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headsnounpl. of head the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouthI hit my head as I went through the low doorway beans, blocks(slang), domes, mazards(or mazzards, chiefly dialect), nobs, noddles, noggins, noodles, nuts(slang), pates, polls craniums(or crania), crowns, scalps, skullsocciputs(or occipita) the place of leadership or commandevery year a different parent is placed at the head of the troop's cookie drive chairs, driver's seats, headships, helms, reins chieftainships, commanderships, directorshipsforefronts, leads, vanguardscaptainships, chairmanships, deanships, dictatorships, generalships, governorships, kingships, masteries, masterships, premierships, presidencies, presidentships, superintendenciesdominances, dominions, jurisdictions, sovereignties(also sovranties), sways, upper handseminences, heights, pedestals, pinnacles, seats, thrones, tops ranks a light mass of fine bubbles formed in or on a liquidthe head on the ice cream soda rose a good two inches above the rim of the glass a member of the human racethe tour guide counted heads, and everyone was present babies, beings, birds, bodies, bods(British), characters, cookies, creatures, customers, devils, ducks, eggs, faces, fish(or fishes), guys, human beings, humans, individuals, lives, men, mortals, parties, people, personages, scouts, slobs, sorts, souls, specimens, stiffs, things, wights hominids, homos, humanoidsbrothers(also brethren), fellowmen, fellows, neighborscelebrities, personalities, selves, somebodies sons of man animals, beasties, beasts, brutes, critters a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive actionwhen the disagreement between the two departments came to a head, the CEO called both managers in for a closed-door meeting boiling points, breaking points, clutches, conjunctures, crises, crossroads, crunches, crunch times, Dunkirks, emergencies, exigencies, extremities, flash points, junctures, tinderboxes, zero hours contingencies, possibilitiesclimaxes, turning pointshappenings, landmarks, milestonesconditions, passes, situations, straitsdeadlocks, impasses, stalematescorners, fixes, holes, hot waters, jams, last ditches, pinches, predicaments, scrapes, spotseleventh hours, last minutes moments of truth, points of no return the beginning part of a streamLake Itasca in Minnesota is the head of the Mississippi River headstreams, headwaters, sources fountainheads, fountains, geysers, headsprings, hot springs, springs, wellspringsbranches, feeders, tributaries the highest part or pointstood at the head of the stairs and looked down acmes, apexes(or apices), apogees, capstones, climaxes, crescendos(also crescendoes or crescendi), crests, crowns, culminations, heights, high noons, high-water marks, meridians, ne plus ultras, noons, noontimes, peaks, pinnacles, summits, sums, tip-tops, tops, zeniths blooms, blossoms, flood tides, flowers, glories, heydays, primescaps, ceilings, roofsextremes, extremities, tips, vertices(also vertexes)highlights, highs, highspots bottoms, nadirs, rock bottoms abysses, bases, feet(also foot)minima(or minimums) the part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasonschallenged us to put our heads together and find a solution to the skyrocketing costs of the company's health insurance plans brains, cerebrums(or cerebra), minds, psyches, thinkers belfries, gray matters, intellects, intelligence, loaves(British slang), noodles, reasons, skullsacumens, brilliances, insights, judgments(or judgements), mentalities, perceptions, perspicacities, sagacities, sapiences, wisdoms, witscognizances the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to doas head of the planning committee, he had the responsibility of appointing someone to look into the parking situation bosses, boss men, captains, chiefs, foremen, headmen, helmsmen, honchos, jefes, kingpins, leaders, masters, taskmasters directresses, mistressesadministrators, commanders, directors, executives, generals, governors, hierarchs, higher-upsleadmen, managers, overseers, principals, skippers, standard-bearers, stewards, straw bosses, superintendents, superiors, supervisorsdominators, lords, overlords, potentates, rulers, sovereigns(also sovrans)figureheadsslave driversbarons, czars(also tsars or tzars), kings, magnates, moguls, presidents, princesbig cheeses, big guns, bigwigs, top dogs, top gunscoheads(or co-heads), coleaders(or co-leaders)employers, gaffers(British), gangers(British)micromanagerssubchiefs(or sub-chiefs), subdirectors(or sub-directors) dependents, inferiors, juniors, secondaries, subjects, subordinates, underlings a bank of earth constructed to control waterbuilt a head to create a millpond dams, dikes, embankments, levees