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- I hit my head as I went through the low doorway
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- every year a different parent is placed at the head of the troop's cookie drive
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- the tour guide counted heads, and everyone was present
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- when the disagreement between the two departments came to a head, the CEO called both managers in for a closed-door meeting
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- Lake Itasca in Minnesota is the head of the Mississippi River
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- stood at the head of the stairs and looked down
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- you're out of your head if you think you can swim across that river
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- challenged us to put our heads together and find a solution to the skyrocketing costs of the company's health insurance plans
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- belfry,
- gray matter,
- intellect,
- intelligence,
- loaf
- [British slang],
- noodle,
- reason,
- skull
- acumen,
- alertness,
- astuteness,
- brilliance,
- insight,
- judgment
- (or judgement),
- mentality,
- perception,
- perspicacity,
- sagacity,
- sapience,
- wisdom,
- wit
- as head of the planning committee, he had the responsibility of appointing someone to look into the parking situation
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- built a head to create a millpond
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- dam,
- dike,
- embankment,
- levee
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- give me a chance to visit the head, and I'll be all set to go
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- ladies
- [chiefly British],
- ladies' room,
- men's room
- a shop near campus where all the heads used to get their paraphernalia
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- she's a total tech head who adores home electronics and computers
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- rechecked to make sure that all the heads were in boldface
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- I have no head for numbers
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of head (Entry 2 of 3)
- she'll be heading out east in the fall to attend college
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- heading the procession at the dog show was a miniature poodle, followed by dogs seemingly of every breed
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- who headed the CIA when Ronald Reagan was president?
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- after a long day at the beach, we headed the car toward home
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- Robert La Salle headed the expedition that claimed Louisiana for the French king
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- got a job at the slaughterhouse heading cattle
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adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms of head (Entry 3 of 3)
- as head editor at the TV station for 17 years, he has seen many news anchors come and go
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- main,
- major,
- paramount,
- predominant,
- predominate,
- sovereign
- (also sovran)
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“Head.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/head. Accessed 24 Oct. 2020.
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The first known use of head was before the 12th century
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