headed

adjective

head·​ed ˈhe-dəd 

1

: having a head or a heading

2

: having a head or heads of a specified kind or number

—used in combination

became light-headed from the fever

a roundheaded screw

Examples of headed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The peculiar requirement is an homage to Emma Stone’s character in the film, who is a bald-headed CEO who ends up kidnapped and suspected of being an alien. —Andrew McGowan, Variety, 18 Oct. 2025

The moment came shortly after Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk scored a headed winner deep into stoppage time, sparking frenzied scenes around Anfield Stadium. —Ben Church, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025

Yeah, the bald-headed guy from Letterman? —EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025

Beautiful bench in your double-headed shower? —Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing headed

• brown-headed cowbird
• empty-headed
• hydra-headed
• light-headed
• lunk-headed
• spiny-headed worm
• white-headed
• woolly-headed

Rhymes for headed

• bedded
• breaded
• dreaded
• leaded
• shredded
• threaded
• wedded
• bareheaded
• beheaded
• embedded
• hardheaded
• homesteaded

Kids Definition

headed

adjective

head·​ed ˈhed-əd 

: having such a head or so many heads

curly-headed

two-headed ax