually by lesions of the vestibular apparatus on one side. The animal walks in circles and has problems maintaining its balance.
• h. shaking — common in dogs and cats with acute inflammation or foreign bodies in the external ear canal. May be a cause of auricular hematoma. Seasonal head shaking is seen in horses mainly during spring, worsening in summer. A trigeminal neuritis caused by increased levels of melatonin is the suspected cause in some. Allergic rhinitis may also be an underlying cause.
• h. shy — said of a horse that tries to avoid having its head handled or its headstall put on.
• h. stall — see head collar (above).
• h. tilt — includes rotation and deviation.

  Head tilt. By permission from Nelson RW, Couto CG, Small Animal Internal Medicine, Mosby, 2003

• h. tremor — a feature of cerebellar lesions.
• h. twist injury — injury to cervical vertebrae may occur in horses as a result of a fall with the head and neck under the body.
• h.'s zones — in acupuncture the zones of human skin which are responsive to abnormalities in each of the vital organs.

For a list of words related to head, see:

• Head and Neck - head: bony topmost portion of body, containing brain and sense organs
• Building and Machine Parts - head: top of door or window frame
• Memory and Data Storage - head: device that reads or writes information on magnetic media
• Internal Combustion Engine - head: cylinder head
• Parts of Ships, Sails, and Equipment - head: ship’s toilet
• Plumbing, Heating, and the Bathroom - head: toilet, esp. on ship
• Horse and Dog Racing
• Grammar and Usage - head: chief member of grammatical construction, which determines grammatical role of entire construction or upon which other members depend
• Directions - head: move forward toward set point; go in certain direction
• Behavior or Personality
• Users and Abusers - head: Slang. drug user or addict, esp. one using a particular drug, such as a pothead

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See words rhyming with "head."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Heads.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - hovede, forstand, talent, leder, chef, spids, hovedpine, hovedende, top, tonehoved
adj. - hoved-
v. tr. - stå/være øverst på, stå i spidsen for, heade, nikke
v. intr. - styre (mod), på vej til, sætte kurs mod

idioms:

• be off one's head    skør, fra forstanden, ophidset
• come to a head    nå et afgørende punkt, tilspidses
• from head to foot    fra top til tå
• get into one's head    finde på, få en fiks ide, få ind i hovedet
• give head    give frit spil, give frie tøjler, lade få sin vilje
• go over someone's head    gå hen over hovedet på, gå over ens forstand
• have a good head for    være god til at
• head band    pandebånd
• head boy    duks
• head cold    forkølelse
• head count    optælling af antal individer
• head first    på næsen, på hovedet
• head for    styre mod
• head gear    hovedbeklædning
• head girl    elevrepræsentant
• head in the clouds    hovedet oppe i skyerne, svæve oppe i skyerne
• head of    chef for
• head of state    statsoverhoved
• head off    styre i en anden retning, dirigere væk
• head on    direkte
• head over heels in love    vildt forelsket
• head start    forspring, god start
• head teacher    skoleinspektør
• headed notepaper    notespapir med brevhoved
• heads or tails    plat eller krone
• heads will roll    hoveder vil rulle
• keep one's head    holde hovedet koldt
• keep one's head above water    holde hovedet oven vande, holde sig flydende
• not make head or tail of    ikke få hoved eller hale i/ud af, ikke forstå et muk af det, ikke blive klog på
• per head    pro persona, pr. næse
• take into one's head    sætte sig noget i hovedet

Nederlands (Dutch)
hoofd(-), kop, voorste deel, spits, kruin, de top, directeur, leider, hoofdje van zweer, intelligentie, aanleg, hoofdeinde, opschrift, stuk (vee), rivier-/waterbron, schuimkraag, aar, leiden, als opschrift dienen, aanvoeren, vóór zijn in wedstrijd, kroppen (sla), aftoppen, ontspringen (rivier), koppen (bal), bovenlangs trekken, in het nieuws/-de krant komen

