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noun

plural of head
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as in skulls
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 helms
the place of leadership or command every year a different parent is placed at the head of the troop's cookie drive

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as in foams
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 guys
a member of the human race the tour guide counted heads, and everyone was present

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as in crises
a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action 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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as in headwaters
the beginning part of a stream Lake Itasca in Minnesota is the head of the Mississippi River

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as in tops
the highest part or point stood at the head of the stairs and looked down

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as in minds
the part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasons 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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as in bosses
the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do as head of the planning committee, he had the responsibility of appointing someone to look into the parking situation

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as in dams
a bank of earth constructed to control water built a head to create a millpond

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as in bathrooms
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste give me a chance to visit the head, and I'll be all set to go

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as in users
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 fans
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something she's a total tech head who adores home electronics and computers

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as in headings
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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as in talents
a special and usually inborn ability I have no head for numbers

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heads

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verb

present tense third-person singular of head
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as in turns
to go on a specified course or in a certain direction she'll be heading out east in the fall to attend college

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as in leads
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 supervises
to be in charge of who headed the CIA when Ronald Reagan was president?

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as in goes
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 aims
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 commands
to serve as leader of Robert La Salle headed the expedition that claimed Louisiana for the French king

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

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Recent Examples of heads
Noun
His aunt, Leslee Frye, is a professor for psychology and is also one of the heads of the foundation. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026 Measuring 84 inches by 84 inches, the bright orange canvas responds to Leonardo da Vinci’s grotesque heads, a series of ink sketches made between the late 15th and early 16th centuries. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026 In the seafood section, a peek in the cooler reveals frozen abalone, shrimp, small octopus with bulbous heads, and bags upon bags of frozen dumplings. — Vanessa Anderson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 His Idaho church prefers heads of households, usually men, to vote. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026 That’s why a new band bleeding the edges of garage, punk, Americana, and indie rock is deceiving when old heads who’ve remained involved since the aughts remember Hollywell strictly from his crusty folk-punk days before smartphones and social media. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026 Often, those firms’ IT heads think those changes are detrimental. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026 Continue reading … HOME STRETCH — With 2 weeks until midterms, Trump heads to North Carolina. — FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Instead of filming hands of actual workers, young men with GoPro cameras strapped to their heads record themselves doing jobs while holding and manipulating what look like grippy robot claws. — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026
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Abell Diño-Cabrera, who heads Fire & Ice Media and runs the division’s film and TV development, production, positioning and sales work, will steer the alliance for the Philippine side. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026 Beth Hammack, who heads the Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank, worries the cumulative effect of these shocks could make inflation more entrenched. — Scott Horsley, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026 Kay heads a 21-member board that makes recommendations to the membership which then votes up or down on them. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Akiva Ariel heads Beyadenu, one of several groups promoting Jewish prayer at the Temple Mount. — Ilan Ben Zion, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Oct. 2026 Four relievers combined to retire the last 15 Dodgers batters in order as the Brewers took a 2-0 lead over the two-time defending World Series champions in this best-of-seven series, which heads to Los Angeles for Game 3 on Wednesday. — CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 But the legislation, which heads to the Senate, does have significant bipartisan support. — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026 Ukraine's problem is not so much a shortage of personnel but how they are managed and deployed, said military analyst Taras Chmut, who also heads Come Back Alive, a charity providing assistance to the army. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 For his part, Nagendran is a philanthropist, physician, and biotechnology executive in Arizona who heads research and development at Taysha Gene Therapies. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heads
  1. skulls
  2. helms
  3. foams
  4. guys
  5. crises
  6. headwaters
  7. tops
  8. minds
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  • Measuring more than 10 feet by 9 feet, Amwan Agwe… (2026), for example, depicts green hills and blue waves alongside the skulls, candles, and fish that nod to Fèt Gede, Haiti’s annual festival honoring the spirits of the dead.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The results were compared with the skulls of other two-legged meat-eating dinosaurs, such as tyrannosaurs, spinosaurs and raptors.
    — Archie Clarke, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
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  • DeMicco helms Margie Claus from a script by Ben Falcone and Damon Jones.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The young chef helms Maximo, a modern Mexican restaurant focused on heirloom corn and masa in the West University Place area of Houston.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
Definition of helms
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  • Products like inflatable dams, flood barriers that attach to doors more like dog gates or even good ol’ fashioned waterproofing tapes and foams are generally fine to install.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Step 2 Cook 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring often, until butter foams, then browns (do not burn), 7–9 minutes.
    — Tanya Bush, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of foams
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  • So not only is this locker room very talented, but there’s a lot of guys knocking on the door in the minor-league system that can be really impactful players.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Drama at the Valley City, Ohio Frog Jump In 1962, a few guys at a bar were looking for an event to put the town of Valley City, Ohio on the map.
    — David Morgan, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of guys
Noun
  • French government bonds again sold off on growing concern that cascading political and fiscal crises would hammer the EU’s second-biggest economy and potentially ripple across the bloc.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The relationship between financial crises and imperial strategy preoccupied Marxist scholars for more than a century.
    — NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of crises
Noun
  • Congress rolled back protections for the Boundary Waters, opening the door to mining in its headwaters.
    — Mary Beth Laughton, Time, 14 Oct. 2026
  • According to the post, Kentucky State Police Aviation saw smoke in the area, and wardens and search and rescue personnel were able to access the location, near the headwaters of Cave Run Lake, using a boat.
    — Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 2026
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  • In-store arrivals of see-through loose tops are up 30% in the US, per Heuritech.
    — Rachael Akhidenor, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The seating area features a mix of table sizes, ranging from those designed for solo travelers up to two-tops that can be pushed together for groups of eight (the former dining area is now part of the buffet seating).
    — Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of tops
Noun
  • That doesn’t just ease the minds of residents, the HOA president told the Herald, but equips them with data that could be used in potential litigation.
    — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The world is vast and people’s minds are just these amazing maelstroms, for good or for ill.
    — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
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“Heads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heads. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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