单词 | head |
例句 | head noun 1.•she scratched her head thoughtfully:skull, cranium, crown | informal nut, noodle, noggin, dome. 2.•he had to use his head:brain(s), brainpower, intellect, intelligence | wit(s), wisdom, mind, sense, reasoning, common sense | informal savvy, gray matter, smarts. 3.•she had a good head for business:aptitude, faculty, talent, gift, capacity, ability | mind, brain. 4.•the head of the church:leader, chief, controller, governor, superintendent, commander, captain | director, manager | principal, president, premier | chieftain, headman, sachem | CEO | informal boss, boss man, kingpin, top dog, Mr. Big, skipper, ringleader, numero uno, head honcho, big kahuna. 5.•the head of the line:front, beginning, start, fore, forefront | top. 6.•the head of the river:source, origin, headspring, headwater | literary wellspring. 7.•beer with a head :froth, foam, bubbles, spume, fizz, effervescence | suds.▶adjective •the head waiter:chief, principal, leading, main, first, foremost, prime, premier, senior, top, highest, supreme, superior, top-ranking, ranking. ANT subordinate.▶verb 1.•the procession was headed by the mayor:lead, be at the front of | be first, lead the way. 2.•Dr. Jones heads a research team:command, control, lead, run, manage, direct, supervise, superintend, oversee, preside over, rule, govern, captain | informal be the boss of. 3.•she was heading for the exit:move toward, make for, aim for, go in the direction of, be bound for, make a beeline for | set out for, start out for. PHRASES at the head of •Stasha will now be at the head of the department:in charge of, controlling, commanding, leading, managing, running, directing, supervising, overseeing | at the wheel of, at the helm of. come to a head •the violence came to a head after two civilians were killed:reach a crisis, come to a climax, reach a critical point, reach a crossroads. go to someone's head 1.•the wine has gone to my head:intoxicate someone, befuddle someone, make someone drunk | informal make someone woozy | formal inebriate someone. 2.•her victory went to her head:make someone conceited, make someone full of themselves, turn someone's head, puff someone up. head off 1.•he went to head off the cars:intercept, divert, deflect, redirect, reroute, draw away, turn away. 2.•they headed off a confrontation:forestall, avert, ward off, fend off, stave off, hold off, nip in the bud, keep at bay | prevent, avoid, stop. keep one's head •Richie kept his head throughout the confrontation:keep/stay calm, keep one's self-control, maintain one's composure | informal keep one's cool, keep one's shirt on, keep it together, cool one's jets. lose one's head •you cannot lose your head in the courtroom:lose control, lose one's composure, lose one's equilibrium, go to pieces | panic, get flustered, get confused, get hysterical | informal lose one's cool, freak out, crack up. WORD LINKS relating to the headWord Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms. |
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