Français (French)
n. - (Anat) tête, crâne, tête, (Mes) tête, (fig) gagner d'une (courte) tête, mal de tête, chef, responsable, directeur, (Admin) chef de service, (École) professeur principal, (Comm) chef (du personnel, du marketing), (Admin, Comm) personne, (Agric) tête, (Sport, Tech) tête, fer (d'une flèche), tamis (d'une raquette), pommeau (d'un bâton), chevet (d'un lit), bout (d'une table), tête (d'une procession), extrémité (d'une rivière, d'une vallée), en tête (une adresse), (Bot, Hort) pomme (d'une laitue), pied (de céleri), tête (d'ail), (Comput, Élec) tête, mousse (de la bière), (Méd) tête (d'un abcès), (fig) point critique, hauteur de chute d'eau, pression, (Phys) pression, volant de vapeur, (fig) vent en poupe, (Géog) cap, (Tech) poupée
adj. - (Anat) de tête, à la tête, sur la tête (un bandage), (Zool) de la tête, en chef (jardinier)
v. tr. - être en tête de, être à la tête de, mener (une expédition), intituler (un article, un chapitre), diriger (un véhicule), naviguer (vers), (Sport) faire une tête, marquer (un but de la tête)
v. intr. - aller, se diriger, (Naut) mettre le cap, rentrer, s'engager

idioms:

• above one's head    (être) complètement dépassé
• by the head    d'une (courte) tête
• come to a head    devenir critique, mûrir (un abcès)
• do one's head    se faire coiffer
• do someone's head in    tuer (qn)
• from head to foot    de la tête aux pieds
• get into one's head    rentrer dans la tête
• get one's head down    ne pas se faire remarquer, se faire tout petit
• get one's head round    ranimer (qn), voyager, circuler
• give head    tailler une pipe (arg)
• go to one's head    monter à la tête (l'alcool, le succès)
• have a good head for    avoir des dispositions pour, être doué pour
• head band    bandeau
• head boy    (GB, École) élève qui représente l'école et qui a des responsabilités, (Équit) palefrenier-soigneur en chef
• head cold    refroidissement
• head count    effectif, appel, comptage
• head first    tête la première
• head for    se diriger vers, (Naut) mettre le cap sur, (fig) courir à, courir vers
• head gear    couvre-chef
• head girl    (GB, École) élève qui représente l'école et qui a des responsabilités, (Équit) palefrenière-soigneuse en chef
• head in the clouds    tête en l'air
• head of    chef de
• head of state    chef d'État
• head off    partir (vers), bloquer, barrer la route à (qn), (fig) éluder, éviter (une rébellion), (fig) faire dévier
• head on    de plein fouet, de front, (fig) direct
• head over heels in love    follement amoureux
• head start    longueur d'avance
• head teacher    (École) professeur principal
• head up    (Naut) naviguer vers le vent
• headed notepaper    papier à en-tête
• heads or tails    pile ou face
• heads will roll    les têtes vont tomber, licencier, renvoyer
• in one's head    de tête, mentalement, calculer mentalement
• keep one's head    garder ses esprits, garder toute sa tête
• keep one's head above water    (lit) garder la tête au-dessus de l'eau, (fig) se maintenir à flot
• make head or tail of    avoir ni queue ni tête, essayer de comprendre
• off one's head    délirant, fou
• over one's head    par dessus la tête
• per head    par tête
• take into one's head    se mettre en tête de

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kopf, Haupt, Quelle, Kapitell, Druck, Krise, Oberhaupt, Kopfende, Ähre
v. - betiteln, anführen, leiten, überholen, steuern, köpfen
adj. - Haupt-

idioms:

