head

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The part of the body above the neck, containing the brain, eyes, and mouth.

   She turned her head to see who was calling.

2. 2
   noun

   The person who leads or is in charge of something.

   She is the head of the marketing department.

3. 3
   noun

   The top or front part of something.

   He waited for me at the head of the stairs.

4. 4
   noun

   The layer of foam on top of a poured drink such as beer.

   The beer was served with a thick head of foam.

Common collocations

• shake your head Verb + noun
• shaved head Adjective + noun
• nod your head Verb + noun
• a head office Adjective + noun
• bow your head Verb + noun

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput- Proto-Germanic *haubudą Old English hēafod Middle English heed English head From Middle English hed heed, from Old English hēafd-, hēafod (“head, top, chief”), from Proto-West Germanic *haubud, from Proto-Germanic *haubudą (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *káput. The modern word comes from Old English oblique stem hēafd-; the expected Modern English outcome for hēafod would be *heaved (similar to the Middle English word). Doublet of cape, capo, caput, chef, chief, and Howth. Cognate with Old English hafela (“head”), Scots h…

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