breakwaters, jetties, seawallsbreastworks, bulwarks, earthworks, rampartscanals, channels, ditches, gutters, troughslocksbarricades, barriers, blocksfloodgates, sluicesbarrages, milldams, stanks(British), weirs a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body wastegive me a chance to visit the head, and I'll be all set to go bathrooms, baths, bogs(British), cans, cloakrooms(British), comfort stations, conveniences(chiefly British), johns, latrines, lavatories, loos(chiefly British), potties, restrooms, toilets, washrooms, water closets commodes, pans(British), potsgarderobes, jakes, outhouses, privieshalf baths, powder roomsladies(chiefly British), ladies' rooms, men's rooms a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegallya shop near campus where all the heads used to get their paraphernalia addicts, dopeheads, dopers, druggies, fiends, freaks(slang), hopheads(slang), hypes(slang), junkies, stoners, users acidheads, cokeheads, crackheads, potheads, speed freaksburnouts nonaddicts, nonusers a person with a strong and habitual liking for somethingshe's a total tech head who adores home electronics and computers addicts, aficionados(also afficionados), buffs, bugs, devotees, enthusiasts, fanatics, fanciers, fans, fiends, fools, freaks, habitués(also habitues), hounds, junkies, lovers, maniacs, mavens(also mavins), nuts, suckers groupiesadmirers, amateurs, collectors, connoisseurs, dilettantes(or dilettanti)authorities, expertsadherents, converts, cultists, disciples, followers, hangers-on, votariesadvocates, apostles, backers, champions, evangelists, exponents, friends, patrons, promoters, proponents, supporterspartisans(also partizans), zealotsboosters, rooters, well-wishersfaddists nonfans nonadmirersbelittlers, carpers, critics, detractors a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorizerechecked to make sure that all the heads were in boldface captions, headers, headings, headlines, rubrics, titles banners, streamerscatch words, guide words, running headsgreetings, salutationssuperscriptions, superscriptssubheadings, subheads, subtitles a special and usually inborn abilityI have no head for numbers aptitudes, bents, endowments, faculties, flairs, geniuses(or genii), gifts, knacks, talents affinities, biases, dispositions, habitudes, impulses, inclinations, leanings, partialities, penchants, predilections, predispositions, proclivities, propensities, tendencies, turnsears, eyes, minds, nosesfeels, hangs, instincts, touches, wayscapabilities, competences, facilities, proficiencies, skillscapacities, potentials, powersfortes, specialisms, specialities, specialties disabilities, handicaps, inabilities, incapacitiesshortcomings, weaknesses headsverbpresent tense third-person singular of headto go on a specified course or in a certain directionshe'll be heading out east in the fall to attend college bears, makes aims, bends, directs, points, turnsbeelines, lights out, puts, puts out, sets off, sets out, strikes, takes offfaces, orients, steersabout-faces, backs, comes about, comes round, cuts, inclines, puts about, reverses, swerves, tacks, turns back, veers, wheels, yaws to be at the front ofheading the procession at the dog show was a miniature poodle, followed by dogs seemingly of every breed leads precedesannounces, heraldsaccompanies, attends, escorts, ushers concludes, ends, finishes, stops, terminatestailgates, tailsdogs, follows, trails to be in charge ofwho headed the CIA when Ronald Reagan was president? bosses, captains, handles, overlooks, oversees, quarterbacks, superintends, supervises administers, commands, controls, directs, guides, manages, orders, runs, shepherds, shows, steersmonitors, presides (over)governs, reigns, rules calls the shots (of), calls the tune (for), rides herd on, watches over to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain directionthe road to riches headed north, thought many, as off they went to Alaska to try their luck at panning gold bears, extends, goes, leads, lies, runs crosses, cuts, passescourses, follows, spans, traverses to point or turn (something) toward a target or goalafter a long day at the beach, we headed the car toward home aims, bends, casts, directs, holds, levels, pinpoints, sets, trains sightsbears, facesconcentrates, focuses(or focusses)inclines, orients, steers averts, curves, deflects, detours, diverts, rechannels, shunts, sidetracks to serve as leader ofRobert La Salle headed the expedition that claimed Louisiana for the French king bosses, captains, commands, leads, spearheads controls, dominatesdirects, governs, handles, manages, oversees, regulates, runs, superintends, supervises bows (to), complies (with), defers (to), follows, obeys, serves, submits (to), yields (to) to cut off the head ofgot a job at the slaughterhouse heading cattle |