• above one's head    Über jds. Horizont
• by the head    mit einer Kopflänge/Nasenlänge gewinnen
• come to a head    sich zuspitzen
• do one's head    sich grün und blau ärgern
• do someone's head in    verwirren, zum Scheitern bringen
• from head to foot    von Kopf bis Fuß
• get into one's head    etwas verstehen
• get one's head down    sich aufs Ohr hauen (ugs.)
• get one's head round    sich mit jmdm. verstehen, zur Einigung kommen
• give head    jmdm. freie Hand lassen
• go to one's head    jmndm. zu Kopf steigen
• have a good head for    Begabung haben für
• head band    Stirnband
• head boy    Schulsprecher
• head cold    Erkältung mit Nasenverstopfung und Schnupfen
• head count    Kopfzahl
• head first    mit dem Kopf zuerst, kopfüber
• head for    zusteuern auf
• head gear    Kopfbedeckung
• head girl    Schulsprecherin
• head in the clouds    in den Wolken schweben
• head of    -oberhaupt
• head of state    Staatsoberhaupt
• head off    abwenden, verhüten
• head on    frontal
• head over heels in love    völlig verliebt
• head start    Vorsprung, Vorgabe
• head teacher    Schulleiter, Direktor, Rektor
• head up    (naut) in die Windrichtung steuern
• headed notepaper    Briefpapier mit Kopf
• heads or tails    Kopf oder Zahl
• heads will roll    Köpfe werden rollen
• in one's head    im Kopf
• keep one's head    einen klaren Kopf behalten
• keep one's head above water    sich über Wasser halten
• make head or tail of    nicht klug werden können aus, daraus werde ich nicht schlau
• off one's head    verrückt, durchgedreht sein
• over one's head    über jmds. Kopf hinweg
• per head    pro Kopf
• take into one's head    auf die Idee kommen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κεφαλή, κεφάλι, (ως άκρο) άνω τμήμα, κεφαλή, άκρο, κορυφή, κεφάλαιο, σημείο, προϊστάμενος, διευθυντής, αρχηγός, νους, μυαλό, αυτοκυριαρχία, πηγή (κν. κεφαλάρι, νερομάνα), (η) οπίσθια όψη νομίσματος, κορόνα, αφρός μπίρας κ.λπ., αποκορύφωμα
v. - ηγούμαι, προϊσταμαι, διευθύνω, διοικώ, κατευθύνω/-ομαι, τραβώ προς, είμαι πρώτος, προηγούμαι, βρίσκομαι επικεφαλής, (αθλοπ.) δίνω κεφαλιά, δίνω κουτουλιά
adj. - πρωτεύων, κύριος

idioms:

• be off one's head    είμαι αλλόφρων, παλαβός, παλαβωμένος
• come to a head    αποκορυφώνομαι, καταλήγω σε κρίση
• from head to foot    από την κορυφή μέχρι τα νύχια
• get into one's head    βάζω στο μυαλό μου
• give head    (χυδ.) παίρνω πίπα
• go over someone's head    (καθομ.) παρακάμπτω την ιεραρχία, παρακάμπτω τον άμεσο προϊστάμενό μου
• have a good head for    (καθομ.) μου κόβει σε
• head cold    κρυολόγημα
• head count    σύνολο ατόμων
• head first    με το κεφάλι
• head for    κινούμαι προς, οδεύω προς, κατευθύνομαι προς, το βάζω για
• head gear    κάλυμμα κεφαλιού
• head in the clouds    στα σύννεφα
• head of    αρχηγός των...
• head off    εμποδίζω, σταματώ, αποτρέπω, αποσοβώ
• head on    μετωπικός
• head over heels in love    ερωτευμένος μέχρι τα μπούνια
• head start    αρχικό πλεονέκτημα (κν. αβάντα)
• heads or tails    κορόνα ή γράμματα
• heads will roll    θα πέσουν κεφάλια
• keep one's head    διατηρώ την ψυχραιμία μου
• keep one's head above water    (καθομ.) καταφέρνω να μην έχω χρέη
• per head    κατά κεφαλήν
• take into one's head    μου καρφώνεται κάτι στο μυαλό

Italiano (Italian)
svettare, giocare di testa, fare un tuffo di testa, capocchia, mal di testa, capo, mente, spalliera, schiuma, direttore, spiga, principale

idioms:

• bang heads together    lavare la testa
• be off one's head    essere fuori di sé, essere pazzo
• bring to a head    portare a conclusione
• come to a head    raggiungere un punto decisivo, suppurare (di ascesso)
• from head to foot    da capo a piedi
• get into one's head    mettersi in testa
• give head    dar carta libera
• go over someone's head    procedere senza consultare
• have a good head for    avere disposizione per
• head band    fascetta per capelli
• head boy/girl    rappresentante della classe
• head cold    raffreddore di testa
• head count    conteggio dei presenti
• head first    a capofitto
• head for    dirigersi verso
• head gear    copricapo
• head in the clouds    testa fra le nuvole
• head of    direttore di
• head of state    capo di Stato
• head off    bloccare, dirottare
• head on    frontale
• head over heels in love    essere innamorato cotto
• head start    vantaggio
• head teacher    preside
• headed notepaper    carta da lettere intestata
• heads or tails    testa o croce
• heads will roll    salteranno delle teste, ci saranno capri espiatori
• its ugly head    la sua brutta comparsa
• keep one's head    mantenere la testa al suo posto
• keep one's head above water    tenersi a galla
• knock on the head    mandare all'aria
• laugh one's head off    sbellicarsi dalle risa
• lose one's head    perdere la testa
• not make head or tail of    non riuscire a raccapezzarsi di
• per head    a testa
• scream one's head off    urlare a squarciagola
• stand on one's head    fare la verticale, fare un grande sforzo
• stand something on its head    capovolgere la situazione
• take into one's head    mettersi in testa
• turn something on its head    capovolgere

