head

noun
hĕd

The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth and main sense organs.

Example

“Be careful when you pet that dog on the head; it may bite.”

Other meanings

To do with heads.
The topmost, foremost or leading part.
“What does it say at the head of the page?”

A kind of

external body part

Kinds of head

human head

Example sentences

“The sky has fallen on his head.”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0
“I might as well head that way.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“I'll give you a head start.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Old English "hēafod" (head; top; leader; origin).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “head” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.