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headpiece

noun

ˈhed-ˌpēs How to pronounce headpiece (audio)
Definition of headpiecenext
1
as in hat
a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown the bride will be wearing a flowing veil fastened to a pearl-covered headpiece

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2
as in intellect
the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems she has looks and personality but not much in the way of a headpiece

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Recent Examples of headpiece In January, for instance, Roan made an appearance at the premiere of Charli XCX’s film The Moment wearing a teal dress and matching headpiece with a slick bob and sideswept bangs. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 30 Aug. 2026 The optical link must work through varying skin thickness, blood vessels, and hair, and tolerate imperfect alignment with the external headpiece. — Shannon Cuthrell, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2026 The 2-foot-long snake had found its way under the padding of the helmet Thursday, staying hidden until the student noticed an unusual movement in the headpiece. — Sophie Ziedalski, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026 While the tiara wasn’t worn for nearly two decades following Diana’s 1997 death, the headpiece reappeared in the mid-2010s when it was worn by Kate Middleton and has made over a dozen appearances since. — Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for headpiece
Recent Examples of Synonyms for headpiece
  1. hat
  2. intellect
  3. cap
  4. intelligence
  5. helmet
  6. sense
  7. reason
Noun
  • The gunner removes his tricorn hat and bows to another artillerist, giving him permission to load the cannon ball.
    — Tracey Teo, AJC.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Separately, several groups on Thursday threw their hats into the ring to stop or delay the merger, including the Freedom of the Press Foundation, Future Film Coalition and International Documentary Association.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of hat
Noun
  • Fundamentalists will claim that the moral code that follows from their faith needs no intellect to follow.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • That far down the line, the brand should still represent creativity, beauty, culture, intellect and craftsmanship.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of intellect
Noun
  • Critics contend that some Americans -- especially lower-income borrowers -- will face higher monthly payments from the new student loan caps.
    — Arthur Jones II, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Amendment 3 would increase the tax exemption of a primary residence from the current $50,000 cap to $250,000 by 2028, reducing the pool of property taxes that local governments use to fund services.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of cap
Noun
  • The Mineral Fire broke out near Iowa Hill Road and had been mapped at 2 acres by a Cal Fire intelligence aircraft.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Kao is widely regarded within Indian intelligence circles as a formative figure in the country’s espionage apparatus, with successive R&AW chiefs having credited his strategic approach.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of intelligence
Noun
  • Even the best helmets and other gear can give a false sense of security, Nowinski says, because they’re primarily designed to reduce skull fracture and linear acceleration, not the rotational acceleration that leads to CTE.
    — Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Players will also wear a sticker on their helmets honoring Cox for the remainder of the season.
    — Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of helmet
Noun
  • Dolce’s cool, reductive architectural sense, with its airy vistas and great open spaces inside and out (perfect for their energetic Labradors, Lola and her son, Dali), is cluttered with the eclectic bounty that Gabbana has assembled over the years.
    — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2026
  • In an opinion essay Sunday, a trio of 1st Amendment and antitrust experts dismissed Paramount’s threat to leave Los Angeles as a ploy that doesn’t make business sense.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of sense
Noun
  • That gives Qatar a powerful reason to keep talks moving between Tehran and Washington.
    — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Dozens of people have accused Combs of playing games with their lives, sometimes for self-serving business reasons, other times for his own amusement.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of reason

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“Headpiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headpiece. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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