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cabeça (f), pessoa (f), sede (f) da razão (inteligência), cabeçalho (m), chefe (m), pressão (f) de água ou vapor (Fís.), cara (f) (lado da moeda), cabeceira (f) (da cama), tópico (m) principal
v. - comandar, encabeçar, ir na dianteira, enfrentar, seguir, cabecear (futebol)
adj. - na vanguarda, que vem da frente, principal

idioms:

• be off one's head    perder a cabeça
• come to a head    amadurecer, supurar
• from head to foot    da cabeça aos pés
• get into one's head    subir à cabeça
• give head    dar liberdade
• go over someone's head    além de sua compreensão
• have a good head for    ter boa cabeça para
• head band    fita para a cabeça
• head boy/girl    garoto/garota líder
• head cold    resfriado comum com congestão nasal
• head count    chamada (contar as pessoas)
• head first    de ponta cabeça
• head for    dirigir-se a
• head gear    chapéu, adornos de cabeça
• head in the clouds    no mundo da lua
• head of    chefe de
• head of state    chefe de estado
• head off    interceptar
• head on    de frente
• head over heels in love    precipitado
• head start    vantagem inicial em uma competição
• head teacher    professor principal
• headed notepaper    papel com cabeçalho
• heads or tails    cara ou coroa
• heads will roll    as cabeças vão rolar
• keep one's head    manter o controle
• keep one's head above water    não afundar
• not make head or tail of    não entender nada de
• per head    por cabeça
• stand/turn something on its head    virar de cabeça para baixo
• take into one's head    compreender

Русский (Russian)
голова, рассудок, человек, стадо, верхушка, головка, передняя часть, руководитель, руководящее положение

idioms:

• be off one's head    вне себя
• come to a head    нарывать, достичь высшей точки
• from head to foot    с головы до пят
• get into one's head    придти в голову
• give head    давать волю
• go over someone's head    через чью-то голову
• have a good head for    хорошо разбираться в чем-либо
• head band    повязка на голове
• head boy/girl    старший ученик/старшая ученица в классе
• head cold    насморк
• head count    перепись, опрос, подсчет голосов
• head first    головой вперед, очертя голову
• head for    держать курс куда-л.
• head gear    головной убор, наушники
• head in the clouds    витать в облаках
• head of    верхняя часть чего-л.
• head of state    глава государства
• head off    препятствовать, отклоняться, прерывать
• head on    во всеоружии
• head over heels in love    влюбиться без памяти
• head start    преимущество при старте в забеге, социальная программа в США
• head teacher    старший преподаватель
• headed notepaper    вступительное замечание, краткое изложение
• heads or tails    орел или решка
• heads will roll    полетят головы, последует наказание
• keep one's head    сохранять хладнокровие
• keep one's head above water    "держаться на плаву", бороться с трудностями
• not make head or tail of    ничего не понять из
• per head    на душу (населения)
• stand/turn something on its head    поставить с ног на голову
• take into one's head    вбить что-либо себе в голову

Español (Spanish)
n. - cabeza, testa, inteligencia, talento, jefe, cabecilla, coco, cabecera, director, jaqueca, espuma, espiga
adj. - principal, delantero
v. tr. - estar a la cabeza, ir en cabeza, encabezar, poner título
v. intr. - dirigirse hacia, ir en cabeza, estar a la cabeza

idioms:

