headed

1 of 2

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

headed

2 of 2

past tense and past participle of head entry 3

Examples of headed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Ninety-one per cent of his shots in Serie A last season came from inside the box, while only Pisa’s Stefano Moreo managed more headed shots on target than his 11. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

But the problem that helped thrust Tinubu’s APC into power is now a multi-headed hydra that goes far beyond the northeastern jihadist insurgency. — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Her mental health afterward Two forensic psychiatrists testified Monday that Clancy appeared clear-headed and rational in the days after the killings. — Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

Torres, who roamed into the box unmarked, received a headed pass from Nico Williams and rocketed the ball with his left foot past Argentinian goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez in the 106th minute. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

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