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head

8 entries found.

Main Entry:
head Listen to the pronunciation of head
Pronunciation:
\ˈhed\
Function:
noun
1: the division of the human body that contains the brain, the eyes, the ears, the nose, and the mouth; also : the corresponding anterior division of the body of various animals including all vertebrates, most arthropods, and many mollusks and worms2: headache3: a projection or extremity especially of an anatomical part: as a: the rounded proximal end of a long bone (as the humerus) b: the end of a muscle nearest the origin c: the anterior end of an invertebrate : scolex4: the part of a boil, pimple, or abscess at which it is likely to break5: the end of a lipid molecule that consists of a polar group and is regarded as being opposite to the tail
head adjective
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