• above one's head    fuera del alcance de uno
• by the head    por cabeza
• come to a head    llegar al punto decisivo, abrirse
• do one's head    enojarse muchísimo, ponerse furioso
• do someone's head in    hacer enojar a alguien, hacer que alguien se sienta frustrado o confundido
• from head to foot    de pies a cabeza
• get into one's head    metérsele a uno algo en la cabeza
• get one's head down    concentrarse en una tarea, dormir
• get one's head round    comprender algo
• give head    dar rienda suelta, dejar obrar a su antojo, mamarla, chuparla
• go to one's head    subírsele a la cabeza
• have a good head for    tener dotes de, tener facilidad para
• head band    cinta para la cabeza, vincha, huincha
• head boy    alumno principal
• head cold    resfriado
• head count    recuento de la asistencia
• head first    de cabeza, precipitadamente
• head for    dirigirse a, encaminarse a, proponerse, aspirar a
• head gear    tocado, sombrero, casco, gorro
• head girl    alumna principal
• head in the clouds    estar en las nubes
• head of    jefe de
• head of state    jefe de estado
• head off    interceptar el camino, cortar el paso
• head on    de frente
• head over heels in love    perdidamente enamorado
• head start    ventaja inicial
• head teacher    director de la escuela
• head up    (naut.) navegar en la dirección del viento
• headed notepaper    papel con membrete
• heads or tails    cara o cruz
• heads will roll    van a rodar cabezas
• in one's head    en la cabeza de uno
• keep one's head    no perder la cabeza
• keep one's head above water    mantenerse a flote
• make head or tail of    comprender en lo absoluto, no sacar nada en claro, no entender ni jota
• off one's head    totalmente borracho o drogado, estar loco, estar chiflado, andar mal de la cabeza
• over one's head    sin contar con uno, sin hacer caso de uno, más allá de lo que se puede comprender
• per head    per cápita
• take into one's head    metérsele a uno en la cabeza, ocurrírsele a uno

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - huvud, chef, topp, kapitäl (arkit.), (mynts) framsida, person, rubrik, vattentryck, toalett, missbrukare, narkotikarus, oralt samlag
v. - leda, rubricera, överträffa, rikta, nicka (fotb.), rinna upp (om flod), genskjuta, hejda
adj. - huvud-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
头, 领袖, 头脑, 头的, 主要的, 为首, 前进, 朝向, 成头状物, 出发

idioms:

• be off one's head    神经错乱
• come to a head    达到紧要关头
• from head to foot    全身
• get into one's head    充分理解, 相信, 固执地认为
• give head    自由行动, 给口交
• go over someone's head    太高深而超出某人的理解力, 晋升或上告等越过某人
• have a good head for    有...的才能
• head band    头巾, 头饰带
• head boy    男班长
• head cold    伤风, 感冒
• head count    点人数, 数人头
• head first    头向前地, 冒失地
• head for    出发, 前往, 动身
• head gear    帽, 头饰, 盔, 井架
• head girl    女班长
• head in the clouds    心不在焉, 想入非非
• head of    在团体里居领导地位者
• head of state    国家元首
• head off    阻止, 拦截
• head on    迎面地
• head over heels in love    神魂颠倒地爱上
• head start    抢先起步的优势, 有利的开端
• head teacher    校长
• headed notepaper    印有抬头的信笺
• heads or tails    掷铜板解决问题
• heads will roll    有些人将被解雇
• keep one's head    保持冷静
• keep one's head above water    免遭灭顶之灾, 不负债
• not make head or tail of    一点也不懂, 一点头绪也没有
• per head    每人
• take into one's head    突然想到要

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 頭, 領袖, 頭腦
adj. - 頭的, 主要的
v. tr. - 為首, 前進, 朝向
v. intr. - 成頭狀物, 出發

idioms:

• be off one's head    神經錯亂
• come to a head    達到緊要關頭
• from head to foot    全身
• get into one's head    充分理解, 相信, 固執地認為
• give head    自由行動, 給口交
• go over someone's head    太高深而超出某人的理解力, 晉升或上告等越過某人
• have a good head for    有...的才能
• head band    頭巾, 頭飾帶
• head boy    男班長
• head cold    傷風, 感冒
• head count    點人數, 數人頭
• head first    頭向前地, 冒失地
• head for    出發, 前往, 動身
• head gear    帽, 頭飾, 盔, 井架
• head girl    女班長
• head in the clouds    心不在焉, 想入非非
• head of    在團體裡居領導地位者
• head of state    國家元首
• head off    阻止, 攔截
• head on    迎面地
• head over heels in love    神魂顛倒地愛上
• head start    搶先起步的優勢, 有利的開端
• head teacher    校長
• headed notepaper    印有抬頭的信箋
• heads or tails    擲銅板解決問題
• heads will roll    有些人將被解雇
• keep one's head    保持冷靜
• keep one's head above water    免遭滅頂之災, 不負債
• not make head or tail of    一點也不懂, 一點頭緒也沒有
• per head    每人
• take into one's head    突然想到要

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 머리, 정상, 우두머리, 마리, 한 사람
adj. - 우두머리의, 마주쳐 오는, 이물의
v. tr. - ~의 처음에 있다, ~을 지휘하다, 가로막다, ~에 대항하다, 나아가게 하다
v. intr. - 진행하다, 향하다, 발원하다

idioms:

