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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 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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                    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 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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