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 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

His headed goal in the subsequent friendly against Athletic Club suggests the message is getting through. —Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 15 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