Definition: oral stimulation of the genitals
Usage: they say he gives good head
Similar words: perversion, sexual perversion
Definition: an aberrant sexual practice;
Synonyms: head
Definition: a single domestic animal
Usage: 200 head of cattle
Similar words: domestic animal, domesticated animal
Definition: any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment
Definition: a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
Similar words: membrane
Definition: a thin pliable sheet of material
Synonyms: head
Definition: a projection out from one end
Usage: the head of the nail, a pinhead is the head of a pin
Similar words: projection
Definition: any structure that branches out from a central support
Synonyms: head
Definition: (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
Similar words: toilet, bathroom, privy, can, john, lav, lavatory
Definition: a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
Synonyms: head
Definition: the striking part of a tool
Usage: the head of the hammer
Similar words: striker
Definition: the part of a mechanical device that strikes something
Synonyms: head
Definition: (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head
Usage: call heads or tails!
Similar words: obverse
Definition: the side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design
Synonyms: read/write head, head
Definition: (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
Similar words: coil
Definition: reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit
Synonyms: head
Definition: that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves
Similar words: anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure
Definition: a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing
Usage: he has good bone structure
Definition: the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
Usage: he stuck his head out the window
Similar words: external body part
Definition: any body part visible externally
Synonyms: head
Definition: the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint
Usage: the head of the humerus
Similar words: anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure
Definition: a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing
Usage: he has good bone structure
Synonyms: psyche, head, brain, nous, mind
Definition: that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason
Usage: his mind wandered; I couldn't get his words out of my head
Similar words: noesis, knowledge, cognition
Definition: the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
Definition: (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
Similar words: word
Definition: a unit of language that native speakers can identify
Usage: words are the blocks from which sentences are made; he hardly said ten words all morning
Synonyms: head, header, heading
Definition: a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
Usage: the heading seemed to have little to do with the text
Similar words: line
Definition: text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
Usage: the letter consisted of three short lines; there are six lines in every stanza
Definition: the subject matter at issue
Usage: the question of disease merits serious discussion; under the head of minor Roman poets
Similar words: subject, topic, theme
Definition: the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
Usage: he didn't want to discuss that subject; it was a very sensitive topic; his letters were always on the theme of love
Definition: a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
Usage: the point of the arrow was due north
Similar words: mark
Definition: a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)
Usage: his answer was just a punctuation mark
Definition: forward movement
Usage: the ship made little headway against the gale
Similar words: advance, progress, progression
Definition: a movement forward
Usage: he listened for the progress of the troops
Definition: a difficult juncture
Usage: a pretty pass; matters came to a head yesterday
Similar words: occasion, juncture
Definition: an event that occurs at a critical time
Usage: at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave; it was needed only on special occasions
Synonyms: head
Definition: the front of a military formation or procession
Usage: the head of the column advanced boldly; they were at the head of the attack
Similar words: formation
Definition: an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
Usage: a defensive formation; a formation of planes
Synonyms: fountainhead, head, headspring
Definition: the source of water from which a stream arises
Usage: they tracked him back toward the head of the stream
Similar words: root, rootage, source, beginning, origin
Definition: the place where something begins, where it springs into being
Usage: the Italian beginning of the Renaissance; Jupiter was the origin of the radiation; Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River; communism's Russian root
Definition: the part in the front or nearest the viewer
Usage: he was in the forefront; he was at the head of the column
Synonyms: head
Definition: the top of something
Usage: the head of the stairs; the head of the page; the head of the list
Similar words: top
Definition: the upper part of anything
Usage: the mower cuts off the tops of the grass; the title should be written at the top of the first page
Synonyms: head
Definition: the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container
Usage: the beer had a large head of foam
Definition: a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
Usage: the beer had a thick head of foam
Synonyms: head
Definition: a rounded compact mass
Usage: the head of a comet
Similar words: physical object, object
Definition: a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
Usage: it was full of rackets, balls and other objects
Synonyms: promontory, foreland, head, headland
Definition: a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
Similar words: natural elevation, elevation
Definition: a raised or elevated geological formation
Synonyms: head
Definition: a user of (usually soft) drugs
Usage: the office was full of secret heads
Similar words: drug user, substance abuser, user
Definition: a person who takes drugs
Synonyms: head, chief, top dog
Definition: a person who is in charge
Usage: the head of the whole operation
Similar words: leader
Definition: a person who rules or guides or inspires others
Synonyms: head
Definition: an individual person
Usage: tickets are $5 per head
Similar words: individual
Definition: a single organism
Synonyms: principal, head, head teacher, school principal
Definition: the educator who has executive authority for a school
Usage: she sent unruly pupils to see the principal
Synonyms: head
Definition: the pressure exerted by a fluid
Usage: a head of steam
Similar words: force per unit area, pressure, pressure level
Definition: the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
Usage: the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure
Definition: a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
Usage: a head of cauliflower; a head of lettuce
Similar words: plant organ
Definition: a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus
Synonyms: head
Definition: the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head
Usage: he is two heads taller than his little sister; his horse won by a head
Similar words: linear measure, linear unit
Definition: a unit of measurement of length
Synonyms: head
Definition: the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
Similar words: point, tip, peak
Definition: a V shape
Usage: the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points
Synonyms: head
Definition: remove the head of
Usage: head the fish
Similar words: remove, withdraw, take, take away
Definition: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
Usage: remove a threat; remove a wrapper; Remove the dirty dishes from the table; take the gun from your pocket; This machine withdraws heat from the environment
Synonyms: direct, steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, channelise, channelize, guide, head
Definition: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
Similar words: command, control
Definition: exercise authoritative control or power over
Usage: control the budget; Command the military forces
Synonyms: head
Definition: to go or travel towards
Usage: where is she heading; We were headed for the mountains
Similar words: continue, proceed, go forward
Definition: move ahead; travel onward in time or space
Usage: We proceeded towards Washington; She continued in the direction of the hills; We are moving ahead in time now
Definition: travel in front of; go in advance of others
Usage: The procession was headed by John
Definition: be in charge of
Usage: Who is heading this project?
Similar words: direct
Definition: be in charge of
Synonyms: head
Definition: form a head or come or grow to a head
Usage: The wheat headed early this year
Synonyms: head
Definition: be in the front of or on top of
Usage: The list was headed by the name of the president
Similar words: lie
Definition: be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
Definition: be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel
Usage: This student heads the class
Similar words: be
Definition: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
Usage: John is rich; This is not a good answer
Synonyms: head
Definition: take its rise
Usage: These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas
Similar words: grow, arise, originate, spring up, develop, uprise, rise
Definition: come into existence; take on form or shape
Usage: A new religious movement originated in that country; a love that sprang up from friendship; the idea for the book grew out of a short story; An interesting phenomenon uprose