• be off one's head    머리가 돌다
• come to a head    곪기 시작하다, 기회가 무르익다, 위기가 닥쳐오다
• get into one's head    (술이) 오르다, ~으로 생각하다
• give head    숙취하다
• go over someone's head    키가 넘는 물 속에 들어가다, 힘이 미치지 못하다
• have a good head for    머리가 좋다
• head for    ~의 방향으로 돌리다, 나아가게 하다
• head off    몹시, 지나치게
• head on    뱃머리를 앞으로 하여, 정면으로, 머리부터
• keep one's head    침착을 유지하다
• keep one's head above water    물에 빠지지 않고 있다, 빚지지 않고 있다
• take into one's head    어떤 일을 믿게 되다, 생각을 가지게 되다, 상기하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 頭, 頭部, 上部, 先端, 長, 首脳, 頭脳, 理性, 源, 水源, 首席, 表, 頭数, 表題, 見出し, 頭状花, 頭痛, 首, 支配者, 理知, 知力, 指揮者, 社長, 長官, 校長, 頂, 岬, 上端, 先頭
v. - 先頭に立つ, 率いる, 向かわせる, ヘディングする

idioms:

• bang/knock/run one's head against a brick wall    むだなことをする
• be off one's head    気がふれて, 興奮して, 気が狂って
• come to a head    化膿する, 機が熟する, 危機に陥る
• crowned head    国王, 王女
• death's head    されこうべ(白骨化した頭蓋骨)
• from head to foot    頭のてっぺんから足の先まで
• get into one's head    酒がまわる
• go over someone's head    難しくて分からない
• go to one's head    酔わせる, 興奮させる
• have one's head screwed on    分別がある
• head and shoulders above    ずば抜けて優れて
• head band    ヘアバンド
• head boy/girl    首席の生徒
• head cold    鼻風邪
• head count    人数, 頭数, 人口調査
• head first    まっさかさまに, 無鉄砲に
• head for    …へ向かう, へ突き進む
• head gear    ヘッドギア
• head in the clouds    うわの空で
• head like a sieve    物覚えの悪い頭
• head of    見出し, 先頭
• head of state    国家主席
• head off    さえぎる, 阻止する, 先回りしてさえぎる
• head on    正面から
• head over heels in love    惚れ込む
• head start    有利なスタート
• head teacher    教頭
• not make head or tail of    何が何やら, さっぱりわからない
• one's head swims    頭がふらつく
• over one's head    歯が立たない
• put ideas into a person's head    あらぬ期待を抱かせる
• put one's head above the parapet    敵と真っ向から向かい合う
• swelled/swollen head    ひどいうぬぼれ, 思い上がり
• take into one's head    思いつく
• talking head    トーキングヘッド, 語り手

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رأس, , عقل, اتزان, رباطه جأش, صداع, وجه القطعه النقديه, فرد, منبع, رئيس مدير مدرسه أو دائرة أو مؤسسه, قمه أعلى الشئ, مقام الزعامه أو الشرف أو القيادة, الرأسيه جزء من الصفحه يعلو سطورها الأولى بأحرف كبيرة, أوج, ذروة (فعل) يحتز الرأس, أو يقطه, يحصله, يجعل له رأسا, يتزعم أو يرأس, , يواجه أو يقاوم, يتقدم أو يتفوق على, يتوج برأسيه, يتصدر أو يحتل المقام الأول, يقود أو يوجه, يتجه أو ينطلق نحو, يتدفق النفط, ينبع النهر (صفه) رأسي خاص بالرأس, , واقع أو قائم عند الرأس, , رئيسي, أمامي يتصرف بدون معرفه فلان أو موافقته‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ראש, עומד בראש, מנהיג, עמדת הנהגה, החלק הביצועי של מכשיר, החלק הקדמי או העליון של דבר כלשהו, מקור נהר, נושא עיקרי לדיון, שיא, בעל-חיים גדוע-קרניים, אגוז, כאב-ראש (מדוברת, בריטניה), מוח, קצף‬
adj. - ‮ראשי, עיקרי, מכור לסם (מדוברת)‬
v. tr. - ‮עמד בראש, הוביל, נגח בכדור, שימש ככותרת, הוביל בכיוון מ‬
v. intr. - ‮חתר לקראת‬

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