Words Containing HEAD
Here's the list of all the 667 Words Containing HEAD in the English Language.
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| head | 1. to go or travel towards 2. be in charge of More Definitions → |
| ahead | 1. having the leading position or higher score in a contest 2. at or in the front More Definitions → |
| header | 1. a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about 2. horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window More Definitions → |
| headquarters | 1. (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise 2. the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command More Definitions → |
| headset | 1. receiver consisting of a pair of headphones More Definitions → |
| heading | 1. a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about 2. the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies More Definitions → |
| headed | 1. having a heading or caption 2. having a head of a specified kind or anything that serves as a head; often used in combination More Definitions → |
| overhead | 1. the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes 2. (computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command More Definitions → |
| headline | 1. the heading or caption of a newspaper article 2. publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline More Definitions → |
| redhead | 1. someone who has red hair 2. North American diving duck with a grey-and-black body and reddish-brown head More Definitions → |
| headache | 1. something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness 2. pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs More Definitions → |
| headphone | 1. electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear More Definitions → |
| forehead | 1. the part of the face above the eyes 2. the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: includes the upper part of the orbits More Definitions → |
| headlight | 1. a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive More Definitions → |
| whitehead | 1. a small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland More Definitions → |
| arrowhead | 1. the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow More Definitions → |
| masthead | 1. a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc. 2. the title of a newspaper or magazine; usually printed on the front page and on the editorial page More Definitions → |
| letterhead | 1. a sheet of stationery with name and address of the organization printed at the top More Definitions → |
| headboard | 1. a vertical board or panel forming the head of a bedstead More Definitions → |
| headlamp | 1. a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive More Definitions → |
| maidenhead | 1. a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin More Definitions → |
| headband | 1. a band worn around or over the head More Definitions → |
| flathead | 1. food fish of the Indonesian region of the Pacific; resembles gurnards 2. pallid bottom-dwelling flat-headed fish with large eyes and a duck-like snout More Definitions → |
| headcount | 1. number of people in a particular group More Definitions → |
| headgear | 1. clothing for the head 2. the hoist at the pithead of a mine More Definitions → |
| spearhead | 1. be the leader of 2. someone who leads or initiates an activity (attack or campaign etc.) More Definitions → |
| headway | 1. vertical space available to allow easy passage under something 2. forward movement More Definitions → |
| headmaster | 1. presiding officer of a school More Definitions → |
| bulkhead | 1. a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments More Definitions → |
| heady | 1. marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters 2. extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic More Definitions → |
| headroom | 1. vertical space available to allow easy passage under something 2. the capacity of a system to reproduce loud sounds without distortion More Definitions → |
| headless | 1. not using intelligence 2. not having a head or formed without a head More Definitions → |
| headstone | 1. the central building block at the top of an arch or vault 2. a stone that is used to mark a grave More Definitions → |
| trailhead | 1. the beginning of a trail More Definitions → |
| subheading | 1. a heading of a subdivision of a text More Definitions → |
| headrest | 1. a cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile's seat to prevent whiplash 2. a rest for the head More Definitions → |
| bullhead | 1. freshwater sculpin with a large flattened bony-plated head with hornlike spines 2. any of several common freshwater catfishes of the United States More Definitions → |
| headland | 1. a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) More Definitions → |
| beheaded | 1. having had the head cut off More Definitions → |
| headhunter | 1. a recruiter of personnel (especially for corporations) 2. a savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as trophies More Definitions → |
| warhead | 1. the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents More Definitions → |
| hammerhead | 1. a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence 2. the striking part of a hammer More Definitions → |
| headliner | 1. a performer who receives prominent billing More Definitions → |
| headquarter | 1. provide with headquarters More Definitions → |
| headlong | 1. excessively quick 2. with the head foremost More Definitions → |
| headshot | 1. a photograph of a person's head 2. an attempt to put the soccer ball into the net by using the head More Definitions → |
| wellhead | 1. the source of water for a well 2. a structure built over a well More Definitions → |
| beheading | 1. execution by cutting off the victim's head 2. killing by cutting off the head More Definitions → |
| skinhead | 1. a member of any of several British or American groups consisting predominantly of young people who shave their heads; some engage in white supremacist and anti-immigrant activities and this leads to the perception that all skinheads are racist and violent 2. a person whose head is bald or shaved More Definitions → |
| doubleheader | 1. two games instead of one (especially in baseball when the same two teams play two games on the same day) More Definitions → |
| headstrong | 1. habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition More Definitions → |
| redheaded | 1. having red hair and usually fair skin More Definitions → |
| headpiece | 1. the band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse's head 2. a protective helmet for the head More Definitions → |
| headdress | 1. clothing for the head More Definitions → |
| blockhead | 1. a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence More Definitions → |
| showerhead | 1. a perforated nozzle that showers water on a bather More Definitions → |
| loggerhead | 1. a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence 2. very large carnivorous sea turtle; wide-ranging in warm open seas More Definitions → |
| airhead | 1. a flighty scatterbrained simpleton 2. a bridgehead seized by airborne troops More Definitions → |
| headspace | 1. the volume left at the top of a filled container (bottle or jar or tin) before sealing More Definitions → |
| pinhead | 1. an ignorant or foolish person 2. the head of a pin More Definitions → |
| fountainhead | 1. an abundant source 2. the source of water from which a stream arises More Definitions → |
| copperhead | 1. common coppery brown pit viper of upland eastern United States 2. venomous but sluggish reddish-brown snake of Australia More Definitions → |
| skinheads | 1. a youth subculture that appeared first in England in the late 1960s as a working-class reaction to the hippies; hair was cropped close to the scalp; wore work-shirts and short jeans (supported by suspenders) and heavy red boots; involved in attacks against Asians and football hooliganism More Definitions → |
| headstock | 1. the stationary support in a machine or power tool that supports and drives a revolving part (as a chuck or the spindle on a lathe) More Definitions → |
| subhead | 1. a heading of a subdivision of a text More Definitions → |
| figurehead | 1. a person used as a cover for some questionable activity 2. figure on the bow of some sailing vessels More Definitions → |
| bonehead | 1. a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence More Definitions → |
| headwater | 1. the source of a river More Definitions → |
| hogshead | 1. a British unit of capacity for alcoholic beverages 2. a large cask especially one holding 63 gals More Definitions → |
| headfirst | 1. with the head foremost 2. with the head before the body More Definitions → |
| thunderhead | 1. a rounded projecting mass of a cumulus cloud with shining edges; often appears before a thunderstorm More Definitions → |
| bridgehead | 1. an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies 2. a defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy More Definitions → |
| headmistress | 1. a woman headmaster More Definitions → |
| dickhead | 1. insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous More Definitions → |
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