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as in skull
the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth I hit my head as I went through the low doorway

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as in foam
a light mass of fine bubbles formed in or on a liquid the head on the ice cream soda rose a good two inches above the rim of the glass

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as in headwater
the beginning part of a stream Lake Itasca in Minnesota is the head of the Mississippi River

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as in user
a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally a shop near campus where all the heads used to get their paraphernalia

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as in heading
a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize rechecked to make sure that all the heads were in boldface

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to be at the front of heading the procession at the dog show was a miniature poodle, followed by dogs seemingly of every breed

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as in to go
to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction the road to riches headed north, thought many, as off they went to Alaska to try their luck at panning gold

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as in to aim
to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal after a long day at the beach, we headed the car toward home

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as in to decapitate
to cut off the head of got a job at the slaughterhouse heading cattle

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adjective

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Recent Examples of head
Noun
Turning this on its head, the susceptibility of Bose– Thilo Stöferle, Ars Technica, 18 July 2017 Head over to PCWorld’s comprehensive Windows 10 Creators Update review for the full rundown and extensive hands-on impressions, or our round-up of the Creators Update’s best new features. Brad Chacos, PCWorld, 17 July 2017
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Canadians head to the polls today to cast their vote in a snap election called by Prime Minister Mark Carney, in what may be the most consequential vote in the country’s history. Callum Sutherland, Time, 28 Apr. 2025 While everyone else is laughing and joking before heading to the table, Porsha descends the stairs, killing the mood and dressed in all black, with Shamea noting in her confessional that her bestie only needs a ski mask to complete the look. Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
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Williams was previously head coach for the Phoenix Suns, compiling a 194-115 record in four seasons in Arizona and leading the franchise to the 2020-21 NBA Finals, where the team lost in six games to the Milwaukee Bucks. Amy Woodyatt, CNN, 20 June 2024 Samuel Leonard, the head deputy public defender overseeing juvenile cases in a number of L.A. County courthouses, said the department has yet to disclose the names of six of the officers involved in the Los Padrinos incident. James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for head
Recent Examples of Synonyms for head
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  • Revel fractured his skull and broke his nose which ended his sophomore football season.
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Apr. 2025
  • His hair pours off his head as if leaking from his skull.
    Yinka Elujoba, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
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  • Gavin O’Connor, who directed the first movie, returns to helm, as well as Jon Bernthal as Affleck’s brute-force brother and Cynthia Addai-Robinson as the Deputy U.S. Treasury Director who works with Affleck.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The new financial details arrive as some shareholders have called on Musk -- whose temporary status as a government employee expires next month -- to step down from his White House role and return full-time to the helm of Tesla.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2025
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  • This is followed by, among other special effects, a duck presentation dressed in that quintessential molecular gastronomy topping — foam — while burstable pixelated bubbles float across the table, and a plated course of hamachi and seaweed served as schools of bright fish swim amid coral below.
    Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 19 Apr. 2025
  • By suspending the keyboard plate with Gaskets and packing the space with various sound-absorbing foams and silicone, Epomaker has eliminated the hollow echo of some mechanical designs that can cause friction in a shared office.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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  • Go to a person who has vetted out skincare and who is really interested in taking good care of you, not taking your money.
    Dahvi Shira, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • The round, dark-colored tea caddy is named after the Japanese person who owned it during the Meiji period (1868-1912).
    Nathan Pugh, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025
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  • The biggest challenges facing Fort Worth include the hiring of a new police chief during a mental health crisis that law enforcement is failing to address effectively.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Production has slowed in recent years, sparking a nationwide crisis, yet people who step forward with solutions meet resistance.
    Daryl James, National Review, 19 Apr. 2025
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  • Northern areas of Colorado — including on the Yampa River and near the Colorado River’s headwaters north of Kremmling — have above-normal snowpack.
    Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
  • These projects manage most of the major reservoirs on the western side of the Sierra Nevada range, from the headwaters of the San Joaquin River to Shasta on the Sacramento River in the state’s far north.
    Tom Philp, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
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  • The flowers open sequentially from the top down, providing long-lasting color through the summer months.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Sustainable fiber use and circularity also have been top of mind for Cone.
    Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 29 Apr. 2025
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  • Trust in Trump’s economy slips, new poll finds Many Americans voted with their wallets front of mind during the 2024 presidential election.
    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The real culprit, in the West Wing’s mind, remains Powell.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 23 Apr. 2025

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“Head.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/head. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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