: having a head or heads of a specified kind or number—used in combination
became light-headed from the fever
a roundheaded screw
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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 The lion is decisive, bold, and clear-headed.—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for headed
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of headed was
before the 12th century
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