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

Miami gave up an easy goal by unmarked Milan Iloski in the third minute after a headed pass from Frankie Westfield. —Miami Herald, 25 May 2026

For the uninitiated, the show features three slick-headed, silent, slightly twitchy Blue Men who communicate through music and movement. —Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026

Only Manchester United’s Casemiro has scored more than his six headed goals across Europe’s top-five leagues this term. —Thom Harris, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026

Like the tongues of a multi-headed snake, the Trail of Tears hissed through Chattanooga, Northern Alabama, Western North Carolina, Middle Tennessee and up through Southern Illinois, down through Missouri, across Arkansas before stopping in what is now Eastern Oklahoma. —Keith Sharon, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026

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
• tender-headed
• 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